Consultant/Trainer: Kaushik Majumder
The Petrogenium Distillation course is designed to provide comprehensive knowledge of distillation technology for engineers and technologists from hydrocarbon process industries. This unique 3-day course is tailored to cover fundamental aspects of distillation design, operation and troubleshooting.
Participants
This course is intended for wide range of professionals from hydrocarbon process industries with entry level to mid-level industrial experience.
Learning Objectives
After completion of this course the participant will acquire in-depth knowledge of different aspects distillation technology for efficient design, operation and troubleshooting of their distillation units.
Programme
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
- General Principles
- Overview of Separation Processes
- Phase Equilibrium
- Physical Property Methods
- Overview of Hybrid Distillation Configurations
- Process Design
- Distillation Curves & Pseudo Components
- Cut Point & Sharpness of Separation
- Two Cut & Three Cut Splitters
- Multi-Cut Columns
- Circulating Reflux
- Side Strippers
- Exercise – 1
Day 2
- Main Fractionators
- Crude Distillation Unit
- Vacuum Distillation Unit
- Fractionators of Work-up Sections
- Energy Improvement Opportunities
- Column Internals
- Key Features & Purposes
- Common Types of Trays & Packings
- Operating windows for Trays & Packings
- Fundamental of Column Calculations
- Exercise – 2
Day 3
- Column Process Control
- Controlled & Manipulated Variables
- P&T, Mass Balance & Quality Control
- Column Control Schemes
- Operational Aspects
- Shut-down, Inspection & Start-up
- Troubleshooting
- Exercise – 3