Course Catalogue.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• improve your knowledge of common types of pilot plants in various branches of industry
• familiarize yourself with the main design principles of pilot plants, their construction and efficient operation
• apply updated information on how to follow the startup procedures and data acquisition
• recognize the need for systematic analysis of capital and operation costs of pilot plants operating in
   batch or continuous operation mode
• acquire an awareness of safety associated with the operation of pilot plants and the protection of personnel and the environment
• make your company products more profitable by increasing the reliability of design procedures and data validation

Description
The design of a commercial plant can be rather risky and prohibitively expensive if the available experience is not extensive enough to scale up the information from bench-scale laboratory tests. Unless one has extensive experience with similar materials and products, it is advisable to verify the laboratory results in a pilot plant.

An old saying: "Make your mistakes on a small scale and make your profit on a large scale," can be applied to situations where the pilot plant represents an intermediate stage between the laboratory studies and the industrial plant.

The pilot plant is understood as a small-scale simulation of future industrial operations. Based on the experience with a pilot plant, the decision to proceed with the full-scale plant project will be based on a proven process and a more reliable economic estimate.

This course will cover all aspects of the consideration of pilot plants, including design, construction and operation. It will explain the main design principles of pilot plants, the selection of appropriate materials for fabrication and the selection and installation of the vital components of equipment. 

Discussed will be the elements of financial aspects of pilot plants: systematic analysis of capital and operation costs of pilot plants will be provided.
Substantial attention in the course will be devoted to instrumentation and control systems as well as to all important aspects related to the safety of personnel and the environment.

Who Should Attend
The course will benefit engineers, technicians, supervisors and plant managers who need to be familiar with the design, construction and operation of pilot plants in various industries: chemical, petrochemical, metallurgical, biochemical, pharmaceutical, agrochemical and others.

It will also be valuable for engineers, consultants and contractors who are in charge of making decisions about the overall costs of construction of pilot plants and supervising the costs of their continuous operation, as well as for technical managers responsible for interdisciplinary engineering projects interested in analyzing cost-effectiveness.