Gain an understanding of chemical engineering
In today’s workplace, non-chemical engineers are increasingly expected to work with chemical engineers on projects, scale-ups and process evaluations. But to do so, you need a solid understanding of basic concepts of chemical engineering terminology, analysis, design and calculations. Join chemical engineering experts in this three-day overview of the fundamentals of chemical engineering that you need to understand, communicate and work with chemical engineers.
In three days, you’ll learn how to hold your own in discussions on safety, industrial hygiene and chemical reactions and how they are accomplished and controlled. You’ll gain an understanding of the basics of fluid flow, heat transfer, chemical separations, and the variety of equipment and techniques used to accomplish these required tasks. You’ll also get up-to-speed on solids handling, tank and vessel design, polymerization and polymer processing and how use this knowledge to sharpen projects and evaluations. Through case studies and hands on problems, you’ll see the concepts you learn in action so you can apply them in your workplace when collaborating with chemical engineers on projects, scale-ups, process evaluations and other initiatives.
Also available as an online course: Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers
Learning Outcomes:
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Discuss the basic concepts of chemical engineering including mass and energy balances and the concept of unit operations.
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Describe basic safety regulations and procedures and the basics of reactive chemical analysis.
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Explain the basics of fluid flow and pumps.
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Explain the basics of distillation, absorption, adsorption, filtration and drying processes and equipment choices for these unit operations.
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Calculate basic stoichiometry and unit conversions.
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Discuss the basics of process scale up and economics, solids handling, characterization, transfer and storage.
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Explain the basics of process control and the basis for choosing the type of process control.
Non-chemical engineers who are involved with chemical processing activities and/or working with chemical engineers. It will be especially valuable to:
- Other engineers (non-chemical)
- Operating technicians
- Engineering managers who are not chemical engineers
- Support personnel in the chemical industries (lawyers, logistical personnel, safety specialists, etc.)
- Chemists
- Various government employees who work with chemical engineers
Day One
8:00 – 8:30
Registration
8:30 – 10:15
Attendee and Instructor Introductions
Role of the chemical engineer in process and personal safety
10:15 – 10:30
Morning Break
10:15 – Noon
Chemistry, stoichiometry, concept of mass and energy balances, the ideal gas law
Noon – 1:00
Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00
Introduction to polymers: chemistry and properties
2:00 – 3:00
Process Drawings, Materials of Construction, Chemical Engineering Economics
3:00 – 3:15
Break
3:15 – 5:00
Fluid Flow – laminar vs. turbulent flow, fluid properties, concept of Reynolds number, calculation of pressure drop in a pipe system, pumps and pump curves
Day Two
8:30 – 9:30
Fluid Mixing, types of impellers and when to use them, static mixers.
9:30 – 11:15
Heat transfer: conduction, radiation and convection – calculation of heat transfer, heat exchange equipment, heat transfer fluids – there will be a break during this section
11:15 – 12:15
Introduction to Distillation and Stage Wise Contacting
12:15 –1:15
Lunch
1:15 – 2:15
Distillation – calculations and physical equipment
2:15 – 2:30
Afternoon Break
2:30 – 3:30
Absorption, Stripping, and Extraction
3:30 - 5:00
Specialty Separations: Adsorption, Process Chromatography, Ion Exchange and Membrane Separations
Day Three
8:30 – 9:30
Evaporation and Crystallization
9:30 – 11:30
Reaction Engineering: Stoichiometry, Kinetics, Equilibrium, LeChatelier’s Principle, Reactor Configurations, Practical reactor examples, residence time in reactors – a break will be given during this section
11:30 - 12:30
Solids Processing (Part 1) – Particle Size, Mechanical Conveying, Pneumatic Conveying, Fluidization
12:30 – 1:30
Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:45
Solids: (Part 2) Storage of Bulk Solids, Filters and Centrifuges, Screening, Solid/Gas Separation, Drying, Size Reduction, Agglomeration, Mixing, Dust Explosion
3:45 – 5:00
Process Control
Times listed are in EST. For questions, please email academy@aiche.org.
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Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
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