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Choose from flagship Process Design Engineering (CIT-PDE), specialized Distillation Column Design (CIT-DIST), or customized corporate training aligned to your project needs.

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Process Design Engineering (CIT-PDE)

4 Months

4-month intensive program covering end-to-end process design lifecycle.

Design of Distillation Column (CIT-DIST)

1-3 Months

Practical distillation column design, optimization, and hydraulics.

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Corporate Training Programs

Custom

Customized training for organizations delivered on-site or online.

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Full Course Syllabus

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Course 1: Process Design Engineering (CIT-PDE) - Duration: 4 Months

  • Preparation of Process Design Basis
  • Preparation Process Design Criteria
  • Preparation Process Description
  • Overview of Process Simulation and its optimizations
  • Preparations of Heat and Mass Balance
  • Preparation of Block Diagram
  • Preparation of Process Flow Diagram
  • Preparation of Utility Flow Diagram
  • Preparation of Material Selection Diagram
  • Preparation of P&ID at AFP, AFD and AFC stages
  • Preparation of cause-and-effect Diagram
  • Equipment List
  • Line List/Schedule
  • Alarm and Trip List
  • Line Sizing/hydraulics
  • Pump Hydraulics
  • Separator Calculations (2-phase and 3-Phase)
  • Column Sizing/Hydraulic calculations (Tray and Packing Hydraulic calculations)
  • Safety Valve Sizing & Flare System Design
  • Control Valve Sizing
  • Tank Sizing
  • Heat Exchanger Sizing
  • Tank In Breathing and Outbreathing Calculations
  • Compressors Settle-Out Calculations
  • Turbine calculations
  • Utility Calculation
  • Preparation of Process data sheet for Pumps
  • Preparation of Process data sheet for Vessels/Separators
  • Preparation of Process data sheet for Columns
  • Preparation of Process data sheet for Tanks
  • Preparation of Process data sheet for Heat Exchangers
  • Preparation of Process data sheet for compressor
  • Preparation of Instrument data sheet (PG, TG, Control Valve, PSV, On-off valve, etc)
  • Preparation Utility Summary
  • Preparation of Flare Load Summary
  • Catalyst and Chemical Summary
  • Preparation of Isolation philosophy
  • Flare and Blowdown Philosophy
  • Preparation of interlock Description Control Philosophy
  • HAZOP, HAZID and SIL
  • Service Air, Instrument Air and Plant Air System
  • Service water, Potable Water, Cooling Water System
  • Nitrogen System, Fuel Gas system
  • Steam, Boiler Feed Water & Demin Water System
  • Practical project assignments and case studies
  • Regular assessments to ensure understanding of each module

Course 2: Design of Distillation Column (CIT-DIST)

  • Overview of Software's
  • Basis of Distillation column
  • Bubble Point and Dew Point Curve
  • Thermodynamic Model Selection
  • Feed and Product Specification
  • Vapor-Liquid Properties for tray and packing hydraulics
  • Column Pressure Optimization
  • Effect of Pressure on relative volatility
  • Optimization of Number of Theoretical Stages (NTS)
  • Optimization of Feed Location
  • Optimization of Reboiler Duty
  • Optimization of condenser Duty
  • Calculate Cooling Water flowrate requirement for condenser
  • Calculate Steam flowrate requirement for Reboiler
  • Overview of type of Trays
  • Tray Design/Tray Geometry
  • Effect of Tray Design/Tray Geometry on hydraulic parameters/Tray Efficiency
  • Hydraulic parameters (Jet flood, Downcomer flood, Pressure drop etc.)
  • Tray performance and Capacity Limitations
  • Tray Design Guidelines
  • Tray Calculations
  • Overview of type of Random Packing
  • Overview of type of Structured Packing
  • Packing Hydraulic calculations
  • Maximum Useful capacity
  • Packing Characteristics
  • Packing Calculations
  • Overview of Liquid distributors
  • Effect of distribution quality on packing performance
  • Effect of Drip point density
  • Overview of Feed Pipes
  • Overview of collector tray/Chimney Tray
  • Overview of vapor distributors
  • Understanding Reboiler Circuits
  • Reboiler Selection consideration
  • Tower Bottom Arrangement
  • Reboiler Hydraulics
  • Global Power Failure
  • Partial power failure
  • Cooling water failure
  • Reflux Failure
  • Abnormal Heat Input
  • Fire case
  • Feed Failure/Feed Loss
  • Complete preparation of column process data sheets