CHEN3011 (v.1) Petroleum Field and Refinery Processing
| Area: | WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Workshop: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
CHEN2002 (v.1)
Process Heat Transfer
or any previous version
AND CHEN2000 (v.1) Process Principles or any previous version AND CHEN2003 (v.1) Process Mass Transfer or any previous version AND CHEN3010 (v.1) Reaction Engineering or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit covers the processing steps in the conversion of crude oil into refinery products: the overall process and details of the individual operations; alternate process technologies and considerations involved in design work; and the key issues and phenomena encountered. There are two sections—Field Processing and Refinery Processing. In Field Processing, students learn about crude oil formation, drilling and production; two-phase and three-phase separation, dehydration, desalting, stabilization and sweetening; and crude oil storage and transportation. Refinery Processing deals with the importance of crude oil, its types, composition, refinery products and product test methods; crude oil evaluation; refinery configurations: different refinery flowsheets, the function of each operation and their integration; distillation: atmospheric and vacuum; refinery gas processing; reforming and cracking; heavy end processing: thermal cracking, hydrocracking, visbreaking and coking; lube oil refining; instrumentation and control; safety and environmental systems; and refinery logistics and economics. |
| Field of Education: | 030301 Chemical Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2019 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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