Process Engineering

process engineering

Designing and Optimizing Your Process

With years of experience across the oil & gas, chemical, and renewable energy industries, Anacapa process engineers are uniquely equipped to tackle our clients’ greatest challenges. Our comprehensive list of process engineering services is located below.

Project Scoping

  • Data gathering

  • Field visits

  • Software modeling and optimization

Pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design)

  • Baseline and alternative simulations

  • Block flow diagrams (BFD)

  • Preliminary heat and matrial balances, hydraulic calculations, and equipment sizing

FEED (Front-End Engineering and Design)

  • Design Basis and Process Flow Diagram (PFD)

  • Process modeling and Heat and Material Balances

  • Hydraulic Calculations, Hydraulic modeling, and line sizing

  • Equipment sizing and specifications.

  • Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

  • Control valve, relief valve, and flow meter sizing and specifications

  • Control Philosophy

  • Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

Process Flow Diagram

Subject Matter Experts

  • Separation processes (2 phase and 3 phase)

  • Steam generation and distribution systems

  • Water treating, softening, and desalination systems.

  • Gas treating, processing, and distribution systems

  • Solar Steam generation and storage

  • LCFS and GHG lifecycle analysis

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Stuart Heisler, PE

California-Licensed Mechanical Engineer, AIChE Membership, SPE Membership

Anacapa designs to all applicable federal, state and local code guidelines.