Process Engineer

Conceptual, FEED, Basic and Detail design phases for oil and gas refineries, process equipment sizing and calculations,Particular experience in relief load calculation, design of overpressure protection systems and flare network sizing

Jan. 2007 – Present: Petrofac Engineering and Construction, U.A.E

1. ASAB Full Field Development (2.5Bn EPC – Client: ADCO), Process Sub-lead Engineer

2. Kauther Phase II - Fahud Power Plant (700Mn FEED – Client: PDO), Process Lead Engineer

3. Harweel Clusters and Pipelines Phase 2 Development (2.7Bn EPC – Client: PDO ), Utility Engineer

Aug. 2006 – Jan. 2007: SARV Oil and Gas Industries Development Co. (SOGIDCO), Iran

1.GTL 1000 BPD (EPC), Process Lead engineer•

2.GTL 10,000 BPD (Conceptual), Process Lead engineer

Dec. 2000 – Aug. 2006: SAZEH Engineering and Construction, Iran

1.Bid Boland Gas Treating Plant II (EPC), Process engineer

2.Flare Relocation of South Pars Phase-1 (E), Process Lead Engineer

3.Tehran Refinery Master Plan Studies (Revamping and De-bottlenecking), Utility Engineer

4.Cyprus Refinery Environmental Upgrading Projects (EPC), Process engineer

5.Methanol & DME Pilot Plant (EP), Process engineer

6.Abadan Refinery Expansion; Renovation of Distillation Units and Upgrading Projects (Basic Engineering), Process Lead engineer of Sour Gas Sweetening Unit

7.Kermanshah Refinery Master Plan Studies (Revamping and De-bottlenecking), Process engineer

Jul. 2000 – Sep. 2000: Petrochemical Industries Design, Engg. and Construction (PIDEC), Iran,Process Department Trainee

M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Separation Processes and Transport Phenomena , Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2000-2002,
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Refinery Processes Design, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, 1996-2000

Academic publications:

- The Feasibility studies of Aromatic extraction from PGH unit feed, Sharif University, 2002
- ASTM Standard Laboratory Testes for determination of Petroleum and Petroleum Products specifications (book), Sharif publication, Tehran, 2001
- A Solution to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (book), Navid Publication, Shiraz, 1998

- Certificate of PTW (Permit To Work) training Course, Gulf Human Resources Development (GHRDC), 2009
- Certificate of H2S training Course, ERM Emarates, 2009
- Certificate of Aspen Plus Training Course, Mehras Consulting Co., 2006
- Certficate of Pipe Phase Training course, Sazeh Eng. & Const., 2005
- Certifcate of Fundamental of Process Control, Sazeh Eng. & Const., 2005
- Certificate of Project Control, Scheduling and Management and MSP, ISIRAN, 2004
- Certificate of Advanced Hysys Simulation training Course, Sazeh Eng. & Const., 2004
- Certificate of MS Access Training Course, ISIRAN (ICDL Certificate), 2004
- Certificate of Hysys Simulation Training Course, Sazeh Eng. & Const., 2003
- Certificate of Piping and Plant Layout Design, Sazeh Eng. & Const., 2003
- Certificate of Introduction to QMS Based on ISO 9001:2000, IPHRD, 2002

Saeid Rahimi M. has wide experience in the equipment sizing and selection. He has prepared many internal sizing procedures such as line sizing and hydraulic calculation, two & three phase separator sizing, PSV relief load calculation, PSV sizing and selection and flare network component design. He has also generated more than 70 spreadsheets for different process sizing and calculation. He has also several publications in chemical engineering:
- Relief Requirement for Gas thermal expansion, HP, Nov 2010
- A Look at Centrifugal Pump Suction Hydraulic, Process Insight, June 2009
- Rethink your overpressure systems, HP, April 2009
- Validation of Hysys depressuring tool, Jan 2009, Petrofac Internal Report
- What you should know about liquid thermal expansion, HP, Nov. 2008
- Tower Pressure Relief calculation, HP, Sep. 2008
- Relief rate calculation for control valve failure, HP, Jan. 2008
- Designing for pressure release due to a fire – Part 2, HP, Dec. 2007
- Designing for pressure release due to a fire – Part 1, HP, Nov. 2007

Chemwork Collection is professional process engineering software developed by Mr. Rahimi for doing process sizing and calculation in a very user-friendly environment. Providing the high level of integration with completing standard datasheet & calculation sheet, this software enables users to reduce the required time for process calculations and documentation. (The instruction manual of software is available for reference).