5120E PROCESS - SYSTEMS II

Target group:
Personnel involved in performing repair and maintenance on process installations offshore are the main target group for this course. In this target group are included land-based personnel within management and support organisations as well as personnel in the heavy engineering, industry building production of processing equipment.

Learning objectives:
After completing this course the student should be able to operate rotating equipment, evaluate the use of heat exchangers and explain the different types of valves and seals used in process installations. They will also be able to operate process equipment for oil and gas treatment, use relevant simulation programs and describe gas-drying methods.

Qualifications:
This web-based course is in accordance with the guidelines from The Norwegian Oil Industry Association and covers the official Norwegian syllabus for Technical College, Petroleum Technology Faculty. The course is equivalent to 73 hours of normal tuition in this subject.

Entry requirements:
Completion of common course subjects Level 1 or equivalent qualifications are recommended. Completion of Process Systems 1 is an advantage. Practical experience from process installations offshore or heavy onshore mechanical industry is an advantage.

Course content:
Hydrocarbon characteristics Molecular structure and size in hydrocarbon systems Hydrocarbons physical behaviour PVT-properties Sampling-the key to good process installations Sampling of water, oil and gas Sampling methods Sampling in wells and surface equipment Iso-kinetic sampling Multivariate methods for finding errors Gas treatment Gas characteristics Water, gas and hydrates Gas drying for hydrate control and prevention Glycol and thermodynamic hydrate inhibition Gas drying installations Oil treatment Stabilisation of crude oil Multi stage separation Control functions and equipment Pumping equipment for liquids Liquid pumps Piston pumps Membrane pumps Centrifugal pumps Various pump problems Gas compression and pressure increases Gas compression equipment Equipment characteristics and functions Equipment application areas

 Equipment damage Contamination of gas streams Valves and control of hydrocarbons Valves selection and location Shut off valves Adjustment valves Valve actuation Valve seals and compatibility Operational problems with valves Conserving heat and controlling temperatures Heat transfer by different heating media Compact heat exchangers and plate heat exchangers With flow and counter flow heat exchangers Heat transfer calculations Efficiency and optimisation of heat transfer Process design Review of process design principles Use of flow diagrams Process simulation Interpretation and use of results from simulations

Duration:
Estimated time to complete this web course is 8 weeks.

Fees
EI Individual member Non-member *as may apply 300.00 ( 360.00 inc. VAT*) 320.00 ( 384.00 inc. VAT*)