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Process equipment essentials for a successful career start
1,503 students
What you'll learn
- Understand how the various types of valves work (gate, globe, plug, ball, diaphragm...)
- Understand the main components of control valves and how they work
- Understand the concept of failure mode in control valves : Fail Open "FO", Fail Closed "FC", Fail As Is "FAI"
- Understand the concept of "Air-to-push-up" and Air-to-push-down" in control valves
- Understand how the various valve actuators work
- Understand how safety and pressure relief valves work
- Understand how steam traps work and why they are essentials in steam systems (Floating, Thermostatic, Thermodynamic and Inverted Bucket traps)
- Understand how strainers work (Wye and Basket strainers)
- Understand how the various heat exchanger types work (shell and tube, double pipe, plate and frame, kettle reboiler...)
- Know, understand and interpret TEMA standards and terminologies for shell and tube heat exchangers
- Understand how cooling towers work and their major components
- Understand how fired heaters and furnaces work
- Understand how distilling columns work
- Understand how centrifugal pumps work
- Understand how positive displacement rotary pumps work (gear, lobe, vane, screw...)
- Understand how positive displacement reciprocating pumps work (plunger, diaphragm, piston...)
- Understand how dynamic compressors work (axial and centrifugal)
- Understand how positive displacement rotary compressors work (lobe, vane, screw...)
- Understand how positive displacement reciprocating compressors work (plunger, diaphragm, piston...)
- Understand how flare systems work and their safety rationale
- Test your knowledge with 200+ question quiz
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Course content
21 sections • 154 lectures • 7h 8m total length
Requirements
- No prerequisites required. We promise you that the various video lectures can be watched easily, without pain, but with comprehension.
Description
Process Equipment Fundamentals: Practical Guide to Industrial Systems & Field Operation
The Essential, Hands-On Course for Understanding Process Equipment in Chemical, Petrochemical, Power, and Process Industries
As senior technical managers in leading corporations have observed, deep practical knowledge of process equipment is disappearing from the industry—even though the fundamental principles haven’t changed in nearly a century. This course is your solution for bridging that critical knowledge gap with clear, simple, field-based explanations and immersive visual learning.
Why Take This Course?
Back to Basics—Real Field Knowledge:
Learn exactly how process equipment behaves in real plant settings, with straightforward explanations and practical examples.Comprehensive Equipment Coverage:
Master the essential functions, construction, operation, and troubleshooting of every major type of process equipment—timeless knowledge that never goes out of date.Visual, Engaging, and Practical:
Gain “virtual hands-on” experience with 3D animations, cross-sectional views, and extensive graphics.
What You’ll Learn
Clear, Practical Working Principles:
Piping systems
Valves and control valves
Actuators and positioners
Safety and pressure relief valves
Steam traps and strainers
Heat exchangers and fired heaters
Steam boilers
Centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
Dynamic and positive displacement compressors
Distilling columns
Tanks, vessels, and flare systems
Construction Details and Field Behavior:
Internal components and how they actually function in operation
What goes wrong in real-world scenarios—and why
Immersive Visual Learning:
Extensive graphics, cross-sectional illustrations, and real-world 3D animations for every equipment type
Knowledge Assessment:
End-of-course technical quiz (200+ questions: true/false, multiple choice, images, solved problems) to reinforce learning and test real understanding
Who Should Enroll?
Process, chemical, and mechanical engineers
Plant operators, maintenance, and reliability professionals
Engineering students and recent graduates
Anyone seeking practical, field-based understanding of process equipment
Course Features
High-quality video lessons with clear, visual explanations
3D animations and cross-sectional views for “virtual practical exposure”
Comprehensive quiz for self-assessment and mastery (200+ questions)
Downloadable resources for ongoing reference
Lifetime access: Study at your own pace, anytime, anywhere
Instructor support via Udemy Q&A
By the End of This Course, You Will:
Understand the construction and real-world operation of all major process equipment
Recognize common operating problems and know their practical solutions
Build a solid foundation for safer, more reliable plant and equipment operation
Prepare yourself for further study, advanced roles, or certification as a process engineer or operator
Get Started Now!
Preview free videos and explore the detailed curriculum. Join thousands of engineers, operators, and technical professionals who trust WR Training for clear, practical, and industry-focused education.
Click “Enroll Now” and master the fundamentals of process equipment for a safer, more reliable plant!
WR Training – Your Partner in Engineering Excellence and Plant Safety
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COURSE UPDATES
June 25
We have added new video lectures. In addition, new quizzes are being added to help you test your knowledge and emphasize the key learning points. The quiz will include:
True/False questions
Multi-choice questions
Images, cross-sectionnal views
Solved problems
and much more...
When you think you’ve got a good grasp on a topic within the course, you can test your knowledge by taking the quiz. If you pass, wonderful ! If not, you can review the videos and notes again or ask us for help in the Q&A section.
Who this course is for:
- Freshly graduated engineers (mechanical, process and chemical)
- Newly hired plant operators