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API standards for process equipments Standards and recommended practices from American Petroleum Institute for design, installation, inspection, maintenance of equipments and instruments used in the petroleum industry. Carbon Capture and Storage Processes Basic description of various processes used for separating CO2 from industrial flue gases or natural gas and for compressing and then safely storing the extracted CO2. Centrifugal Compressors Structure, design and operation of centrifugal compressors, Theory and equations for centrifugal compressors, P&ID-PFD typicals, Start-up and maintenance procedures for centrifugal compressors etc. Centrifugal Pumps Structure, design and operation of pumps, Theory and equations for centrifugal pumps, Startup and maintenance procedures for centrifugal pumps etc. Codes and Standards Lists of standards, codes, recommended practices from American Petroleum Institute (API), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), National Fire Protection Institute (NFPA) etc. Crude Oil Exploration and Production Terminology, basic description of processes and equipments, typical process flow diagrams and P&ID etc. used in oil production Crude Oil Refining - Basic processes and products along with typical process flow diagrams for crude oil refining. Engineering Design Reviews Objectives and basic description of activities performed during HAZO, PSSR, Fire Safety Review etc. Gasification of coal / biomass Basic types of processes for gasification of coal or other carbonaceous fuels, reactions for gasification, products of gasification, gasifier equipments, guidelines for selection of a gasification process. Heat Transfer Theory and equations about conduction, convection, radiation etc. and about heat transfer equipments for solving heat transfer problems. Important Equations for Process Design Theory and equations for design of various process equipments, instruments, piping etc. Petroleum Products Brief description, composition, physical properties of various petroleum products of crude oil refining. Phase Separation Phase separation equipments for gas liquid separation, theory and equations to design the phase separators, calculators to size phase separation equipments. Physical Properties theory and definitions Definitions and brief explanations for a range of physical properties of substances. Pipeline Pigging Process description, pigging equipments, typical P&IDs for pipeline pigging.

Power Generation Plants Basic processes, PFDs, standards and codes for design of power generation plant, different types of power generation plants and basic analysis of their efficiencies. Pressure Relief valves - Theory, description, sizing equations, guidelines etc. for pressure relief valves and related piping. Process Deliverables Basic description of process deliverables such as P&IDs, PFDs, heat and mass balance etc. along with typical contents and information represented by these process deliverables. Process Equipment Design List of various process equipments along with description of the structure, design, related theory and operation of each equipment Refrigeration Process Design Types of refrigeration processes, basic process description, process flow diagrams, refrigeration equipments, different types of refrigerants etc. Steam Systems Steam generation boilers, steam utility networks, use of steam in operations, maintenance, start-up etc. Thermodynamics Theory and equations from thermodynamics that are frequetly used for design of process equipments and facilities. Typical Equipment Datasheets Sample datasheets for equipments frequently used in processing industry with minimum required information to be included in the datasheets. Typical Instrument Datasheets Sample datasheets for instruments frequently used in process industry with minimum required information to be included in the datasheets. Typical P&ID Arrangements and Symbols Typical P&ID arrangements for different range of process systems along with general guidelines for design of such systems and commonly used P&ID symbols for different equipments and instruments. Typical Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) for process units Typical PFD arrangements for a range of process systems along with general guidelines for design of such process systems. Vent and Flare systems Various components and equipments which make-up the vent flare systems, terminology used for the flare systems, tools and methods for designing and sizing lines, headers, stack for the flare system etc.

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