October 2002 Chemical Engineering Department King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran Environment Refinery Petrochemicals Desalination Gas Plant

What is Chemical Engineering ? Chemical Engineering at KFUPM Chemical Engineering Opportunities Future of Chemical Engineering in Saudi Arabia A Brief Overview A Petrochemical Plant

What is Chemical Engineering ? Chemical engineering has to do with industrial processes in which raw materials are changed or separated into useful products. A view of chemical plant at night

Who is a Chemical Engineer ? Chemical engineers must have knowledge of: Mathematics Physics Chemistry Engineering Concepts to design and safely operate chemical plants to produce value added products.

Who is a Chemical Engineer ? Chemical Engineers deal with plant-scale production of chemicals Involved in both economical and technical calculations in chemical industry. Design and Fabrication of the Plant to accommodate high production capacity

-Continued Who is a Chemical Engineer ? -Continued the market value of the product possible raw materials; how they can be obtained? regulations for petrochemicals production, transportation, and storage. Environmental concern of petrochemical products The Chemical Engineer has also to consider:

-Continued Who is a Chemical Engineer ? -Continued Petrochemical plant operations Optimization to increase profitability Knowledge of process control for petrochemical plants Familiar with new technology for the petrochemical industries

Tools of Chemical Engineering As preparation for the roles outlined in the previous slides, a Chemical Engineer should take the required chemical engineering Courses in the University. Courses required for prospective chemical engineering students

Major Courses in Chemical Engineering Discipline Mathematics Physics Chemistry Mass Conservation Laws Energy Conservation Laws

Major Courses in Chemical Engineering Discipline Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Heat Transfer Mass Transfer Unit Operations such as Distillation Columns, Gas Absorbers, Gas Stripping Reactor Design and Operation

Major Courses in Chemical Engineering Discipline Computer Applications Process Design & Economics Process Control Optimization Elective Courses: - Environment - Petroleum Refining - Corrosion - Desalination - Petrochemicals

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM Our Mission Provide Quality Education to Students Contribute Effectively in the Development and Operation of the Saudi Chemical and Petrochemical Industries Provide the Advanced Technical Knowledge to students in all Classical and Allied fields of Chemical Engineering Prepare students to join the Saudi Industry immediately after graduation

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM -Continued Conduct Basic and Applied Research relevant to the needs of the Kingdom. Students are taught both core and elective courses in chemical engineering Students study 133 credit hours to earn a B.S degree in Chemical Engineering

Faculty Strength Expertise in Catalysis & Kinetics Refining Materials & Polymer Thermodynamics Process Control Separation Processes Computer Simulation Transport Phenomena Electrochemical Eng. Environment Expertise in Catalysis & Kinetics Refining Materials & Polymer Thermodynamics Process Control Separation Processes Computer Simulation Transport Phenomena Electrochemical Eng. Environment

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) Unit Operations  Distillation Experiment (i.e., separation of chemicals)  Distillation Experiment (i.e., separation of chemicals) Unit Operations deals primarily with steps used in either preparing reactants, separating and purifying the products, recycling unconverted reactants, or controlling the energy transfer into or out of the chemical reactor

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Unit Operation  Continuous Distillation of a Binary Mixture under steady state conditions

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Unit Operation  Gas Absorption (absorption of gas by liquid)  Gas Absorption (absorption of gas by liquid)

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Unit Operation  Double Effect Evaporator (Multi Stage Flash Evaporation is used to produce drinking water in the Kingdom)  Double Effect Evaporator (Multi Stage Flash Evaporation is used to produce drinking water in the Kingdom)

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Unit Operation  Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Extraction (used to extract a chemical between phases)

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Reaction Kinetics  Neutralization of Aqueous Solution of Acetic Acid Chemical aspects of processing are studied in Reaction Kinetics. Chemical aspects of processing are studied in Reaction Kinetics.

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Reaction Kinetics  Analyzing Results from a Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor CSTR

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Reaction Kinetics  Homogeneous Tubular Reactor

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Dynamics & Process Control  Temperature, Level and Flow rate control Applying control strategies in operating modern processes safely and profitably, while satisfying plant quality standards

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Dynamics & Process Control  Dynamics of Stirred Tanks

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Dynamics & Process Control  Time constants of Thermocouples (e.g. control of temperature setting in a specific reaction)

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Heat Transfer  Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Deals with mechanisms of energy transfer and the fundamental relationships used in evaluating the rate of the energy transfer.

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Heat Transfer  Heat Transfer by Conduction-metal to metal contact

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Heat Transfer  Free & Forced Convection-flow of fluid over a hot surface

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Fluid Mechanics  Fluidized Bed (to promote mixing) Involves the study of the motion of fluids and the forces that produce these motions.

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Mass Transfer  Drying Experiment Transport of one-component from a region of higher concentration to that of a lower concentration

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued PC Applications Chemical Engineering Computing laboratory Simulation of Petrochemical Plants & solution of chemical engineering problems

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued PC Applications Chemical Engineering Computing laboratory

Polymer Research lab  A Graduate student working with ARES (Advanced Rheometric Extrusion System) Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued

Polymer Research lab  A Graduate student working with ACER 2000 (Advanced Capillary Extrusion Rheometer) Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued

Reaction Kinetics Research lab  RISER Simulator

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Reaction Kinetics Research lab  Research students working with RISER Simulator

Chemical Engineering Opportunities Refineries Petrochemicals, Polymers & Specialty Chemicals Process Design Gas Plants Desalination Air & Water Pollution Control Research & Dev. Optimization & Process Control Environmental Health and Safety industries Biotechnology Pulp and Paper, Food processing Fertilizers, Cement

Typical Career Paths Process or Technical Engineer (3-5 years) Operations Engineer (3-5 years) Area Supervisor (3-5 years) Technical Manager or Plant Supervisor (3-5 years) Plant Manager (3 to 5 years) Company Vice-President (3-5 years) Company President (i.e., SADAF)

Major Employers Saudi Aramco SABIC Industries Government Ministries in Petroleum, and Petrochemicals. Environmental Organizations Government Ministries Private Industries (hundreds of them) Local Supplier Industries to Majors. Research Laboratories

Future of Chemical Engineering in Saudi Arabia Chemical Engineers have a very good future in Saudi Arabia. The Gas projects coming up will provide employment to a large number of Chemical Engineers

Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco Ras-Tanura Refinery Saudi Aramco Ras-Tanura Refinery

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued Yanbu’ Refinery

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued Buwayeb Desalination Plants

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued YANPETYANPET Saudi-Yanbu Petrochemical Company YANPETYANPET Saudi-Yanbu Petrochemical Company

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued Jeddah Refinery

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued IBN HAYYANIBN HAYYAN National Plastic Company, Al-Jubail IBN HAYYANIBN HAYYAN National Plastic Company, Al-Jubail

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued SAFCOSAFCO Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company, Dammam SAFCOSAFCO Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company, Dammam

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued SHARQSHARQ Eastern Petrochemical Company, Al-Jubail SHARQSHARQ Eastern Petrochemical Company, Al-Jubail

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued Ju’aymah Gas Plant

-Continued Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia -Continued GASGAS National Industrial Gases Company, Al-Jubail GASGAS National Industrial Gases Company, Al-Jubail

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