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CLIENT HOSTED SEMINARS

PROCESS DESIGN FOR RELIABLE OPERATIONS

(A typical 5-day course outline.)

Day One –Distillation
• Expanding Tray Capacity
• Retrofitting with Packing
• Calculating Vapor Flows
• Liquid Distribution
• Draw-Off Pan and Nozzles
• Vapor Distribution
• Correcting Flooding Problems
• Correcting Dumping Problems
• Optimizing Pumparound
• Steam Stripper Design

Day Two – Heat Transfer
• Expanding Reboilers
• Expanding Condensers
• Expanding Fired Heaters
• Minimizing Reboiler Fouling
• Correcting Condenser Design to Minimize Sub-Cooling
• Calculating Draft in Fired Heaters
• Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

Day Three – Rotating Equipment
• Centrifugal Pumps
• Steam Turbines
• Centrifugal Compressors
• Electric Motor Sizing
• Designing Compressors to Minimize Rotor Fouling
• Gas Fired Turbines
• Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps

Day Four – Vessel Sizing
• Vapor – Liquid Separation
• Liquid Surge Time
• Control Schemes Effect Vessel Sizing
• Nozzle Location and Sizing
• Water – Hydrocarbon Separation
• Foam Effects Vessel Sizing
• Liquid Level Detection
• Distillation Tower Bottoms Sizing

Day Five – Revamp Techniques
• Unit Performance Testing
• Short Cut Calculation Techniques
• Making Field Measurements
• Computer Simulations
• Control Valve Problem Identification
• Evaluating Costs and Incentives
• Interacting With Operations
• Components of a Final Process Design

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