Learning path · the trunk
Process engineering fundamentals.
The shared trunk: mass and energy balances, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and the unit-operation grammar every process path inherits.
The discipline-neutral core all five paths draw their shared topics from.
- Topics live
- 8
- Planned
- 33
- Modules
- 9
The curriculum
Modules 0–8, in sequence
The complete path is laid out in the open. The first 8 topics (Modules 0–1) are live and linked; the rest are named by module and open as they are built.
M0Orientation: what process engineering is
3 liveM1Mass and energy balances (the foundation)
5 liveM2Fluid properties and where data comes from
planned- 2.1Density, viscosity, heat capacity: what each controlsPlanned
- 2.2Mixtures and solutions: why concentration changes everythingPlanned
- 2.3Gases: ideal behaviour and its limitsPlanned
- 2.4Phase behaviour in one sitting: saturation, boiling, condensingPlanned
- 2.5Where property data comes from — and how to know if it's rightPlanned
M3Fluid transport: pipes, pumps and valves
planned- 3.1Velocity, flow and line sizingPlanned
- 3.2Pressure drop: friction, fittings, the Moody intuitionPlanned
- 3.3Static head and hydrostaticsPlanned
- 3.4Pumps: head, power, efficiencyPlanned
- 3.5NPSH and cavitation: the silent pump killerPlanned
- 3.6Pipe data: schedules, ID, wall thicknessPlanned
- 3.7Valves and control in brief: what the process engineer specifiesPlanned
M4Heat transfer and exchangers
planned- 4.1Conduction, convection, U: the resistance picturePlanned
- 4.2LMTD and exchanger first-pass sizingPlanned
- 4.3Typical U values and fouling: ranges, not pointsPlanned
- 4.4Condensers and reboilers: latent dutyPlanned
- 4.5Heating and cooling media: steam, hot oil, cooling water, refrigerants, brinesPlanned
M5Separations: the grand tour
planned- 5.1Why separation costs most of the plant: the thermodynamic floorPlanned
- 5.2Phase separation: flash, decanting, demistingPlanned
- 5.3Distillation in one sitting: the workhorsePlanned
- 5.4Absorption and stripping in briefPlanned
- 5.5Solid–liquid separation: thickening, filtration, washingPlanned
- 5.6Membranes and adsorption in briefPlanned
M6Gases and compression
planned- 6.1Gas density at pressure and temperature: the working calculationPlanned
- 6.2Compression: ratios, stages, discharge temperaturePlanned
- 6.3Utility gases: air, nitrogen, fuel gasPlanned
M7Steam, water and utilities
planned- 7.1Steam tables and how to read themPlanned
- 7.2Humid air: psychrometrics for the process engineerPlanned
- 7.3Cooling systems: water, brines, glycolsPlanned
- 7.4Water in the plant: balance, hydrostatics, storagePlanned
M8The working engineer's discipline
planned- 8.1Worked examples and audit trails: showing your workingPlanned
- 8.2Sanity checks and orders of magnitudePlanned
- 8.3What fundamentals don't cover: codes, safety systems, specialists — the honest boundaryPlanned