HYDROCARBON

PROCESS DESIGN
MANISH V SHAH
CHARTERED ENGINEER
FELLOWSHIP
IChemE UK

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 DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN
 UPSTREAM (OIL & GAS),
 DOWNSTREAM (REFINERY &
PETROCHEMICALS)
 UTILITY SYSTEM
IN LEADING
 CONCEPT,
 FEASIBILITY STUDY,
 FEED,
 BASIC AND
 DETAIL ENGINEERING

UPSTREAM OIL & GAS

GAS COMPRESSION,
GAS, LIQUID & WATER
SEPARATION,
OIL STABILISATION,
PRODUCED WATER
SYSTEM,
ACID GAS REMOVAL,
GAS DEHYDRATION,
 SALT AND SAND

REMOVAL SYSTEM

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  WORLEY PARSONS  SIMULATION
 EXCHANGER DESIGN
 UHDE  COLUMNS DESIGN
 JACOBS &  SEPARATOR DESIGN
 PROCESS SAFETY
 LINDE

PROCESS DESIGN OF
DOWNSTREAM :  SIMULATION AND H & M B,
 PFD, P & I D,
 SRU, TGTU,
 2 & 3 PHASE SEPARATOR SIZING
 ARU, SWS,
 COMPRESSOR SETTLE-OUT
 LPG RECOVERY
CALCULATION,
 BUTENE-1  SINGLE/TWO PHASE LINE SIZING
 PUMP / COMPRESSOR
PROCESS DESIGN OF HYDRAULICS.
REFINERIES :  EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENT
 CDU, CFU, SGCU, DATA SHEETS.
 LSG, DHDS & MILD
 VENDOR DATA REVIEW & BID
HYDRO CRACKER COMPARISON ETC.

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  HYSYS,
 ASPEN PLUS,
 UNISIM,
 T-SWEET/PRO-MAX &
 PRO II.

 GPSA ENGINEERING DATA BOOK

 LUDWIG'S APPLIED PROCESS DESIGN
FOR CHEMICAL & PETROCHEMICAL
PLANTS

 SHELL DEPS, SAUDI ARAMCO,

CONOCO PHILLIPS, API AND TEMA

 STEAM, PLANT AIR  RELIEF LOAD CAL.

INSTRUMENT AIR  PSV SIZING
 COOLING WATER  FIRE AND COLD
 CHILLED WATER BLOWDOWN STUDY
(DEPRESSURIZATION),
 DM WATER POTABLE  FLARE NETWORK DESIGN
WATER USING FLARE-NET,
 SEA WATER  FLARE KOD SIZING,
 HOT OIL SYSTEM  HAZARDOUS AREA
 REFRIGERATION CLASSIFICATION.

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TYPES OF HEAT EXCHANGERS
 COOLERS / HEATERS (GAS / LIQUID)
 VAPORIZERS
 THERMOSIPHON REBOILER
 KETTLE REBOILER
 CONDENSER AND VACUUM CONDENSER
 SHELLS IN SERIES & PARALLEL
 FULL VACUUM GAS SERVICE
“ONE STOP SOLUTION”
FOR HEAT AND MASS
TRANSFER
APPLICATIONS
EXCHANGER WORK
HXS DESIGN, OPTIMISATION/DEBOTTLENECKING.
FAN-FAILED CASE STUDIES FOR AIR-FIN COOLERS.
FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR VARIOUS TYPES AND
CONFIGURATIONS.
MECHANICAL WEIGHT ESTIMATION & FOOTPRINT.
SHELL AND TUBE VIBRATION STUDIES.
NETWORK OPTIMIZATION AND PINCH ANALYSIS.

 DISTILLATION, ABSORBER &

 SHELL AND TUBE HXS STRIPPER
 PACKING AND TRAY SELECTION FOR
 FIN FAN AIR COOLERS NEW COLUMNS
 DOUBLE PIPE HXS  COLUMN DIAMETER AND HEIGHT
 HAIRPIN HXS  SULZER AND KOCH REAL PACKING
AND TRAY DESIGN
 PLATE TYPE HXS  NEW COLUMN DESIGN AND
 FIRE HEATER OPTIMISATION
PRELIMINARY SIZING /  DEBOTTLENECKING STUDIES
CHECKING  VENDOR DESIGN REVIEW

 ASPEN PLUS
 HYSYS
 PRO II


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Book : Ludwig's Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants, Volume 3; 4th Edition; one
article included in this book and heat transfer chapter was reviewed by me.

Papers or articles in industry publications

1. Paper on “Guidelines on Selection and Design of Cooling Options for Offshore Applications” has been
published in PetroMin, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013.
2. Paper on “Air Fin Cooler Design Optimisation For Offshore And Onshore Application” has been published in
Hydrocarbon Asia, Oct-Dec 2011, Vol 21 No 04 issue.
3. Paper on “Quiz for heat exchanger selection and design” has been published in Hydrocarbon Asia, May/June
2007, Vol 17 No 03 issue.

Papers presented at industry conferences

1. Presented paper on "Reboiler selection, design and engineering" at LEI Academy & MSU, 2015.
2. Presented paper on "Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Selection & Design" and "Types of Heat Exchanger" at
MSU Vadodara.
3. Presented paper on "Introduction to Tray & Packed Columns in Process Industry" at IIChE 2015
4. Presented Column paper on "Liquid Distributor Selection And Design" at IIChE April’14.
5. Presented Exchanger paper on "Guideline on Selection and Design of Cooling Options for Offshore
Application" at “IORS 2012 (19th Annual India Oil & Gas Review Summit)”, Mumbai, India. Sept’12
6. Presented safety paper on “Best engineering design practice for Jet & pool fire in oil and gas industry” at “1st
Hazards Asia Pacific Symposium by IChemE” on 29th September 2011 in KL, Malaysia.
7. Presented Exchanger paper on "Air Fin Cooler Design Optimisation for Offshore and Onshore Application" at
“IORS 2011 (18th Annual India Oil & Gas Review Summit)”, Mumbai, India. Sept’11
8. Presented Safety paper on "Best engineering design practice for Jet & pool fire in oil and gas industry" at
“IORS 2011 (18th Annual India Oil & Gas Review Summit)”, Mumbai, India. Sept,11
9. Presented paper on "Heat exchanger Fouling - Myth Vs Reality" held on 20th & 21st July 2010 at “Hydrocarbon
Asia's Engineering and Operation Convention 2010” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
10. Presented Exchanger paper on "Guideline on Selection and Design of Cooling Options for Offshore
Application" held on 20th & 21st July 2010 at “Hydrocarbon Asia's Engineering and Operation Convention
2010” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
11. Presented paper on “Best engineering design practice for Jet & pool fire in oil and gas industry” in “Pressure
Vessels Conference & Exhibition 2008” on 23rd October 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
12. Presented paper on “Good Practice for Heat Exchanger Selection and Design” in “2008 Americas AES User
Conference” conducted in Houston, USA and SEA User Conference in KL, Malaysia.
13. Presented paper on “Quiz for heat exchanger selection and design” in “Heat Exchange Engineering Asia
Conference 2007” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
14. Paper on “Integration of Aspen Properties and Aspen Plus with Microsoft Excel Spread-sheets” has been
selected for “AspenWorld 2004” at Orlando, Florida USA.

Registrations / Affiliations and Education :

CEng FIChemE (UK) : Fellowship of IChemE UK - Chartered Engineer

American Institute of Chemical Engineers – Member

Chartered Engineer and Member of ‘The Institution of Engineers India’

BE, Petrochemical Engineering, MIT 2nd rank & Diploma in Chemical Engineering, Distinction
Finalists for Chemical Engineering 2012 Personal Achievement Award (July 2012)
I have received nomination for John Grill award, Worley Parsons.
I have received appreciation letter from Linde. (Three Times)
I have received appreciation letter from IORS 2011 & 2012
I have received appreciation letter from IICHE 2014 & 2015 (Twice)

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