Professional Certificate of Competency in Process Engineering

Module 1: Introduction to Process Engineering 

1. Definition of a process, process modelling and design 
2. Process operations commonly encountered
3. Concept of process integration 
4. Walk-through typical processes 
5. Process measurement and control – instrumentation, measurement, control and material of construction. 

Module 2: Principles of Mechanical Engineering Mass and Energy 

1. Conservation of mass and energy 
2. Entropy, Enthalpy and Exergy 

Module 3: Principles of Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics-I 

1. Thermodynamics properties of ideal and real gases 
2. Multicomponent mixtures 
3. Phase equilibrium in mixtures 

Module 4: Principles of Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics-I I

1. Equilibrium for reacting systems 
2. Analysis of power and refrigeration cycles. 
3. Thermodynamics calculations 

Module 5: Flow Phenomena and momentum transfer-I 

1. Statics and hydraulic 
2. Types of Flow and fluid 
3. Flow through a pipe 

Module 6: Modelling of Industrial Process (ANSYS CFX/FLUENT) 

1. Mixing of two Fluid 
2. Gas-Liquid Separation 
3. Multi-phase flow in a pipe 
4. Flow in a micro-channel (CCUS) 

Module 7: Flow Phenomena and momentum transfer-II 

1. Laminar and turbulent flow. Flow around objects. 
2. Flow through Packed Beds and Fluidized Beds 
3. Particle flow 
4. Multiphase flow 
5. Momentum transfer 
6. Flow equipment and measurement 

Module 8: Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer-I 

1. Concepts of heat and mass transfer 
2. Mass transfer coefficients 
3. Mass transfer operations – Distillation-Extraction-Absorption-adsorption-evaporation-leaching 

Module 9: Application of Industrial Processes-I (Hydrogen) 

1. Production of green, blue and grey hydrogen (Electrolysis and Steam Reforming) 
2. Application of hydrogen (EV, Chemical Industries, Power generation and storage, Liquefaction, and export) 
3. Transport of hydrogen through existing natural gas pipelines 

Module 10: Application of Industrial Processes-II (Long Term Energy Storage) 

1. Underground hydrogen storage process (pros and cons) 
2. Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) process (Broken Hill Project, NSW) 
3. Carbon capture utilization and storage process (CCUS) 

Module 11: Application of Industrial Processes-III (Short Term Energy Storage)

1. Different types of batteries and applications in EV 
2. Li-ion battery manufacturing process 
3. Recycling of batteries for sustainable circular economy 
4. CO2 reduction toward net-zero emissions   

Module 12: Application of Industrial Process-IV (NiSO4 Production) 

1. Fundamentals 
2. Plant layout fundamentals 
3. Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) 
4. Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) 
5. Equipment used in process plants 
6. Mass and Energy balance 

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 

1. Have a deep understanding of unit operations, unit processes and transport principles in the context of industrial automation.
2. Acquire knowledge and become aware of recent advances in instrumentation, measurement and control underpinning plant operations.  
3. Acquire an awareness of latest engineering materials and technologies to support process operations.  
4. Understand the methodology of heat and mass balances (and utility balances) and be able to apply principles to generate heat and mass balances for process operations.  
5. Synthesize and analyze property data, process information and requirements to create complex process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams.  
6. Synthesize and analyze property data, process information and requirements to perform complex process calculations  

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Mechanical engineering roles 

Chemical/Process engineering roles 

Process plant operations, field services, and technical support 

Mining 

Oil & gas 

Automation 

Water utilities 

You are expected to spend approximately 5-8 hours per week learning the course content. This includes attending weekly webinars that run for about 90 minutes to facilitate class discussion and allow you to ask questions. This professional development program is delivered online and has been designed to fit around full-time work. It will take three months to complete. 

Registrations are open for our upcoming intakes. Please ensure you book your place at least one week before the start date of the program.