CPD 3 credits. CPD no.: SAIChE-433 Provider: E4A (SAIChE-SPV-004)

Alternate name used: Design of Vessels, Tanks and Piping. Piping design is at an introductory level.
Includes numerous Sub-Courses such as 7 Tank Material Designs, Design with Corrosion Barrier Analyses, Temperature-Pressure Ratings in Designs, Design for Pressure and Vacuum Services, Major Cost Saving Design features, Unique Vessels including 3D Printed Vessels. A special overview of Roto-Moulded Tanks is provided.

There are very special studies of the US vs EU Standards and the Design Outcomes against different stress allowances. There is a full section on materials selections with vessels and consequent capital cost and lifetime savings. The Pre, Mid and Post-Reading Files are an outstanding bank of design, cost savings and operational guidelines.

The popular, unique and information packed course to enable those involved in design, projects and plant operations to analyse and design a range of process vessels, tanks and pipes in greater detail – thus achieving more cost-efficient and effective complete engineering designs aligned with each process requirement.

The vessel function and main design requirements are analysed through advanced needs, systems, scoping, information and risk analytical methods. Each of the main material types that can be applied in vessels designs are addressed in turn. Steels, Stainless Steels and Exotic Steels, Thermoplastics and Thermosets (Fibreglass), and Steel Plastic-lined Vessels are the main materials groupings evaluated (in total 12 materials types and combinations). Applicable standards are addressed for each material and the critical variables in total design are fully addressed. Pressure Vessels are also addressed in a special sub-section. Hazardous Processes are discussed, and attendees are introduced to the relevant design standards for hazards products.

Piping systems design introduces pipes as pressure vessels and the range of types evaluated matches the total 12 materials types and combinations discussed as vessels.

A section on installation and related topics is provided and there is guidance on vessel batch sizing, design for mixers and reactors, piping installation guidance and cautionaries with installations.             
Much attention is paid to the importance of vessel design lifetimes with alternate materials.         
There is a supporting sub-course on Economics in Engineering Manufacture and Design with interesting examples of cost savings through understanding where leverage in design can be achieved.

The final summary of the Course that we present at the end of DAY 2 is prepared as a series of DESIGN STAGES OR STEPS in a master chart with control checklists, and the appropriate design standards and design limitations are discussed and finalized. Interesting and unusual case studies are also presented.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

The main objective is to develop skills of attendees to assess vessels, tanks and piping design as a total systems approach, and to evaluate a number of economically viable materials for each application. A range of competencies are enhanced including use of engineering design and contextual judgement, developing knowledge-based engineering problem-solving, and other key design practices.              

Economic benefits are firstly achieved through the evaluation of different materials and assessing the most suitable and thus effective materials given the critical variables such as pressure, temperature, corrosion, load bearing and other important system parameters.
Economic benefits are also achieved through optimisation of the design and a deeper understanding of how design approaches and parameters can be leveraged to greater savings and profits, while still within design standards and thus safe design parameters.

Attendee comments:
“Thanks for an excellent course”, Wikus P.
“Thanks for an interesting and excellent course”, Mark K.
“Great knowledge, very valuable”, Forrester de B;
“Course and information was very insightful, a very valuable course”, Channel D.  

Presenter: John Broli. (MD E4A) Tel: 082 786 8507.    

For more information or to make your booking, contact John Broli at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cost 2025:
Registered Persons Fees/Rates are R6650 (+VAT) for the 2 Live on-line days and 1 private day CPD Courses. 3 CPDs.
Quantity discounts are available for group attendances or multiple bookings paid in advance.

All courses include:
a. Interesting pre-reading material is sent to attendees normally 2 days prior to the start.
b. Full course materials are emailed ahead to you for the course and your personal library.
c. Videos links through ZOOM or Microsoft Teams still enable samples of products to be shown.
d. The Course framework/plan is sent to attendees as an Excel Document enabling easy tracking.
e. Workshops which include case studies and worked examples are interspersed with tea and lunch breaks and all materials are sent ahead to attendees for these exercises.
f. A Certificate of Attendance with CPD points reflected is provided at the end of the event.

CPD 3 credits. CPD no.: SAIChE-438 Provider: E4A (SAIChE-SPV-004)

Includes numerous Sub-Courses such as New Insights on many materials subjects, E4A’s Master Materials selection with Barriers, Corrosion, 3D Printing, Recycling, Innovative Materials.
The Course has many guidelines on choosing materials in all engineering fields and great cost saving designs.
The Pre, Mid and Post-Reading Files are packed with useful and unique articles and guidelines on materials.

This extensive Course covers an in-depth review of important materials in engineering design.  
Materials are central to virtually every engineering design and most engineering problems. This course is thus of interest to all engineers and covers a wide range of material types and applications in engineering. Every year we update with new trends and improvements with materials.         
We cover various high-performance grades of metals, non-metals such as plastics, concrete and glass. All courses of E4A are directed at practical application of the theories of each of the course main topics and thus the courses are introduced with a series of articles for pre-course reading/study, to provide an overview to the course and to broadly introduce the attendees to the subject matter.     
                                               
This Course focusses firstly on the fundamentals of materials with important coverage of materials used in engineering design as well as many important material grades, special terminologies and understanding key topics such as extruded versus welded pipe materials. The need to understand the rating of metals and non-metals for pressure and temperature variables is dealt with in detail to ensure a wide understanding of materials.

The Course then addresses design requirements for equipment designs and engineering parts. The course covers selected applications in various processes, important materials properties and key details of manufacturing and assembly that should be carefully considered for successful long-term performance life in service. Much attention is paid to design lifetimes with alternate materials.              
E4A also focuses on key approaches to the designs, points of critical importance and prior recorded failures, and thus serves to make attendees aware of the wider but important design considerations. The use of industry standards and ratings of institutes (such as ASME for pipes) - both metal and plastic and the service conditions to which the nominal coding applies - are addressed.                
This course is thus to be considered as a broad-based and thorough overview of selection and design of materials for practical and reliable in-plant services.   

The third main section of the Course addresses special materials applications including composites (fibre-glass), material combinations such as barriers and structural elements, modifications of polymers including additives, modifications of metals including Duplex SS, sandwiches and foams, and a range of other amazing materials. There is also a short course on solar panel materials and 3D printing of a range of engineering materials.

The final summary of the Course that we present at the end of DAY 2 is prepared as a series of DESIGN STAGES OR STEPS in a master chart with control checklists, and the appropriate design standards and design limitations are discussed and finalized. Interesting and unusual case studies are also presented.

MAIN OBJECTIVES

The main objective is to develop skills of attendees to assess materials design as a total systems approach, and to evaluate a number of economically viable materials for each application considered.

Economic benefits are firstly achieved through the evaluation of different materials and assessing the most suitable and thus effective materials given the critical variables such as pressure, temperature, corrosion, load bearing and other important parameters. Benefits are also achieved through optimisation of the design and a deeper understanding of how design approaches and parameters can be leveraged to savings and profits.

Attendee comments:
“Thank you for presenting an excellent and very relevant course. I am looking forward to the next one”, Wikus P.;
“The training content was very good for laying the foundations”, Mbombi B.
“Workshop was very valuable, delivered a lot of new material”, Anusha S.

Presenter: John Broli. (MD E4A). For more information or to make your booking, contact John Broli at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cost 2025:
Registered Persons Fees/Rates are R6650 (+VAT) for the 2 Live on-line days and 1 private day CPD Courses. 3 CPDs.
Quantity discounts are available for group attendances or multiple bookings paid in advance.

All courses include:
a. Interesting pre-reading material is sent to attendees normally 2 days prior to the start.
b. Full course materials are emailed ahead to you for the course and your personal library.
c. Videos links through ZOOM or Microsoft Teams still enable samples of products to be shown.
d. The Course framework/plan is sent to attendees as an Excel Document enabling easy tracking.
e. Workshops which include case studies and worked examples are interspersed with tea and lunch breaks and all materials are sent ahead to attendees for these exercises.
f. A Certificate of Attendance with CPD points reflected is provided at the end of the event.