HOW TO START AS A CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEER IN PLANT DESIGN In your journey to become a chemical process engineer, it is important to identify which are the challenges and skills you need to pursue your goal. Last week, I talked to Core Engineering about what is needed to become a chemical process engineer. For around 30 minutes we covered the following subjects: 1) What is the role of process engineer in EPC/PCM/engineering company? 2) Software skills for process engineer? 3) How to become process engineer? 4) What does process engineer do? 5) Process Design Engineering Course 6) Microsoft Ex ..read more

JEFERSON COSTA SENIOR CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEER FULLY EXPOSED You can learn a lot from someone observing their behaviors and beliefs. This week, if you are interested in knowing who Jeferson Costa Engineer is from the inside, here is your chance. During 62 minutes Omkar Zolekar exposed the professional life and beliefs of Jeferson Costa. Today, you will be able to get your conclusion about the senior chemical process engineer behind the YouTube channel with 18k followers “Jeferson Costa Chemical Process Engineer”, Jeferson Costa LinkedIn profile with 30k followers (29,808 to be more precise at ..read more

Have you ever asked yourself what you must do to work, shift or improve your career in chemical process engineering and plant design? Or have a successful career? Let me tell you that in the first 10 years of my career, I hadn’t done this kind of question to myself. Although I did a specialization in Chemical Process Engineering and another in Reliability Engineering, in those years, I did not know how to drive my career. However, everything changed around 2018 when I became aware of personal development subject. In my point of view, personal development is the main drive to build a successful ..read more

3,288,708 IMPRESSIONS POSTINGS ABOUT CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PLANT DESIGN It was the number of impressions I got in 2023 on LinkedIn. I have shared more than 100 technical post on my LinkedIn feed (written or video) leading to 3,288,708 impressions on the platform. Below, you will get access to the top 10 of these posts. In this eBook, you will not find differential equations, you will not find how to do calculation, nor deep explanations related to chemical process engineering fundamentals. All of them are very important for a chemical process engineer, and I believe you learnt most ..read more

HOW TO DO NPSH AVAILABLE CALCULATION FAST AND EASILY Net Positive Suction Head Available or just NPSH available is very important information to any chemical process engineer.  This information is used by operation personnel to evaluate if a pump is cavitating, and in plant design, it is used by chemical process engineers to select the correct pump and avoid cavitation. NPSH is a term describing conditions related to cavitation, which is undesired and harmful. In the following lines, I will teach you step by step how to perform NPSH available calculation as a chemical process engineer in ..read more

HOW TO START NATURAL GAS DEHYDRATION DESIGN AS A CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEER, EVEN IF YOU ARE A FRESH ENGINEER Do you not know how to start to design a natural gas dehydration unit? This can be a big problem, especially if you are looking for a job in the oil and gas industry. Not being familiar with natural gas dehydration unit can kill your chances of getting a job, or shifting to chemical process engineering position, in big companies like Exterran, Schlumberger, Enerflex, Pietro Fiorentinnin, QB Johnson Manufacturing, Frames Group, Axens, KW International, Propak Systems, Alco Group, Croft P ..read more

5 HEAT EXCHANGERS´ RULE OF THUMB DESIGN FOR CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERS Working as a chemical process engineer in plant design since 2007, I have been dealing with heat exchangers for steam methane reforming hydrogen production, air separation units (oxygen, nitrogen and argon production), CO2 liquefaction plants, renewable natural gas (biomethane) production and so on. Based on my design, commissioning, startup, and plant troubleshooting experience, I can guarantee that Heat Exchanging is a very important subject for students, graduates and engineers really interested in working with chemical ..read more

4 BOOKS TO TEACH ASPEN PLUS TO CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERS BY JEFERSON COSTA There are many ways to learn new skills. One of them is reading books. Below you find the 4 books I use as the basis for teaching Aspen Plus online in Brazillian Portuguese for the Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei – UFSJ, and in English to students around the world through my website. 1) Teach Yourself the Basics of Aspen Plus, Second Edition (280 pages) Written by Ralph Schefflan and published in 2016, his book is designed to enable chemical engineers to go through a step-by-step process of learning the basi ..read more

A common question many people ask me is what are the differences between Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS? Is Aspen the same as HYSYS? Which simulation software is better – Aspen Plus or Aspen HYSYS? To start with, both software are proprietary from Aspen Technology Inc (A.K.A Aspentech). According to Aspentech Aspen Plus is the Leading Process Simulation Software in the Chemical Industry, while Aspen Hysys is the Industry’s #1 Process Simulation Software. Both of them claim to be applicable for bulk chemicals, downstream, Engineering, Procurement & Construction, midstream & LNG, upstream et ..read more

100% FREE ASPEN HYSYS ASPENTECH CERTIFICATION Did you know it is possible to add to your curriculum a certification with your level of expertise in Aspen Hysys emitted by Aspentech? Moreover, did you know you can get this certification totally free? Keep reading to learn the 4 steps needed to get a 100% discount on the Aspentech certification. ASPEN HYSYS PROCESS SIMULATION LEVEL OF EXPERTISE Aspen Hysys is one of the process simulation software most used in the industry. With Aspen Hysys, the chemical process engineer can perform heat and material balance, plant optimization, dynamic simulati ..read more