CHE501 : PETROLEUM REFINERY

Department

Department of Chemical Engineering

Academic Program

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

CHE421

Overview

Refinery products; detailed discussion of specifications of refinery products. Methods and techniques for measurements (routine tests) and estimating the physical properties of various products. Evaluation of crude oils; detailed discussion of crude assay (TBP, ASTM and EFV) distillation techniques. Distillation and property (mid percent and yield) curves. Main Refinery operations; Desalting, atmospheric and vacuum distillations. Material balance on main units. Other important refinery units. Products blending. Estimation of properties of various blends