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Distillation and Unit Operation Control and Troubleshooting

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28/12/2025 - 01/01/2026 KUALA LUMPUR

Introduction

Distillation and Unit Operation Control and Troubleshooting

What are the Goals?

This training course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills needed to optimize separation processes, troubleshoot common issues, and enhance the efficiency, safety, and reliability of separation equipment in oil and gas operations.

By the end of this Distillation Column Operation, Control & Troubleshooting training course, participants will learn to:

  • Understand gas-liquid equilibrium and its impact on separation
  • Analyze different separator types and internals
  • Calculate tray efficiency and troubleshoot common distillation issues
  • Optimize separation efficiency in process units
  • Enhance operational safety and reliability of separation equipment

Who is this Training Course for?

This global franchise Distillation Column Operation, Control & Troubleshooting training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Engineers and Operators involved in separation and distillation processes
  • Process Safety Professionals seeking to optimize equipment performance
  • Refinery and Petrochemical Plant Personnel
  • Production and Operations Engineers
  • Maintenance and Reliability Specialists

Daily Agenda

Day One: Introduction to Crude Oil Separation
  • Safety moment
  • Pre-Test
  • Overview about oil and petroleum products properties 
  • Distillation curves ASTM D 86 , D 1160
  • Gas-liquid equilibrium
  • Parameters affecting separation efficiency
Day Two: Separator Types and Applications
  • Introduction to separators
  • Separator internals
  • Liquid-liquid separators
  • Types of two-phase separators and applications
  • Three-phase separators
  • Separator accessories
Day Three: Fundamentals of Distillation
  • Introduction to the distillation process
  • Evaporation and condensation of multiple components
  • Different test methods used for distillation
  • Distillation tower internals
  • Tray types and applications
  • Tray efficiency calculations
Day Four: Distillation Performance and Troubleshooting
  • Parameters affecting the distillation process
  • Entrainment, jetting, and flooding
  • Weeping and dumping
  • Troubleshooting tower operations
  • Tower startup and temperature profile stabilization
  • Improving separation efficiency of distillation towers
Day Five: Advanced Distillation Control & Final Assessment
  • Tower reflux types and applications
  • Reflux control strategies
  • Pump-around types and control
  • Reboiler types and control
  • Side strippers operation

 

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