Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Solutions & Refresher Course

Course Category : Project Management

This course rebuilds and refreshes core chemical engineering fundamentals, providing practical solutions that enhance engineers’ capability in process analysis, preliminary design, control, and economic evaluation
Duration & Level
5 Days – Professional Level (Fundamentals & Refresher)

Introduction

Chemical engineering forms the backbone of many critical industries, integrating mass and energy transfer, reaction engineering, separation processes, and process control within complex industrial environments. As technologies evolve and efficiency, safety, and sustainability demands increase, reinforcing and refreshing engineering fundamentals becomes essential
This course provides a structured refresher of core chemical engineering principles, supported by practical industrial examples from oil and gas, petrochemical, and chemical manufacturing sectors, enabling participants to strengthen their analytical and design capabilities.

Targeted Audience

Chemical Engineers
Petrochemical Engineers
Plant Engineers
Process and Control Engineers
Project Engineers
Maintenance Engineers and Technicians
Engineering Managers
Consulting Engineers

Targeted Skills

Interpretation of engineering flow diagrams
Application of mass and energy balances
Fluid flow, pumping, and mixing analysis
Preliminary heat exchanger design
Understanding separation and distillation processes
Application of basic process control
Preliminary project economic evaluation

Expected Outcomes

Develop a solid understanding of applied chemical engineering fundamentals.
Analyse industrial processes and interpret their diagrams.
Apply fluid flow and heat transfer principles practically.
Understand common separation techniques used in industry.
Perform basic economic evaluations to support engineering decisions.

Training Topics Index

Core chemical engineering principles
Process flow diagram interpretation
P&IDs fundamentals
Mass and energy balances
Batch and continuous operations

Pressure and hydraulic head
Bernoulli’s equation
Laminar and turbulent flow
Pumps and compressors
Mixing fundamentals

Conduction and convection
Heat transfer coefficients
Heat exchanger types
Reaction basics and kinetics
Catalysis and green chemistry

Distillation fundamentals
Vapour–liquid equilibrium
Gas–liquid separation
Absorption and adsorption
Effluent and pollution control

Measured variables and feedback control
SIL and SIS fundamentals
Process utilities
Principles of process economics
Cost estimation and break-even analysis

Course Features

Updated and Interactive Content
Hypothetical Examples and Case Studies
Pre- and Post-assessments to Measure Impact
Verified Certificate with a QR Verification Code