Gas Processing Thermodynamics
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
In Gas Processing Thermodynamics, you will learn about thermodynamics, heat transfer, the gas laws, and compression ratio.
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Describe thermodynamic systems and mass balance.
- Explain the different energy flows and how energy is measured.
- Identify different factors used to calculate heat energy.
- Describe work energy.
- Identify different types of heat transfer, including conduction, convection, and radiation.
- Describe how heat transfer is calculated in heat exchangers.
- Describe how the flow path affects heat transfer in heat exchangers.
- Use Boyle's Law to measure changes during gas compression and expansion.
- Use Charles' Law to measure changes during gas compression and expansion.
- Describe how the General Gas Law predicts gas behavior.
- Describe how to calculate the compression ratio.
- Determine the heat of compression and intercooling for hydrocarbon gases.
