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Process Plant Optimisation & Energy Conservation

Reducing Process Plant Energy and Maintenance Costs

Process Plant Optimisation & Energy Conservation
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

23-27 Jun 2025
Dubai
$5,950
15-19 Sep 2025
Abu Dhabi
$5,950
24-28 Nov 2025
Dubai
$5,950
30 Mar-03 Apr 2026
Dubai
$5,950
15-19 Jun 2026
Dubai
$5,950
28 Sep-02 Oct 2026
Dubai
$5,950
23-27 Nov 2026
Dubai
$5,950

ONLINE

12-16 May 2025
Online
$3,950
27-31 Oct 2025
Online
$3,950
06-10 Apr 2026
Online
$3,950
11-15 May 2026
Online
$3,950
26-30 Oct 2026
Online
$3,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

 

Training Overview

Training Overview

This Process Plant Optimisation & Energy Conservation training course is designed to equip delegates with the essential skills for ensuring cost-effective operation and maintenance of their process plants. The course will cover optimal operational modes that deliver the most efficient results while maintaining safety and reliability.

The focus of plant energy consumption and reliability forms the core of process plant optimisation. For optimisation to be sustainable, it is crucial to minimize production disruptions. This requires proficient management of degradation processes impacting equipment and systems, as well as effective inspection, maintenance strategies, and plans. Optimising plant performance can enhance profitability without the substantial investment needed for constructing a new facility.

This training course will feature:

  • Process Overall Plant Effectiveness (OPE)
  • Best Practices in Operation and Maintenance
  • Business Sustainability and Related Factors
  • Energy Conservation Opportunities
  • Strategies for Improving Plant Profitability

What are the goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize and understand overall plant effectiveness (OPE)
  • Apply the business focus to ensure sustainable plant profitability
  • Appraise the most cost-effective operation and energy saving methods
  • Describe the managerial tools needed to effectively optimize plant operations
  • Implement the most appropriate operation and maintenance strategies
  • Determine and measure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for their plant
  • Identify and apply effective procedures to improve those KPIs

Who is this Training Course for?

This Process Plant Optimisation & Energy Conservation training course will benefit all levels of personnel in a process plant environment. It will enable them to understand the design considerations, construction details and operational parameters associated with process heat exchangers.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of process plant professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Process Plant Supervisors
  • Plant Engineers and Operators
  • Production and Operation Engineers
  • Maintenance Engineers and Technicians
  • Engineering and Technical personnel involved in improving process plant, petrochemical plant and refinery profitability and energy efficiency

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Process Plant Optimisation & Energy Conservation training course will utilise a variety of proven adult training techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented; this includes PowerPoint presentation.

The goals of each participant are discussed to ensure their needs are fulfilled, as far as possible. Questions are encouraged throughout, particularly at the daily wrap up sessions. This provides opportunities for participants to discuss specific issues and, if possible, find appropriate solutions.

The Course Content

Day One: Appreciation of Process Plant Effectiveness
  • The Concept of Overall Plant Effectiveness (OPE)
  • Constraints in Optimization Operation, Economy and Environment
  • Relationship Between Business and Plant Effectiveness
  • Effects of Equipment Failures on Business
  • Impacts of Operation and Maintenance on Plant Effectiveness
  • Determination of Process Plant Availability
  • Practical Case Study
Day Two: Process Plant Reliability and Improvement Techniques
  • Process Plant Reliability (PPR) and Effectiveness (PPE)
  • Calculation of Process Plant Reliability
  • Determination of Process Plant Effectiveness
  • Parameters Influence Plant Reliability
  • Parameters Influence Plant Effectiveness
  • Plant Reliability and Effectiveness Improvement Methods
  • Case Study
Day Three: Energy Savings Opportunities and Strategies
  • Energy Use in Process Plant and Petrochemical Industry
  • Best Practices in Process Plant Energy Management
  • Heat Integration Methods
  • Pinch Method and Improvement Procedure
  • Thermal Power Plants Energy Saving Options
  • Obstacles for Energy Management Programs
  • Case Study
Day Four: Monitoring and Failure Prevention Methods
  • Methods for Minimizing Static Equipment Failure
  • Strategies for Mitigating Rotating Equipment Down Time
  • Condition Monitoring Methods
  • None Destructive Examination (NDE) Techniques
  • Determination of Equipment Life Time and Remaining Life 
  • Methods for Extending Equipment Cycle and Service Time
  • Detailed Case Study          
Day Five: Best Practices in Operation & Maintenance Methods
  • Cost-effective Operation and Maintenance Strategies
  • Piping System, Tanks and Pressure Vessels
  • Heat Exchangers, Boilers and Cooling Towers
  • Turbomachinery: Pumps and Compressors
  • Project and Spare Parts Management and Budgeting
  • Practical Case Study
  • Summary and Course Closure