P G Diploma in Process Equipment Designing

Process Equipment & Pressure Vessel Technology

• Introduction about process Industry and EPC (Engineering , Procurement , Construction ) industry .  
  
• List of Equipments used in Industries, their introduction, applications Indian process plants, fabricators, engineering companies, LSTK Contractors and Detail Engineering consultants .
  

Material Technology related to Pressure Vessel Design and Engineering

• Basics on Material Technology related to Pressure Vessel Design 
  
• Stress strain Diagrams, Types of Materials, Commonly used carbon steels, Stainless steels, Low and High alloy steels, ASME Code properties for different materials and Engineering properties related to materials.
• Factors governing choice of materials, criteria for material selection for process equipment
• Materials for Different temperature requirements (High and Low Temperature), NACE requirements, Hydrogen Requirements, Petrochemical Requirements, Sour gas service requirements,cryogenic services .
• Types of Gaskets , Gasket material selection , Role of gaskets in Pressure Vessel Design .
  

ASME Codes and its relation to Pressure Vessel Design

• Introduction of Various Standards of Different Consulting and Engineering Companies. 
  
• Codes related to Pressure Vessels & Process Equipments, (ASME Sec.VIII Div.1, Latest issue, ASME Sec II, TEMA and API 650 etc.) 
  
• Code philosophy understanding requirements of codes.- ie conditions/clauses governing pressure vessel design under ASME Sec VIII Div 1. 
  
• Pressure vessel categories & code rules for design of Pressure Vessel Design.
  

Mechanical Design of Pressure Vessels

• Design and Analysis of Pressure Vessels & Component & Coded Design of Pressure Vessels (ASME Section VIII Division 1).
• Internal and External Pressure Design , Design of cylindrical vessels, various types of dished heads, flat heads,
• Design of Jacketed vessels, Limpet Coils, Horizontal equipments with saddle support.
• Various Types of Supports & Attachments: Leg, Skirt, Bracket Supports,
• Lifting attachments , Design of Anchor Bolts , Safe Loads for Ropes and Chains.
• Nozzle openings and reinforcements,Nozzle Local Load Analysis .
• Welded joints, Butt welded joints of unequal Thicknesses, Application of Welding Symbols.
• Role of MAP, MAWP, Design Pressure, Design Temperatures, Allowable Stresses, Corrosion Allowance and Loadings as per ASME in Pressure Vessel Design.  
• Impact Testing, PWHT along with heating rates and cooling rates, Hydrotest pressure, Stamping of Vessels.
• Fabrication of Pressure Vessels:
• Plate rolling, Plate Bending, Welding methodologies (STAW, GTAW, GMAW, SMAW) , welding symbols , fabrication sequences , fabrication schedules, plate forming, cutting etc.
• Hydrotesting of pressure vessels, pneumatic testing of pressure vessels.
• Painting and coating for corrosion protection, surface preparation, pickling & passivation of process equipments.

Column & Tower Internals (Hours : 10)

• Types of Internals
  
• Functions of  Internals
  
• Process  aspect of these internals
  
• Specialized manufacturers of internals.
  
• Scope and design of the internals.

Design & Analysis of Heat Exchangers(Hours :40)

• Heat Exchanger Types , Classifiactions , TEMA types, classifications
  
• Design of Shell ,Channel, Shell Bonnet , Channel Cover , Selection of Girth Flanges.         
  
• Limitations in the use of heat exchangers.
  
• Components of Heat Exchangers
  
• Design aspects in the design of Heat Exchangers .
  
• Tubesheet Design: Fixed Tubesheet , Floating Tubesheet , U – Tubesheet
  
• Design of tubesheet as per TEMA as per Bending and Shear Loading.
  
• Limiting cases in the design of heat exchangers.
  
• Testing of Heat ExchangersIntroduction to the following types of heat  exchangers :
• Condenser
• Evaporators
• Reboilers
• Plate Heat Exchangers

Detailing Engineering Aspects of Process Equipements (Hours :30)

• Understanding the BASIC ENGINEERING PACKAGE , Tender requirements of Clients , Engineering Design Basis , Understanding the Client and Project requirements , Issues co agreed between  client and the Consultant. 
  
• Preparation of Technical Specifications : Process Data Sheets and Mechanical Data Sheets. 
  
• Information flow between Process and Mechanical and other relevant data required  to prepare the Technical Specification. 
  
• Understanding the scope of supply between mechanical,Civil & process.
  
• Enquiry Stage design , drawings and other relevant calculations
  
• Floating of enquiries to vendors and use of SAP system for proper Documentation .
  
• Evaluaton of Vendor Offers , Preparation of Technical Queries , Technical Bid Evaluation , Technical Recommendation to be given to the Client.