January 2003 Chemical Engineering Department King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran Environment Refinery Petrochemicals Desalination Gas Plant Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

What is Chemical Engineering ? Major Courses in Chemical Engineering Discipline Chemical Chemical Engineering at KFUPM Chemical Engineering Opportunities Future of Chemical Engineering in Saudi Arabia Overview A Petrochemical Plant Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

What is Chemical Engineering ? Chemical engineering deals with industrial processes in which raw materials are changed or separated into useful products. A view of chemical plant at night Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

What is Chemical Engineering ? - Contd. Chemical engineers must have knowledge of: Mathematics Physics Chemistry Engineering Concepts to design and safely operate chemical plants to produce value added products. Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

What is Chemical Engineering ? - Contd. 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 Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

What is Chemical Engineering ? - Contd. 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: Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

What is Chemical Engineering ? - Contd. Chemical & petrochemical plant operations Optimization to increase profitability Knowledge of process control for chemical plants Familiar with new technology for the petrochemical industries Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

Major Courses in Chemical Engineering Discipline Mathematics Physics Chemistry Mass Conservation Laws Energy Conservation Laws Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

Major Courses in Chemical Engineering Discipline -Contd. Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Heat Transfer Mass Transfer Unit Operations such as Distillation Columns, Gas Absorbers, Gas Stripping Reactor Design and Operation Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

Major Courses in Chemical Engineering Discipline -Contd. Computer Applications Process Design & Economics Process Control Optimization Elective Courses: - Natural Gas processing - Environment - Petroleum Refining - Corrosion - Desalination - Petrochemicals Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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 Advanced Technical Knowledge to students in Classical Chemical Engineering and other related fields Prepare students to join the Saudi Industry immediately after graduation Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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 Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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 Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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 Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Unit Operation  Continuous Distillation of a Binary Mixture under steady state conditions Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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. Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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 Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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. Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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. Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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 Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued PC Applications Chemical Engineering Computing laboratory Simulation of Petrochemical Plants & solution of chemical engineering problems Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

Chemical Engineering at KFUPM (Facilities) -Continued Reaction Kinetics Research lab  RISER Simulator Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

Chemical Engineering Opportunities Refineries Petrochemicals, Polymers & Specialty Chemicals Water Resources Dev. & Recycle Process Design & Simulation Natural Gas Processing Desalination Air & Water Pollution Control Research & Dev. Optimization & Process Control Environmental Health and Safety industries Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals Pulp and Paper, Food processing Fertilizers, Cement Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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) Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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 Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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 Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

Some Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco Ras-Tanura Refinery Saudi Aramco Ras-Tanura Refinery Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

– Contd. Some Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia – Contd. YANPETYANPET Saudi-Yanbu Petrochemical Company YANPETYANPET Saudi-Yanbu Petrochemical Company Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

– Contd. Some Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia – Contd. IBN HAYYANIBN HAYYAN National Plastic Company, Al-Jubail IBN HAYYANIBN HAYYAN National Plastic Company, Al-Jubail Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

– Contd. Some Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia – Contd. SAFCOSAFCO Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company, Dammam SAFCOSAFCO Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company, Dammam Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

– Contd. Some Employers of Chemical Engineers in Saudi Arabia – Contd. Ju’aymah Gas Plant Mouse Click to Advance to the next slide

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