Practical

FUNDAMENTALS OF
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

AFTER THIS WORKSHOP YOU WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Understand the fundamentals of Chemical Engineering
• Do simple specifications of pumps and heat exchangers
• Understand mass transfer phenomena including agitation scale-up
• Perform simple process calculations
• Troubleshoot process equipment and provide simple fixes
• Contribute to process design activities
• Understand process drawings and link them to plant operation
• Apply safety guidelines to a Process or Chemical Plant
• Understand basic chemical engineering jargon and terminology

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Process Development Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Plastics & Material Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers
• Environmental Engineers
• Environmental Technicians
• Laboratory Technicians
• Chemical Plant Operators
• Control & Instrumentation Engineers
• Industrial Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Civil Engineers
• Food Scientists
• Chemists
• Maintenance Supervisors
• Shift Tradespeople

5.1
 THE WORKSHOP THE PROGRAMME
This workshop will cover the fundamentals of DAY ONE DAY TWO
Chemical and Process engineering. It will equip
you with a practical knowledge of the basic INTRODUCTION: THE CHEMICAL CHEMICAL KINETICS
concepts involved in this area of engineering. PROCESS • Basic definitions
This is not an advanced course but one focusing • Introduction to reactor design
on the fundamentals. UNDERSTANDING A PROCESS FLOW
SHEET • Design for single reactions
PRE-REQUISITES • Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) • Mixing of fluids
An elementary understanding of engineering • Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams • Fluid Particle reactions
concepts such as fluid flow, heat and mass (P& IDs) • Solid-catalyst reactions
transfer is useful; however a revision will be
• Process Legends used in flow sheets
undertaken at the commencement of the course. PROCESS EQUIPMENT DESIGN
Please bring your scientific calculator for solving STOICHIOMETRY • Storage vessels
problems during the practical sessions. • Dimensions and Units • Pressure vessels
• Processes and Process Variables • Heat Exchangers
• Basic Chemical Calculations • Evaporators and Crystallizers
• Material Balance • Agitators
• Energy Balance • Filters
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES • Combustion • Dryers
• Process Hazards and Safety measures
Chemical Engineering for non-chemical FLUID MECHANICS
engineers aims to cover the fundamental • Fluid statics and its applications PROCESS CONTROL AND
concepts of chemical engineering and provide • Basic equations and fluid flow INSTRUMENTATION
you with a solid working knowledge associated • Flow of compressible fluids • Process Instrumentation
with it. If you are a non-chemical engineer this • Transportation & Metering of fluids - Temperature
course will enable you to confidently talk to and • Agitation & Mixing - Pressure
work effectively with chemical engineers and - Level
process equipment. Many technical professionals HEAT TRANSFER & ITS
- Flow
today find themselves working with large scale APPLICATIONS
• Process Control Fundamentals
chemical processes even though they don't have • Heat transfer by Conduction in solids
formal training in Chemical Engineering. This • Principles of heat flow in fluids
workshop intends to fill this gap and provide you • Heat transfer to fluids
with knowledge of chemical engineering • Radiation heat transfer
fundamentals along with the ability to apply this • Heat-exchange applications
knowledge to specify, design, operate, maintain
• Evaporation
and troubleshoot chemical processes.
At the end of this workshop, participants will be MASS TRANSFER AND ITS
familiar with the following aspects: APPLICATIONS
The Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering • Distillation
with regards to: • Leaching & Extraction
• Principles of diffusion and Mass transfer

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• Stoichiometry
between phases
• Fluid Flow • Adsorption
• Thermodynamics • Drying of solids
• Heat Transfer
• Mass Transfer
• Reaction Kinetics
• Unit Operations
• Process Control
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
THERMODYNAMICS
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Fundamental quantities
Thermodynamics
Volumetric properties of pure fluids
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The instructor was very good
in all respects.
Paul Liptloko

• Heat Effects
• Process Economics
• Phase Equilibria
Process Design considerations for:
• Chemical reaction equilibrium
• Pumps • Conversion of heat into work by power
• Heat Exchangers cycles
• Distillation Columns • Refrigeration & Liquefication
• Reactors
• Agitators
• Filtration Equipment
Troubleshooting of Process Equipment
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