Short course/CPD
Process Plant Operations
Course date: Please enquire
Course overview
This course will familiarise delegates with the design and operating characteristics of typical process plant equipment.
Location
Cranfield University is located at the very heart of the UK – within the innovation triangle between London and the cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Our central location provides easy access from the M1, excellent main line rail service as well as proximity to key international airports. Set in rolling countryside, Cranfield offers a rich, rural landscape complemented by thriving towns and picturesque villages.
- Road: We are just 10 minutes from Junctions 13 & 14 of the M1 motorway. There is free parking on campus.
- Rail: Milton Keynes or Bedford
- Air: London Luton (22 miles), Heathrow (50 miles) or Birmingham (70 miles).
Course fee:
£1500
Accommodation fee:
The course is non-residential. On receipt of the registration form, delegates will be sent a list of local hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation. The course fee includes refreshments and lunch during the day.
How to register
Further information
For more information on this course or booking details please contact:
Academic Operations Unit
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754192
E: shortcourse@cranfield.ac.uk
Course description
Objectives
On completion of the course, the delegate should:
- demonstrate an in-depth understanding of detailed design features and operating characteristics of the main components of process plants
- appreciate the limitations and operating difficulties inherent in process equipment
- carry out the design calculations for a wide range of process plant equipment
- tackle operational problems for industrial processes
Syllabus
- overview of process plant operations
- stirred tanks
- evaporators
- crystallisers
- dryers
- thickeners
- filters
- centrifugal separators
- distillation
- case study - ammonia synthesis
- workshop - waste water process plant
For any query regarding our short courses, please e-mail opee-courses@cranfield.ac.uk
