CHE 461 Petroleum Refining (3-0-3)

COURSE DESCRIPTION General review of refining processes of crude oil. Shortcut methods for practical design calculations. Design of atmospheric, vacuum, and pressure columns for petroleum fractionation, including auxiliary furnaces and condensers. Recent developments in heavy oil processing. TEXTBOOK Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics, 4/e, by James H. Gary and G. E. Handwerk, Marcel Dekker, Inc. Petroleum Refinery Engineering, by W. L. Nelson. CHE 306

REF. BOOK PREREQUISITE OBJECTIVE

To study the overall refinery flow including physical separation operations and chemical conversion processes, and to learn basic calculations and methods used to design and run petroleum refining facilities. TOPICS Refinery feedstocks Processing of crude oil Desalting Distillation Case study and solved examples Chemical conversion processes: for liquids (coking, visbreaking) Catalytic Cracking and Catalytic Hydrocracking Hydrotreating Catalytic Reforming Isomerization Product Blending Supporting processes and gas recovery systems Economic analysis

OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to: 1. 2. Be familiar with the characteristics and types of crude oils [1]. Understand the crude oil fractionation process [1,3].

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Be familiar with the main refining processes and understand their feedstocks and products [1,3,9,11]. Learn basic calculations used to design and run petroleum refining facilities [1,3]. Be able to perform economic analysis on refinery processes and understand the effect of various process configurations and conditions on the economics of the refinery [3,11].

EVALUATION METHOD Homeworks Quizzes Major Examination(s) Final Examination Computer Usage: Computer aided assignment solution Laboratory Projects: Not applicable