Mechanical Engineering for Non-Mechanical Engineers in a Process Plant

Name: Mechanical Engineering for Non-Mechanical Engineers in a Process Plant
Price: 2290 CAD
Availability: InStock

Course Code: MEC107

This course is divided into 5 sessions. Each session will be 6 hours in duration.

The sessions will be held on Nov 02,03,04,05&06, 2026.
This course will be offered in 2027 on the following dates: April 5-6-7-8-9 and will be held again on Nov 29,30 & 1,2,3 Dec.

If you are unable to attend any of the sessions a recording will be made available.

Course Description

This training course is specifically written for engineers who are at the forefront of a process plant. In addition to the need to attend the day-to-day plant activities providing operational support, the engineers also must possess adequate knowledge on material selection, fabrication and testing within the acceptable industry standard. Unfortunately, there is no simple cookbook in mechanical engineering as the subject is very wide. Understanding some basics of engineering design and practice will help the engineers to rapidly repair/modify/trouble-shoot the problem immediately with good engineering judgement, without having to wait for outside help.

Interpreting ASME Process Piping and Pressure Vessel Codes and Engineering Drawings were never easy. On the other hand, self-learning requires long years of engineering and design experience to fully understand both to become a subject matter expert (SME).

The 5 days course is designed to meet the needs of plant level engineers from Design, Construction and Owner Companies who, although qualified in their own discipline, may not have received adequate training on the mechanical engineering design. Course concentration will be focused on ASME B31.3 Process Piping, and ASME Sec VIII Div 1 Pressure Vessels that are widely used in a process plant with addition of few API Recommended Practice and Standards that are regularly encountered in a process plant.

Objective

Provide an awareness of the code and regulations that governs the design and requirements of piping and vessels in a process plant.
Provide a basic interpretation and understanding of the design codes (ASME B31.3 and ASME Sec VIII Div 1) in simplified form.
Provide basic engineering knowledge to young Engineers and plant Maintenance and Operation Engineers for easy decision making.
Aware of where to look for available resources and data.
Ample exercises to practice.

Target Audience

Engineers from Engineering and Operating Company who are involved primarily in the Operation & Maintenance of a process plant. Design Engineers who need to add to their current experience and knowledge the basics of the mechanical piping design code. New graduates who want to learn about the piping engineering and engineering drawing will immensely benefit from this course by setting their basics right at the onset of their career.

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Mechanical Engineers – Engineering/Technical
Mechanical Engineers – Design (EPC)
Plant Engineers (O&M)
Reliability Engineers
Non-Mechanical Engineers in charge of a process plant
Inspection Engineers

Level of Course

for Intermediate Level

Learning Objectives

After you attend this course/workshop, you will be able to:

Understand the importance of the code requirement/compliance.
Gain insight of design basis used by the most common Codes.
Learn to deal with piping and pressure vessel design requirement for new or modification work in a plant level.
Gain confidence to work independently.
Expand knowledge to supervise junior engineers.

Material(s) Required

Laptops, Calculator, paper and pen.

Mr. Ganga D. Deka

Mr. Ganga D. Deka, P.Eng is a registered Professional Engineer with APEGA Alberta (Canada) and currently works as a consultant. He brings with him over 30 years of experience in oil and gas industry with diversified experience in both Engineering Design and Operation & Maintenance (O&M). He brings with him the best experience from both the sides – from the drawing office to hands-on.

Ganga had assumed responsible positions in multi-million-dollar projects both in green field and brown field engineering projects. He had led team of engineers both in field level operating plants, turn-arounds, and engineering design that makes him clearly understand the need of engineers and technologists who work in a process/chemical plant. His career includes working with ZADCO (under ADNOC in Abu Dhabi), QATARGAS (in Qatar), Worley and Fluor in Canada.

Ganga’s long years of experience in the oil industry gives him a thorough insight to the basics of pressure testing requirement in process industry. With his versatile knowledge and experience he currently delivers seminars on various mechanical engineering subjects related to a process plant to both young and experienced mechanical and non-mechanical engineers. He had delivered training courses in North America, Malaysia and India.

Course Outline:
Welcome, Introduction, Seminar Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method

Day1:

1.0 Materials

Material classification Systems and specification

Material Properties

Temperature Limitations, Minimum permissible Temperature

Minimum Design Material Temperature (MDMT)/Toughness Test required

Materials for Normal Temperature and Low Temperature

Understanding Code Stress Table, Table A-1 (ASME B31.3)

Material Selection - Application of Common Materials

Material Certificates

Case study

2.0 Understanding Piping

Pipe, Flange and Fittings – common manufacturing Standards

Valves – And its application

Thickness calculation and/or Verification of Pipe Thickness

Pressure/Temperature Ratings for Pipe, Fittings, Flanges and Valves

Types of Joints –Threading, welding, brazing

Repairs and Alterations Standard

Case study

3.0 Flexibility Analysis of Piping System

Type of Stresses/Failure Modes

Stress Analysis –When required?

Pipe Supports –Span Table

Sustained Loads/Occasional Loads/Expansion Loads

Limiting Equipment Flange Loads

Day 2:

4.0 Pressure Testing

Hydrostatic Test

Pneumatic Test – Energy and Safe Distance (Evacuation Zone) Calculation

Hydrostatic-Pneumatic Test

Initial Service Leak Test

Alternate Leak Test

Closure Weld Test

In-Process Examination

Case study

5.0 Welding and Inspection

Welding Processes

Qualifying a Welding Procedure/Welders

Understanding P & S Group materials

Destructive Tests

Non-Destructive Tests

Extent of Examination required by Construction Codes

Examination Methods

Acceptance Criteria

6.0 Understanding Pressure Vessels

Types

Major Components

Design Code

Simple thickness calculations

Repairs and Alterations Standard

Pressure Test

Case study

Day 3:

7.0 Acceptable Weld Repair of Pressure Vessels and Pressure Piping

Full encirclement Sleeve

Fillet welded patches with Reinforcing plugs

Fillet Welded Patches

Welded Repair by coupon welding

Weld Overlay Repair

Welded Leak Box Repair

8.0 Heat Exchangers

Types

Major Components

Design Code

Maintenance /Repair Procedure and Tests

9.0 Hot and Half Bolting Procedure

10. Hot Tapping

Day 4:

11.0 Centrifugal Pumps – API 610

Types

Centrifugal Pumps

Operating Principle

Performance0 Curves

Material Selection – API Material Class

12.0 Compressors, Blowers and Fans

Types

Application Ranges

Compressed air system

Associated compressor equipment

13.0 Mechanical Seals – API 682

Types

API Cooling/Flushing Plans

Selection Guide

Day 5:

14.0 Valve Inspection and Testing API 598

15.0 Piping Drawings

Schematic Diagram

Process Flow Diagram (PFD)

Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)

Orthographic, Isometrics, Spool Drawing

Line Designation Table (LDT)/Line List

16.0 Codes. Regulations, Standards

Owner/Company Specification

Local Regulatory Requirements

National Standards

International Standards/Codes/Specifications

Questions and Answers and Feedback from Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment

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