One of the core business of chemical engineering is plant design. However many students of chemical engineering finish their studies without knowing what a chemical process engineer does in plant design. This time you will have the opportunity to know how is the work of a chemical process engineer in plant design. I start...
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You can have a process simulation software to practice process and plant design. I do not have the numbers, but Aspen Hysys is probably the most known process simulation software for chemical engineering. In a poll I did in my Telegram Channel INPROCESS, 88% of people asked for more content about this software. Different...
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Some of the most basic skill for every chemical process engineer is the development of block flow diagram (BFD), Process Flow Diagram (PFD) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID). Although the draft can be done manually, CAD software is used for drawing and issue of engineering drawings. I learned to use Autocad during my...
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ASU is a great place to start your chemical process engineering career Air separation units (ASU) are responsible for producing oxygen, nitrogen and argon at large scale. Not known by some chemical process engineer, ASU is responsible for supporting many processes as raw material or utility supplier. It is a great place to develop...
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10”-HC-22A-025-Bc-PP. My home, my rules. What I am talking about? The piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) has info available for process design. Understand what each number and letter mean in this drawing save time and give you a map of the process. Reading pipe identification is one of the most basic skills chemical process...
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Every project rises to solve at least one problem. It can be as big as the installation of a new petrochemical facility and associated utilities, or the installation of a new pump in an existing facility. In any case, chemical process engineers who work with plant design need to be aware not only to...
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Pressure monitoring and control is very important in plant design and operation. This variable influences reactions, fluid flow, separation process, fluid properties and so on. Based on that, let’s see some issues that chemical process engineers must be aware of during the piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) development. PS. If you have any issue...
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Understand what chemical engineers do is not an easy task before entering the job market. Publicity tends to romance the chemical process engineer roles and tasks and it does not help students and fresh engineers to get what is the real-life of a chemical engineer. My name is Jeferson Costa and I have been...
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I will tell you why Air Separation Unit has square column. If you see an air separation plant you may wonder why they have a square column in their process. In fact that is not a distillation column but a box to minimize heat leak to the environment. We call this equipment COLD BOX....
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2019 was an amazing year for me. I increased my LinkedIn connection, I released my book The Chemical Process Engineer and LinkedIn, I started my Telegram. Not to mention the first steps of my YouTube Channel and the birth of my mentoring program. All of these actions allow me to reach and help more...
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