Pumps
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide an introduction to pumps
• Describe how pumps are named
• Discuss common features associated with most pumps
• Explain the purpose of each part of a pump
• Provide an explanation of auxiliary parts outside the pump
• Provide a definition for head
• Discuss the concepts of static and dynamic conditions
• Explain the principal of net positive suction head
• Mention other conditions the affect a pump’s performance
• Explain a pump curve to understand a pump’s performance
• Discuss positive displacement pumps
• Mention the two types of positive displacement pumps
• Provide an introduction to reciprocating pumps
• Explain how reciprocating pumps work
• Discuss other types of reciprocating pumps
• Explain the problem of corrosion
• Provide an introduction to rotary pumps involving rotary operation
• Explain applications that involve positive displacement pumps
• Discuss the principal associated with centrifugal pumps
• Explain the key parts and operation of a centrifugal pump
• Discuss the meaning of stages and its relation to multistage centrifugal pumps
• Explain the pump auxiliaries associated with centrifugal pumps
• Mention the purpose of the cooling and sealing syatem with pumps
• Provide troubleshooting techniques associated with abnormal pump conditions
   

Heat Exchangers
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide an introduction to heat exchangers
• Provide common designs of heat exchangers
• Explain how heat exchangers work
• Describe different kinds of heat exchangers
• Explain the principals of heat transfer and fluid flow
• Explain the factor affecting heat transfer in heat exchangers
• Describe the different components of heat exchangers
• Discuss the applications, the systems of heat exchangers, and their uses in distillation columns
   

Reactors
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide and introduction to reactors
• Develop an understanding of reactor essentials
• Provide a classification for reaction and reactor systems
• Provide an introduction to reactors based on flow
• Explain the properties associated with batch reactors
• Understand the working of CSTR’s
• Provide examples of stirred tank reactors
• Understand plug- low reactors (PLF)
• Provide examples of PFR-Polymerization and steam

Compressors
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the concept of compressors
• Know the major classifications of compressors
• Understand the concept of centrifugal compressors
• Describe parts of centrifugal compressor
• Understand how the centrifugal works
• Know different types of centrifugal compressors
• Understand the concept of axial compressors
• Describe how a reciprocating compressor functions
• Describe how the axial compressors function
• Describe the function of the auxiliaries
• Understand the role of the lubricating system
• Understand the surge control system
• Know the characteristics about other types of compressors
• Understand a startup and shutdown of the compressor
• Know the various operating checks conducted during equipment operations
• Understand the troubleshooting charts for the centrifugal and reciprocating compressors
   

Furnaces
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the concept of a furnace
• Understand the furnace terminology
• Describe parts of a furnace
• Understand how a furnace works
• Know different types of furnaces
• Know the applications of furnaces
• Understand various problems associated with furnaces
   

Controls
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide and introduction to control systems
• Explain the basic elements of a control loop
• Describe a closed loop system
• Describe an open loop system
• Explain the principals associated with automatic control
• Provide and introduction to feedback control
• Discuss the principals associated with feedback controls
• Explain the feedback loop and its contents
• Describe the problems associated with feedback control
• Discuss the terms related to PID
• Explain proportional control and its relations
• Provide and explanation for integral control and its relations
• Explain derivative control and its relations
• Discuss advanced controls and provide an introduction to feedforward control systems
• Provide and introduction to cascade control systems and discuss its components
   

Advanced Control Schemes
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide an introduction to advanced control schemes
• Discuss advanced control schemes
• Explain the theory associated with advanced process controls (APC’s)
• Provide the benefits and uses of using APC’s
• Discuss cascade control configurations
• Provide an example, rules, and systems of cascade controls
• Explain the steps, an example, applications, prerequisites, advantages and disadvantages of feed forward system.
• Discuss configurations, applications, and examples of ratio control
• Explain split range controls and provide an example
   

Boilers
PREVIEW MODULE

• State the purposes of boilers and describe how they work
• Name and describe the two major types of boilers
• List and describe the four common draft systems used for boilers
• Name and describe two essential boiler auxiliaries
• List and describe the four phases of boiler startup
• List the steps taken to shutdown a boiler
• Provide the startup, shutdown, and emergency shutdown of a boiler
• Discuss boiler safety
   

Valves
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the importance of valves
• Know the various industrial applications of valves
• Identify some common types of valves in common practice
• Understand the mechanism and various parts of valves
• Understand pneumatic control valves
   

Vibration Monitoring
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the fundamentals of vibration and vibration monitoring
• Understand the term ‘machine vibration’
• Cite some common causes of machine vibration and effects of excessive vibrations
• Know vibration measuring system and its components
• Know some common machinery defects utilizing vibration monitoring
• Understand vibration analysis and how monitoring machine vibration saves money
   

PL-AI

Hydraulics
PREVIEW MODULE

• Know how to calculate pump horsepower
• Understand required information to spec a centrifugal pump
• Understand the concept of NPSH
• Understand how a centrifugal pump works
• Describe parts of a centrifugal pump
• Understand various problems associated with pumps and compressors
• Know the principals of friction loss in piping
• Know different types of pumps and compressors
• Understand how pumps and compressors work
• Describe parts of pumps and compressors
• Understand the pump and compressor terminology
• Understand the concept of the continuum hypothesis
• Understand the concept of hydraulics, pumps and compressors
   

LLE
PREVIEW MODULE

PL-B2

Ion Exchange
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the fundamentals of ion exchange
• Study the different types of ion exchanges and ion exchangers
• Provide the applications of ion exchange
• Discuss the advantages of ion exchange
• Discuss the problems caused by hard water
• Understand the process of water softening
• Study the basics of resins
• Study the basics of zeolites
• Understand the need for regeneration
• Study special purpose ion exchangers

Distillation
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide a Definition for Distillation
• Explain How Distillation Works
• Explain the Principals of Distillation
• Discuss Concepts of Material and Heat Balance
• Provide an Example of Simple Distillations
• Discuss Pressure Relationships
• Describe Vacuum Systems
• Describe Components Inside the Tower
• Explain the Systems Involved in the Distillation Process
• Provide a Startup and Shutdown Procedure for Distillation
• Discuss Troubleshooting Techniques Involved in Distillation
• Describe the Overall Process of Distillation
   

PL-B4

pH Control
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the definition and importance of ph    control
• Understand the difficulty of ph control
• Study the different types of ph control
• Study the trouble shooting problems associated with the ph control system
• Study the chemical engineering applications of ph control
   

PL-B8

Reverse Osmosis
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the fundamentals of reverse osmosis (RO) seperation
• Compare the various membrane separation process
• List the reverse osmosis membrane structure types
• Understand the various reverse osmosis membrane modules
• Study the limitations of reverse osmosis
• Discuss the industrial application of reverse osmosis

Unit Operations
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the concept of unit operations
• Know the different classes of unit operations
• Recognize the types of fluid flow processes
• Distinguish the types of heat transfer processes
• Discuss the types of transfer processes
• Identify the types of thermodynamic processes
• Explain the types of mechanical processes
   

PL-BA

Water Treatment
PREVIEW MODULE

• Identify the sources of water and need of water treatment
• Identify the sources of water contamination
• Know the regulations related to the quality of water and treatment required
• Understand the operations and processes involved in municipal water treatment
• Understand operations and processes involved in wastewater treatment
   

PL-C1

Crude Distillation Unit
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide an introduction to the crude distillation unit (CDU)
• Explain the process componets of the CDU
• Discuss desalting and its advantages
• Explain the purpose of the preheating train in the CDU
• Discuss the function and purpose of the furnace in a CDU
• Provide an explanation of the atmospheric distillation unit (crude tower)
• Discuss the flow of crude through the tower
• Explain the tower components and their functions
• Discuss the side strippers and their function with the distillation tower
• Provide and illustration to understand the flow of crude through the CDU
   

PL-C4

Naphtha Hydrotreater
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide an introduction to the naptha hydrotreating unit (NHTU)
• Show the available technologies for the NHTU
• Discuss the process chemistry involved in naptha hydrotreating
• Discuss the removal of components from hydrocarbons
• Explain the process variables involved in naptha hydrotreating
• Discuss the hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio
• Mention the components that make up the NHTU process
• Examine the process components of the NHTU
• Describe the reaction section and stripping section of the NTHU
• Describe the stripping section of the NHTU
   

PL-C6

Hydrocracker
PREVIEW MODULE

• Discuss hydrocracking and what it means
•  Explain the purpose of hydrocracking
• Describe the feedtsocks involved in hydrocracking
• Provide the products formed during hydrocracking
• Discuss what reactions take place and what catalysts are used in hydrocracking
• Explain the different sections of the hydrocracking unit and the arrangements of the reactors.
   

PL-C7

Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide an introduction to the fluidized catalytic cracking unit (FCCU)
• Provide alternatives to the FCCU
• Explain the advantages of the FCCU
• Develop an understanding of the process chemistry involved in the FCCU
• Discuss some of the important reactions that occur in an FCCU
• Discuss the pre-treating and preheating system
• Explain where reactions take place in the FCCU
• Discuss the purpose of the regeneration of catalyst
• Explain the concepts involved with the operation of the main fractionator
• Discuss the workings of the gas plant located in the FCCU
• Provide an explanation of the product treatment facility of the FCCU
   

PL-C9

Hydrogen Plant
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide an introduction to the hydrogen plant
• Discuss the manufacturing processes of hydrogen
• Explain the feeds of the hydrogen plant
• Discuss key process sections of a typical modern hydrogen plant
• Explain the trends in hydrogen plant designs
• Discuss the properties of hydrogen
   

PL-CB

Production Platform
PREVIEW MODULE

• Provide an introduction to production platforms
• Discuss how production platforms work
• Discuss the different types of platforms
• Explain what happens when striking oil
• Explain how the oil is recovered
• Analyze the setup of a rig
• Examine the parts of a typical platform
• Provide the primary function of a platform
• Discuss the chemical processes involved in production
• Interpret the risks, hazards, and the environmental effects of the platform
• Discuss safety and its relations to the platform
   

PL-CD

Biodiesel
PREVIEW MODULE

• Understand the concept of biodiesel production
• Understand the process terminology
• Describe reaction steps
• Know biodiesel product specifications