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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Chemical Engineering Department

CHE 441: Petroleum Refining Engineering

 
1. Catalog Data: (3 credit hours - 4 Contact hours) Oil and gas production. Evaluation of crude oil. Petroleum refining techniques. Physical separation processes. Chemical conversion processes. Finishing , treating and blending processes.  Design and costing of refining equipment. Products specifications, blending and testing.
 
2. Prerequisite: ChE 318 and registration in ChE 407

 

3.Textbooks

1-Gary, J.H. and Handwerk, G.E., “Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics” 3rd edition, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 1994.

 

4. References

1- Nelson, W.L.  “ Petroleum Refining Engineering” 4th edition, McGraw Hill, New York, 1980.
2- Hobson, G.D., et’al, “Modern Petroleum Technology” 4th edition, The institution of Petroleum, U.K, 1975.
 
6.Topics to be covered :

1. Introduction to history and development of refining. The operations and size of the petroleum and petroleum refining industry and its economic importance. ( 6 classes)
2. Refinery feedstocks, crude oil evaluation, and characterization , chemical composition of petroleum.(9 classes)
3. Types of refineries and basic refinery modules. Overall refinery flow. Factors affecting choice of a refinery type.(3 classes)
4. Principle operations in the refinery. Physical separation processes. Conversion processes. Treating and finishing processes. ( 18 classes)
5. Products: Types and specifications. Product blending. (6 classes)
6. Introduction to environmental regulations and legislations and their effects on refining operations. (3 classes)

 
5.Goals:
The course provides engineering and technical basic information necessary to  chemical engineers whose work is related to petroleum processing and the petrochemical industry. The main objectives of course are:

1. to familiarize students with the application of chemical engineering to petroleum refining.
2. to introduce them to petroleum products formulation, testing and specifications.

7. Class Requirements:
1. Homework assignments and laboratory
2. Two in class tests.
                3. One final examination.
8.Computer usage: Use of linear programming packages for products blending and refinery operations optimization.
9. Laboratory projects: students to perform a set of experiments designed to introduce them to evaluation and testing of crude oil and products.
10. Assessment of course goals: Through homework and laboratory  (25 pts), in- term examinations (25 pts) and final semester examination (50 pts).
11.Contribution to course goals:
Engineering science 1½  credits
Engineering design   1    credits
Mathematics or Basic science ½ credits.