Egypt Engineering Consultant Chemical & Nuclear study plan

Derive and apply the first law for open systems to at least 10 steady-flow problems involving turbines, compressors and heat exchangers, and record the sign conventions you used.

Construct and use steam tables and departure charts to compute enthalpy and entropy changes for water and for one non-ideal vapour, showing each interpolation step.

Apply Raoult's law and modified Raoult's law with activity coefficients to predict bubble and dew points for two binary mixtures, and state where the ideal assumption breaks down.

Compute adiabatic flame temperature and heats of reaction from formation enthalpies for two hydrocarbon combustion cases, including excess air.

Solve three phase-equilibrium problems using fugacity coefficients and the Lewis-Rule approximation, and list the error introduced in each.

Size a shell-and-tube heat exchanger using LMTD and the correction factor, then repeat with the effectiveness-NTU method and reconcile the two answers.

Design a binary distillation column with McCabe-Thiele, reporting reflux ratio, stage count, feed stage and minimum stages, and verify with a short Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland check.

Select and size a gas absorption column using the Kremser relation and compare it with a graphical operating-line construction.

Specify a drying or membrane separation duty by computing the required area or stage count from a stated feed and product specification.

Diagnose three common unit-operation failure modes (flooding, weeping, channelling) and state the operating limit and the control response for each.

Derive rate laws from batch concentration-time data for first-order, second-order and zero-order cases, and justify the chosen order statistically.

Size a CSTR and a PFR for the same duty at identical conversion, and quantify the volume penalty and when a CSTR train becomes competitive.

Apply Levenspiel plots and the Arrhenius relationship to select an operating temperature that avoids runaway while meeting conversion.

Analyse a packed-bed catalytic reactor for external mass-transfer limitation using the Thiele modulus and effectiveness factor, and state the observable symptom.

Identify the rate-limiting regime in two given reactor scenarios and state the design change that would shift the bottleneck.

Construct a HAZOP worksheet for one continuous process node, generating guide-word deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards without consulting a template.

Rank five identified scenarios by severity and likelihood on a risk matrix and justify each placement in writing.

Calculate relief valve and rupture disc sizing for a blocked outlet and a fire exposure case, and state the governing code basis.

Classify hazardous area zones for a solvent-handling area and select equipment protection concepts consistent with the classification.

Explain the layers-of-protection model and place at least six independent protection layers for one scenario on it.

Compute neutron flux, reaction rate and power density for a stated fuel enrichment and geometry, carrying units through to MW.

Solve point-kinetics problems for step reactivity insertion and estimate the prompt critical threshold and the role of delayed neutrons.

Explain the six-factor formula and calculate the multiplication factor for a simple homogeneous core, then state how each factor shifts with moderation.

Apply inverse-square and shielding principles to compute dose rate behind a slab and compare with a dose constraint.

Convert between activity, dose and exposure units for three radionuclides and state the ALARA controls you would apply.

Map the front end and back end of the fuel cycle and state the material form, hazard and control at each step.

Classify low, intermediate and high-level waste by activity and heat, and select a treatment and disposal route for each with justification.

Outline the decommissioning sequence for one facility type and identify the radiological survey and clearance steps.

Apply IAEA safety fundamentals and safeguards obligations to two scenarios and identify the reporting and inspection trigger in each.

Draft the safety-case argument for one activity, including defence in depth, safety functions and the graded-approach justification.

Calculate air-dispersion ground-level concentration for a stack release using a Gaussian model and select the stability class with justification.

Design a wastewater treatment train to meet stated limits for BOD, suspended solids and one heavy metal, sizing each unit.

Compare emission limits in the applicable Egyptian environmental law with the project design basis and list every gap.

Assemble the code hierarchy for a pressure vessel or nuclear component, from international standard to Egyptian permitting requirement, and state where they conflict.

Prepare a permit application checklist for one discharge point, naming the responsible authority and the monitoring evidence required.

Build a factored cost estimate for one process unit, covering equipment, installation, contingency and escalation, and state the accuracy class.

Produce a simple project schedule with critical path for a revamp, identifying the two activities that control float.

Apply the professional code of ethics to three conflict scenarios (data suppression, gift acceptance, sign-off under pressure) and state the required action and disclosure.

Quantify the cost of a safety recommendation from the week 4 HAZOP and argue the risk-reduction case for or against it.

Rehearse 30 exam-style questions across all ten domains under timed conditions and log every wrong answer with its root cause.