A webinar on "Process Auxiliaries and Utilities"

Name of Expert: Mr. M. N. Vyas,

Ex GM (Operation and HSO),

IPCL Baroda.

Date of Expert lecture: 29/07/2021

Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Faculty coordinator: Prof. N. R. Vaghela (Asso. Prof. - Chemical Engg.) and Prof. Rohit R. Mishra (Asst. Prof. - Chemical Engg.)

No. of participants: 154

Speaker profile:

Shri M. N. Vyas was Ex GM (Operation and HSO) at IPCL Baroda. Shri M. N. Vyas did M.Sc. Chemical Engineering (UK) and PGD Chemical Engineering (London). He has written a book on safety and hazard management in the chemical industry which is published by ATLANTIC Publishers. He has participated in various conferences.

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Webinar description:

The following topics were covered in the webinar.

· Piping design and process auxiliaries

· Piping schedules, Pipe fittings

· Valves, pumps, gaskets, flanges, Supports, Expansion joints, Bends, reducers and insulation

· Isometric drawing

· Standard and special equipment

· Process utilities

In the webinar, Shri. M. N. Vyas sir explained the importance of utilities and auxiliaries in Chemical Process Industries and discussed the various types of valves like globe valves, gate valves, and ball valves. He explains the pumps, gaskets, flanges, Supports, Expansion joints, Bends, Reducers, and insulation used in different process plants. He also explains the Isometric drawing in detail. In the end, he explained the Standard and special equipment with Specification data sheets and applications of utilities like air, water, steam, power, nitrogen, and heating and refrigeration in chemical plants.