ChE 441 Petroleum Refining Engineering هندسة تكرير البترول

Instructor: Prof. Ibrahim S. Al-Mutaz,   Room 2B57,   Phone [phone]
Class Hours: 8:00 - 8:50 am   on  Sat, Mon. and Wed.
 Description of the Course:
Purpose, Structure:
(Oil and gas production. Evaluation of crude petroleum. Petroleum refining techniques. Chemical conversion processes. Finishing processes. Design and cost of refining equipment. Product testing.) 
وصف محتويات المقرر 
إنتاج الـزيت والغاز ، تقييم البترول الخام ، تقنيات تكرير البترول ، عمليات التحويل الكيميائية ، عمليات النهائية ، تصميم وتكلفة معدات التكرير ، اختبار المنتجات ويشمل المقرر دراسة الاختبارات القياسية للمنتجات البترولية الناتـجة من مصافي التكرير . مقدمة للصناعات البترولية الناتجة من تلك المصافي.

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)

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 principles to petroleum refining. 
2.  to introduce them to petroleum products formulation, testing and specifications.
Computer usage: Use of linear programming packages for products blending and refinery operations optimization.

Textbooks:
Gary, J.H. and Handwerk, G.E., “Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics” 3^rd edition, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 1994 .
References:
Nelson, W.L.  “ Petroleum Refining Engineering” 4^th edition, McGraw Hill, New York, 1980. 
Hobson, G.D., et’al, “Modern Petroleum Technology” 4^th edition, The institution of Petroleum, U.K, 1975.

Prerequisite
ChE 311: Multistage Operations
Requirements:
homework, midterm(s), paper and final exam.

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