Petrochemical Diploma

Move one step to the future with an equitable approach in petrochemical matters, and consider who to name and examine as part of the journey.

Discover petrochemical process engineering, from crude oil treatment and separation to unit operations and safety practices, with a focus on process control and safety data sheets.

Explore how pre-commissioning and startup shape petrochemical plant operations, from crude oil treatment and process steps to safety, material safety data sheets, material balance, valves, heat exchangers, and DCS control.

Introduce the gap and its implications in a petrochemical context, exploring economic tensions, academic inquiry, and integrity as discussed in the introductory lecture.

Explore safety induction and permit requirements in petrochemical operations. Examine confined space hazards, oxygen-deficient atmospheres, and the importance of training and proper equipment.

Explore safety induction basics for petrochemical fieldwork, including confined spaces, oxygen-deficient atmospheres, permits, emergency induction, MSDS, fire safety, and key instrumentation diagrams in process facilities.

Master safety induction and field data collection in petrochemical operations. Explore equipment such as towers, reactors, heat exchangers, valves, pumps, and flow meters, plus material balance and heat transfer.

Master the pumps intro with practical guidance on control, priming the pump, troubleshooting the machine, and XAML related command concepts.

Master priming centrifugal pumps by coordinating suction and discharge lines, discharge valves, and pressure gauges, while monitoring flow with a flow meter for reliable startup.

Explain centrifugal pump components: casing, diffuser, impeller, seals, and bearings. Compare with the A 200 diaphragm pump driven by main and pilot air valves.

Explore how centrifugal pumps work, highlighting components like the impeller and casing, energy transfer, cavitation risks, priming, and pump selection for petrochemical systems.

Explore centrifugal pumps, priming methods and startup procedures, including suction and vent valves, discharge valves, strainer, mechanical seal, lubrication, and checks to prevent cavitation and ensure proper cooling water flow.

Introduce valves in petrochemical operations, discussing factors like project duration, cost implications, and motives behind selection processes.

Explore butterfly, diaphragm, pinch, and plug valves, learning how they regulate flow, handle slurries and corrosives, and employ pressure relief and control actions in petrochemical systems.

Learn how valves regulate flow, direction, pressure, and level in petrochemical plants, featuring gate, globe, ball, check, foot, needle, pinch valves, and automatic control and relief valves.

Explore various valve types including pressure relief valve, pressure safety valve, butterfly valve, diaphragm valve, pinch valve, and plug valve, and learn installation, operation, and selection considerations for petrochemical systems.

Explore petrochemical tanks, including floating roof tanks and internal/external configurations, and examine liquid behavior, vapor pressure considerations, and tank level monitoring.

Explore tank design for liquids and compressed gases, including fixed and floating roof tanks and internal/external floating roofs, with material options from carbon steel to stainless steel and plastics.

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Monitor tank levels using level transmitters, level switches, and level gauges to prevent overfilling, overflow, and ensure safe loading or unloading by tracking remaining free space.

Explore how a heat exchanger functions as a heat transfer device, moving heat between two or more process fluids, with applications in steam power plants and building heating.

Explore how heat exchangers transfer heat between hot and cold fluids using plate and shell-and-tube designs, with single or multi-pass, counterflow, and turbulence-enhanced heat transfer.

Learn how distributed control systems manage petrochemical processes using sensors, transmitters, PLCs, and control elements like control valves and actuators. Understand pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric actuation and 4–20 mA signaling.

Discover how a distributed control system uses sensors, transmitters, plc signals, positioners, and final control elements to regulate valves and temperature in petrochemical processes.

Explore how distributed control systems monitor and control plant processes, including flow, level, temperature, and pressure, using valves, transmitters, and safety interlocks to prevent overfill.

Explore crude oil properties, including light vs heavy and sweet vs sour, and distillation concepts like API gravity, sulfur content, feed, overhead, bottoms, reboilers, condensers, and reflux.

Explore crude oil treatment and distillation fundamentals, including dehydration, desalting, wash water and emulsifier and demulsifier use, and the distillation tower's feed, reflux, reboiler, and temperature control.

Learn how oil–water–gas emulsions are separated using six principles—heat, gravity with retention time, agitation, coalescing, and chemical emulsification—in two-phase separators.

Explore ship exhaust gas purification systems, Esso scrubbers, and two-stage absorber contact with hybrid cleaning fluid reuse to meet global sea regulations; compare back towers and plate towers.