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Learn the most important Unit Operations in Chemical Plants

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.3

- Understand the importance of Unit Operations in the Chemical Industry
- Identify relevant Unit Operations in Process Flow Diagrams
- Get to know the basic concepts behind Unit Operations

What you'll learn

Understand the importance of Unit Operations in the Chemical Industry
Identify relevant Unit Operations in Process Flow Diagrams
Get to know the basic concepts behind Unit Operations
Recognize typical Equipment Design & Operation
Pressure Changers: Pumping
piping
fittings
compressing
etc...
Heat Exchange: heaters
coolers
condensers
boilers
Separation Processes: flashing
distillation
absorbers
fractionation columns
Reactors: Batch
Stirred Tank
Plug Flow
etc...

* Requirements

* Basic Engineering Concepts
* Process Engineering Basics

Description

In this course we study the core of Chemical Engineering: Unit Operations.

  • What are Unit Operations?
  • Typical Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering
  • Piping & Fittings
  • Pumping, Compressing and Fluid Metering
  • Fluidisation Beds
  • Heat Exchangers (Heat & Shell, Plates)
  • Condensers
  • Evaporators (Falling/Rising Film, Natural and Forced Convection)
  • Reboilers (Kettle, Thermosyphon)
  • Flashing & Distillation
  • Liquid and Gas Dispersion
  • Absorption and Stripping
  • Liquid Liquid Extraction
  • Drying and Humidification
  • Adsorption
  • Batch Reactors
  • Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors
  • Plug Flow Reactor
  • Packed Bed Reactors
  • Process Flow Diagrams (PDF)
  • Pipe & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)

We cover from design, models and overall review of Unit Operations.

Who this course is for:

  • Junior Engineers
  • Chemical Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Design Engineers
  • Plant Engineers
  • Engineer Refreshers

Course content

8 sections • 126 lectures

Introduction 4 lectures

Welcome to the Course! Preview 02:09

Objectives Preview 02:58

What are Unit Operations? Preview 08:01

Slideshow & Resources Preview 00:01

Momentum Transfer Operations 35 lectures

Introduction to Momentum Transfer Operations Preview 01:10

Pressure Changers Preview 02:03

ERRATA - Lecture 7 - OD & ID Preview 00:15

Piping & Fittings Preview 05:38

Piping - Models Preview 07:05

Piping - P&ID Symbols Preview 01:06

Momentum - Reference Preview 01:12

Fittings - General Preview 03:18

Fittings - Models Preview 02:16

Fittings - P&ID Symbol Preview 01:04

Fittings - Reference Books Preview 01:02

Fluid Metering - General Preview 01:16

Fluid Metering - Models Preview 03:56

Fluid Metering - P&ID Symbol Preview 01:47

Agitation & Mixing - General Preview 02:11

Agitation & Mixing - Models Preview 02:39

Agitation & Mixing - P&ID Symbol Preview 01:59

Pumps - General Overview Preview 00:41

Positive Displacement Pumps Preview 02:26

Positive Displacement Pumps - P&ID Symbols Preview 01:38

Kinetic / Centrifugal Pumps Preview 03:33

Centrifugal Pumps Models Preview 03:41

Centrifugal Pumps - P&ID Symbols Preview 01:12

Cavitation Preview 04:09

Pump & System Curves Preview 01:03

System Curve Preview 03:43

Pump Curve Preview 04:01

Series vs. Parallel Pumps Preview 03:44

Fans & Blowers Preview 03:49

Compressors - General Preview 01:57

Compressors - Models Preview 03:13

Compressors - P&ID Symbols Preview 01:01

Fluidization Introduction Preview 01:25

Fluidization Bed - Applications Preview 04:01

Fluidized Bed - P&ID Symbols Preview 00:47

Heat Transfer Operations 23 lectures

Introduction to Heat Transfer Operations Preview 00:48

Heat Transfer Preview 00:29

Heat Transfer Reference Preview 00:44

Shell & Tube Exchanger Preview 05:13

Plate Exchangers Preview 01:42

Spiral Exchangers Preview 02:47

Tubular Exchangers Preview 01:36

Heat Exchangers Models Preview 04:44

Heat Exchangers - P&ID Symbols Preview 01:25

Condensers Preview 02:00

Condensers - Utilities Preview 01:07

Condensers - P&ID Symbol Preview 00:27

Evaporators & Reboilers - General Preview 00:37

Batch Evaporator Preview 01:02

Forced Circulation Evaporator Preview 02:14

Natural Circulating Evaporator Preview 02:37

Falling Film Evaporator Preview 02:07

Rising Film Evaporator Preview 01:55

Kettle Reboiler Preview 02:36

Thermosyphone Preview 01:42

Evaporators - P&ID Symbos Preview 01:26

Furnace - General Preview 04:42

Furnace - P&ID Symbol Preview 01:22

Mass Transfer Operations 45 lectures

Introduction to Mass Transfer Operations Preview 01:24

Mass Transfer Operations Preview 00:44

Mass Transfer and Separation Processes Reference Books Preview 00:51

Gas Dispersion - General Preview 02:11

Sparged Vessel (Bubble Column) Preview 03:59

Tray Towers Preview 02:45

Bubble Cap Trays Preview 01:20

Sieve Trays Preview 02:04

Liquid Dispersion - General Preview 00:22

Venturi Scrubber Preview 02:09

Spray Towers Preview 02:00

Wetted Wall Towers Preview 00:50

Packed Tower Preview 00:57

What is Absorbtion? Preview 02:26

Singel vs. Multiple Stages Preview 04:44

Absorber Columns Preview 02:05

Sour Gas - Absorption/Stripping Example Preview 03:43

What is Flashing? Preview 01:46

T-xy Diagrams Preview 01:43

Flash Drum Preview 01:46

Distillation - General Preview 00:54

Binary Distillation - General Preview 02:10

Binary Distillation - Models Preview 01:55

Column Design Preview 03:01

Multicomponent Distillation Preview 03:14

Fractionation Column Preview 01:20

Distillation Columns - PID Preview 01:08

Liquid-Liquid Extraction Preview 01:39

Solvent Selection Preview 02:43

Ternary Diagrams Preview 01:59

Column Equipment for Liq-Liq Extraction Preview 01:17

Mixer -Setller Extractors Preview 01:42

What is Adsorption? Preview 01:40

Adsorption Column Preview 04:29

Industrial Adsorption Columns Preview 01:11

Adsorption - P&ID Symbol Preview 00:49

What is Drying? Preview 00:51

Psychrometric Chart (Humidity content of Air) Preview 02:30

Batch Dryers Preview 00:47

Tunnel Dryers Preview 00:48

Turbo Type Dryer Preview 01:14

Rotatory Dryer Preview 01:53

What is Crystallisation? Preview 01:26

Crystallisers Preview 02:49

Cystallizers - P&ID Symbols Preview 00:54

Reactor Engineering 8 lectures

Introduction to Reactor Engineering Operations Preview 01:31

Reactor Engineering Overview Preview 00:25

Reaction kinetics & Reactor Reference books Preview 01:18

Batch Reactors Preview 03:35

Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) Preview 03:35

Plug Flow Reactor (PFR) Preview 04:23

Packed Bed Reactor (PBR) Preview 04:15

Reactors - P&ID Symbols Preview 02:03

Process Diagrams 9 lectures

Introduction to PFD & P&ID Preview 00:36

What is a PFD? Preview 03:08

Process Flow Diagram - Exercise 1 Preview 06:52

Process Flow Diagram - Exercise 2 Preview 02:38

Process Flow Diagram - Exercise 3 Preview 07:36

P&ID Intro Preview 00:28

P&ID Exercise 1 Preview 03:48

P&ID Exercise 2 Preview 01:44

P&ID Exercise 3 Preview 01:48

Conclusion 1 lectures

Course Wrap-up Preview 01:07

Bonus & Surprises! 1 lectures

Bonus Lecture Preview 00:06