I’m a newcomer to chemical engineering design and would like some advice
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I graduated with a degree in environmental engineering. I used to work in process technology management at this chemical company, and I’m about to be transferred to a chemical design institute, where I will be assigned to the process team. If a newcomer like me enters a design institute, how should I get started? What courses should be taken. Because I’ve heard that operation management and design are completely different things. However, it takes a lot of effort for me to learn*. I’ve been working for about three years now, and I manage to keep studying* until 12 o’clock every night. At this pace of learning*, how long will it take me to get the hang of it and be able to work effectively? I would appreciate some guidance from experienced experts, thank you
You can start now, but just reading books isn’t enough to do good design; you need to gain experience through projects.
Hehe, I think it would be better for you, as a person majoring in environmental engineering, to be assigned to the utility engineering group. It mainly involves the design of water supply and drainage pipes, steam pipes, and similar items. But you have 3 years of practical work experience, so you can adapt to the work in the process team quickly as well. And since you are so good at learning, your main task at the moment is to become familiar with various standards by reading more chemical process design manuals. What’s more important is to figure out what tasks each team member needs to carry out; it’s essential to become proficient in drawing, especially with CAD. As for other drawing and piping software, one can learn them gradually as part of the work.
Find a master to guide you; the more work you do, the faster you’ll get the hang of it. Don’t set a deadline for yourself – there’s no need to rush
Handbook of Chemical Process Design. It’s essential to become proficient in drawing, especially CAD; other drawing and piping software can be learned gradually as you work with them. Experience is very important
Do more, learn more, and ask why – that way you’ll get the hang of it quickly. It depends on yourself
It requires a lot of effort; the manufacturing processes are quite demanding. The scope of content is wide and the depth is significant. It’s not easy to master everything thoroughly. But if one focuses only on the process design related to the factory aspect, it becomes easier to get familiar with it – there aren’t many difficulties. You have practical work experience. Last edited by Albertlu on 2009-3-5 12:14.]
Participate in more actual projects; with such dedication as the original poster shows, it should be no problem to get started within a year as long as there are opportunities to work on projects!
No problem, you can do it; it’s not that complicated. The complicated things are all done by foreigners:lol :lol