Process Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

Course Overview

Troubleshooting of Chemical Plants (Industrial Process Plant) is required to:

• Restore or improve on-line time and enhance production capacity.
• Achieve specifications of the product, by product and waste stream.
• Reduce hazards and Utilities Consumption.
• Improve yield, Auxiliary Chemicals and Catalysts and;
• Meet environmental standards.

Course Objective

• Explain steps in troubleshooting techniques.
• Demonstrate the use of troubleshooting tools to process problems.
• Apply troubleshooting techniques.
• To perform systematic to solve engineering problems.
• Cause and Effect Analysis: Using measured process variables and personal knowledge of how these variables affect each others.

Who Should Attend?

• Those faced with the challenge of actually using the various techniques of Troubleshooting and Problem Solving to reduce downtime and waste and improve run efficiencies will benefit
• It is of equal importance to Production, Maintenance Engineering and Process Engineering personnel

Course Outline

• Chemical Plants Processes and Operation
• Basics of Plant equipment / Functionality / Operation
• Batch and continuous Process
• Process Control
• Problem Solving Techniques
• Troubleshooting in Chemical plants
• Troubleshooting models
• Troubleshooting Methods
• Troubleshooting Problems in Refrigeration Systems
• Troubleshooting Problems in Rotating machines (Pumps Fans, Blowers and Compressors)
• Troubleshooting Problems in Distillation towers
• Troubleshooting Problems in boilers and Heat exchangers

Training Methodology

• Presentation & Slides
• Audio Visual Aids
• Interactive Discussion
• Participatory Exercise
• Action Learning
• Class Activities
• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Games & Role plays