Process Engineering · Intermediate · 2 days

Process Studies — Hydraulics, Utilities and Pinch

Line sizing, pump and control-valve hydraulics, utility balances and energy targeting for revamps and debottlenecking

Duration2 days
LevelIntermediate
FormatOn-site · virtual
CodeTR-F03
PFD-001 Rev BH&MB · Class 5Issued for design FeedReflux drum
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At a glance

What you will be able to do.

Process engineers performing operability, revamp and energy studies; plant engineers investigating capacity limits

Most capacity and energy questions on an existing unit come down to a hydraulic calculation and a heat balance done properly. The course covers single-phase and two-phase line hydraulics, pump and control-valve system curves, steam and cooling-water balances and pinch analysis, always with the question of which constraint actually limits the unit. Exercises are worked by hand first so that software results can be checked.

  • Size lines for liquid, gas and two-phase service using velocity, pressure-drop and erosion criteria
  • Build a system curve, check NPSHa and control-valve authority, and find the true bottleneck
  • Calculate steam, condensate, cooling-water and fuel balances and identify imbalances and losses
  • Apply pinch analysis to set energy targets and screen heat-exchanger network modifications
  • Structure a debottlenecking study from data gathering to option ranking
  • Present hydraulic and energy results in a form that project and operations can act on
Course outline

Day by day

Day 1

Line sizing criteria: velocity, pressure drop, erosional velocity (API RP 14E / ISO 13703) · friction factor and fittings (Crane TP-410) · compressible and two-phase flow methods · pump system curves, NPSH and control-valve authority · network solution and worked hydraulic cases · flare header and vent hydraulics overview

Day 2

Steam, condensate and BFW balances · cooling water and fuel balance · utility losses and unaccounted-for streams · pinch analysis: composite curves, targets, cross-pinch heat transfer · HEN retrofit screening · debottlenecking study structure and option ranking · workshop on a participant unit

Standards referenced
API RP 14E / ISO 13703
Crane TP-410
GPSA Engineering Data Book
ASME B31.3
API 521
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