Course Description
This course provides an overview of chemical process industries and chemical technology with focus on the role of the process operator and technician. It includes concepts of safety, regulation, laws affecting the job and the industry, and quality control.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Define what process industries do
- Describe the difference between work group and teams
- Describe the purpose and function of process system drawings
- Describe the purpose and function of piping and valves in process industries
- Describe the purpose and function of vessels and reactors in process industries
- Describe the purpose and function of pumps and compressors in process industries
- List and describe the different turbines and how they work
- Describe the purpose and function of heat exchangers in process industries
- Describe the purpose and function of cooling towers in process industries
- Describe the purpose and function of furnaces and boilers in process industries
- Describe the purpose and function of control instrumentation in process industries
- Define what process technology is
- Identify the duties, responsibilities, and expectations of the process technician in the oil and gas, chemical, mining, pulp and paper, food and beverage, industries
- Explain the growth and development of the chemical process industry
- Explain the history and importance of water treatment
- Function as an effective team member.
- Provide an overview of the drug manufacturing process
- Define the application of physics to process industries
- Define the application of chemistry to process industries
Topical Outline
1. Overview of the process industries.
2. Roles, responsibilities, and expectations of a Process Technician.
3. Safety awareness.
4. Teamwork skills.
5. Process Industry terminology.
6. Process Industry evolution and future trends.
7. Basic safety, health, and environmental standards relative to the Process Industry.
8. Purpose of equipment in systems and processes.
9. Process Flow Diagrams and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.
10. Basic chemistry concepts in processing situations.
11. Basic physics principles in processing situations.
12. Describe the application of quality as it relates to the process industries.
2. Roles, responsibilities, and expectations of a Process Technician.
3. Safety awareness.
4. Teamwork skills.
5. Process Industry terminology.
6. Process Industry evolution and future trends.
7. Basic safety, health, and environmental standards relative to the Process Industry.
8. Purpose of equipment in systems and processes.
9. Process Flow Diagrams and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams.
10. Basic chemistry concepts in processing situations.
11. Basic physics principles in processing situations.
12. Describe the application of quality as it relates to the process industries.