COURSE INFORMATION
Dehydration, Refrigeration and Towers
Type:
Training Course
Length:
3 Days
CEU:
2.4
PDH:
24
Fee:
$2295 CAD
Upcoming Sessions
Location:
Online - Live Training
Date:
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday, April 13, 2023
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Course Description
The 3-Day Dehydration, Refrigeration and Towers course will focus on the practical side of running dehydration, refrigeration and tower operation systems over the full life cycle of a facility including turndown issues.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for Operations Support, Design Engineers with a basic understanding of hydrocarbons and their behaviour.
Course Outline 
Day 1: Dehydration
- Design of a TEG glycol dehydration system and degrees of freedom
- Flexibility in design
- Operating problems and Troubleshooting
- Optimization
- Dessicant dehydration system quick review
Day 2: Refrigeration
- Design of a mechanical refrigeration system
- Operating problems and troubleshooting
- Optimization with Economizers
- JT Cooling and Turboexpander options
Day 3: Tower Operation
- Design of absorption systems
- Operating Problems and Troubleshooting
- Design of fractionation systems
- Operating Problems and Troubleshooting
- Pumping system review

Instructor 
Dale I Kraus, P.Eng.Mr. Dale I Kraus is an experienced instructor for Oil & Gas Processing Facilities Engineering, Operator Training and Turnaround & Optimization Courses with an impressive teaching career spanning over 4 decades. Dale also works as a consultant specializing in cold weather operation and brownfield modifications with extensive Production Company Field experience at Mobil Oil, Amerada Hess, PetroCanada, and PrimeWest Energy.
With a BEChem from the University Of Saskatchewan, Dale has 40 years of experience in hydrocarbon processing as well as experience in oil, gas, sweet and sour service. He is a registered Professional Engineer and member of APEGA.
For the last 14 years, Dale has been travelling the world, teaching young engineers all the practical things they didn’t learn in University.
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