About the Course
Utilities play a key supporting role in operating most of the process units in plants e.g. chemical reactors at higher temperatures, preheaters and coolers. The contribution of utilities is around 10% of the cost of the final product. A utility is either available in the plant itself or comes from nearby plants or some other sources. Looking into their importance and significant cost contribution, a detailed study of various utility systems is inevitable and hence important. The present course is aimed to cover almost all the utilities utilized in various Chemical Process Industries enriched with practical experience gained over the years. The course includes an introduction to utilities, and the design of utilities such as compressed air, nitrogen, HVAC, electrical power, fuel thermal, thermic fluid, water, steam, condensate, refrigeration, safety relief, flare, miscellaneous systems, and effluent treatment plant which are covered in detail. The material of construction of components belonging to the utilities, procurement strategy of the relevant components, the relevant engineering design documents, and process deliverables are covered. The completion of the course enables the learner to design the given utility system to fulfil the process requirement.
Course Objective
  • Identify the specific equipment involved in a given utility
  • Explain the various utilities and carry out the sketching of schematics of various utilities involved in the Chemical Process Industries
  • Arrange the required engineering documents as input for the design of utilities
  • Select the material of construction of the components of the utility systems
  • Create the utility layout, and establish the procurement strategy
  • Design the given utility of Chemical Process Industries to comply with codes and standards
Key Topics
Learning Outcomes
  • Identify the specific equipment involved in a given utility
  • Explain the various utilities and carry out the sketching of schematics of various utilities involved in the Chemical Process Industries
  • Arrange the required engineering documents as input for the design of utilities
  • Select the material of construction of the components of the utility systems
  • Create the utility layout, and establish the procurement strategy
  • Design the given utility of Chemical Process Industries to comply with codes and standards