You will learn how to:

• Define and describe the principles and application of thermodynamic work, energy, efficiency, fluid flow, heat transfer and machines.
• Describe the structural and foundation concepts and its impact on equipment performance and the typical mounting interface used for
• supporting rotating equipment and outline mounting interface options.
• Define the cause and effect of different types of vibrations, how to collect accurate data on them and how to mitigate them in machinery.
• Define the basic principles of centrifugal action in pumps and compressors and describe how these principles achieve and limit performance, efficiency, vibration and heat.
• Describe how a pumping / compression system is evaluated and why it is a prerequisite to selecting a pump / compressor.

You will learn how to:

• Compare the different types of steel making processes.
• Identify the processes and purpose of refining steel.
• Discuss addition of chemicals in steel.
• Describe the composition of alloy.
• Explain the effect of heat/cold on steel and alloy.
• Describe codes and standards used for testing plastic and composite materials.
• Describe the classification of plastics.
• Describe how elastic, plastic and viscoelastic behavior influences the selection and design of plastics.
• Describe how wear, hardness and impact characteristics influence the selection and design of plastics.
• Describe how chemical degradation, corrosion resistance, and electrical properties influence the selection process.
• Describe the thermal characteristics of plastic and composite materials and the effects on their selection.
• Describe the advantages of plastic and composite materials over other types of materials such as metal, wood, cement, and rubber.
• List plastic and composite materials commonly used with piping and the factors used in the selection process.
• List plastic materials commonly used for structural applications, testing methods, and selection practices.
• Identify codes and standards used for testing plastic and composite materials.
• Identify quality assurance and reliability principles of plastic materials and list industry codes and standards that influence material quality.

You will learn how to:

• Describe industry design, material, manufacturing and construction methods and define in-house piping specifications, economic selection criteria and project specific requirements.
• Identify pressure, temperature and weight factors and describe how they are applied to piping systems and how these factors influence piping projects.
• Identify organizations that provide codes and standards used in the piping systems, describe major codes affecting basic design, etc., and the key concepts of codes and standards and applications.
• Define pipe sizing criteria/equations, outlining loads/limits, identify thermal and dynamic effects, and describe key code refs applicable to piping sizing, selection criteria and system stress analysis.
• Describe and define the issues related to applicable code and standards applying to piping arrangement and integration and identify how piping systems can influence other engineering disciplines.
• Describe basic types of valves, applicable service conditions, construction materials and limitations. Identify valve material press/temp ratings, basic valve actuator types, and valve isolation characteristics.
• Describe piping sizes, ratings, materials and design considerations, explain pipe and fitting manufacturing codes, standards and industry specifications. Identify piping materials for oil and gas and other industrial applications.
• Describe and identify basic industry codes and standards that define piping classes, services and service conditions used in the oil and gas and other industries.
• Describe and identify practical operation and maintenance factors and factors influencing material, design, and fabrication of piping systems along with codes and standards influencing operations.
• Describe company, industry and regulatory requirements for permanent and temporary repairs to piping systems and components.
• Identify and describe industry requirements and principles related to piping system operation, safety, reliability and availability outlining applicable codes/standards, and statutory requirements.
• Describe the purpose of welding and its limiting factors.
• Describe codes and standards utilized for welding and welding materials and the organizations that publish them.
• Describe the basic types of weld processes and the limiting factors.
• Describe welding metallurgy and its limiting factors.
• Describe filler materials, their purpose, and their limiting factors.
• Describe shield materials, their purpose, their properties, and their limiting factors.
• Describe common material testing and inspection practices.
• Describe codes and standards utilized for quality control and reliability and the organizations that publish them.

You will learn how to:

• Identify types of heat exchangers and common applications in oil and gas processing facilities
• Describe heat transfer mechanisms: conduction, convection and radiation
• Define heat transfer coefficient and describe the primary parameters that affect its value
• Describe the rate equation used to calculate heat transfer area
• Describe the “effective temperature difference” and explain how it affects heat transfer area
• Estimate heat transfer surface area required for a heat exchanger application
• Describe shell and tube exchanger types and applications
• Describe compact heat exchangers and fired heaters
• List the four primary process cooling (heat rejection) methods
• Describe why air-cooled heat exchangers are so frequently used, key operating parameters, and the difference between induced draft and forced draft designs

You will learn how to:

• Identify organizations that provide codes and standards used for pressure vessels and applicable pressure vessel specifications describing major code requirements affecting basic engineering design and safe practices.
• Identify how pressure and temperature affect the design and describe each vessel component and its influence on overall vessel weight.
• Describe basic vessel thickness calculations, loads, stress limits and affects on supports and equipment, select materials, fabrication techniques and inspection requirements.
• Identify vessel components; their purpose, applied loads, support and structural requirements defining structural loads, recommend material, maintenance and damage mechanism issues on internal components.
• Describe purpose of pressure vessel coatings and linings, where and when they are used, identify types of in/external coatings used with pressure vessels and outline basic corrosion process.
• Describe and identify industry pressure vessel design and specifications, material and construction codes and standards and economic selection criteria.
• Identify vessel components and how they are arranged on vessels, company specifications on vessels and unit arrangement requirements and define purpose of nozzle projections, man ways, walkways, davits and lift-eyes.
• Identify pressure vessel arrangement and integration with other equipment and piping and define how pressure vessel design can influence other engineering disciplines. Describe rules for vessel spacing and access.
• Describe operation and maintenance procedures and factors influencing pressure vessels design, and Risk Based Inspection (RBI) as applied to pressure vessels.
• Describe industry and regulatory requirements for permanent and temporary repairs to pressure vessels and components.
• Outline the principles of pressure vessel safety, reliability, availability; describe codes, standards, and statutory requirements, and company requirements and common industry practices related to pressure vessel safety.

You will learn how to:

• Describe the types of fired heaters used in oil and gas processing, most common applications and service conditions
• Describe design and operation of fired heaters, economic selection criteria, typical pressure-temperature ratings, materials of construction and limitations, list applied loads and their effect on design
• Identify basic types of boilers, applicable service conditions, materials of construction and limitations for boilers and water quality considerations.
• Identify organizations that provide codes and standards for fired heaters and boilers. Describe major code requirements that affect design, material selection, inspection and safe practices.
• Describe process conditions and how they affect fired vessels, discuss material properties at elevated temperatures and pressures, and describe the effect of creep on stressed components.
• Describe types of burners, applicable service conditions, construction materials and limitations, describe how NOx emissions are monitored and controlled.
• Describe the purpose of coatings, linings, and heat insulation. Describe corrosion processes and protection requirements
• Identify issues related the layout of fired heaters and boilers and integration with other equipment and piping
• Describe testing and inspection procedures, Integrity Operating Windows, (IOW), Corrosion Control Documents (CCD) and Risk Based Inspection (RBI) as applied to fired vessels.

You will learn how to:

• Describe tank types, the proper application of each type and identify in-house storage tank (ST) specifications, economic selection criteria, and project specific requirements.
• Describe storage tank classification and the factors that distinguish them, the selection process and proper use, types of floating - roof tanks, and identify economic factors used to size and select tanks.
• Describe factors influencing above ground and buried tanks, explain environmental and safety considerations of same.
• Describe process facilities and how they affect STs, identify pressure limitations, max/min, operating P/T, construction materials and company specifications and policies determining service conditions.
• Identify organizations that provide codes and standards used with STs governing field or shop welded, bolted atm. and low-pres. STs, and describe code requirements affecting engineering design and safe practices.
• Identify common types of STs, industry and company specifications, fire protection, and safety recommendations used to store petroleum products and crude oils and outline design requirements and foundation types.
• Describe common STs used to store NGL and LPG products, design requirements, company specifications and outline industry fire protection, maintenance and safety recommendations.
• Describe common water STs used to store water types, design requirements, foundation types, company ST specifications, and outline industry maintenance and safety recommendations.
• Identify codes, standards, containment, environment, equipment, personnel hazards, company specifications and describe risk assessment of dealing with the storage of hazardous or toxic materials and STs.
• Identify internal components associates with tank types, company specifications for tank internals, and describe roof drains, leg supports, and chilling piping.
• Identify types of foundations for storage tanks, specifications on tank foundations and exterior components, and describe external tank components.
• Describe factors influencing ST integration with other equipment, tank farm layout, in/external corrosion protection…dike arrangement, and identify company specifications on tanks and related systems.
• Describe procedures and factors influencing the design, industry codes and standards dealing with ST testing and inspection requirements and identify company policies dealing with same.
• Describe industry and regulatory requirements for permanent and temporary repairs to storage tanks.
• Describe applicable codes, standards, and statutory requirements related to ST operation, basic principles safety and reliability.

You will learn how to:

• Describe basic corrosion principles
• Describe corrosion risk and effects on the environment and on business
• Describe the basic aspects of electrochemical corrosion
• Describe the four necessary elements to form an electrochemical corrosion cell
• Identify the different forms of corrosion encountered in oil and gas facilities
• Define the basic corrosion principles which apply to cathodic protection
• Describe the galvanic series of metals and its significance
• Identify methods of corrosion control
• Recognize the use of coatings, corrosion inhibitors, biocides and cleaning pigs and scrapers as forms of corrosion protection

You will learn how to:

• Describe the main fire protection strategies
• Discuss the elements of passive and active fire protection
• Explain the application of commonly used fireproofing materials
• Identify areas of application for fire and blast walls Discuss the application of drainage, containment, and remote impounding
• Discuss applications for firewater and foam
• Explain the reasons for typical firewater loop design requirements
• Discuss the role of remotely operated isolation and depressuring valves in prevention and mitigation of fire and explosion
• Discuss the objectives and applications of fire and gas alarm system

You will learn how to:

• Outline the common processes of startup and shutdown of non-rotating equipment (N-RE), and list the common problems that occur during startup and shutdown (S&S) that can affect equipment integrity.
• Describe activities for operating N-RE as units and parts of a station and list the primary operational process and shutdown parameters that control unit and station operations.
• Describe the basic activities and functions of SCADA systems for N-RE as units and as part of a facility. 
• List the routine maintenance activities for N-RE in oil and gas facilities and define concepts of inspection routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, repairs, and planned major overhauls.
• List the considerations for sparing of N-RE in oil and gas facilities and describe the concepts of stand-by units, spare units and spare capacity.
• Describe the process of inspection planning on N-RE, list the inspection techniques used, describe RBI and identify associated codes and standards.
• List the principal safety issues with N-RE, define concepts of equipment reliability and availability and describe the concept of risk when applied to N-RE.