Petrochemical Diploma

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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.