302290 (v.2) ChE 375 Petroleum Processing

Area:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

2.5

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

2 x 1 Hours Monthly

Anti Requisite(s):

302209 (v.2) ChE 553 Petroleum Processing or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

302240 (v.3) ChE 227 Process Principles or any previous version
AND
302246 (v.2) ChE 221 Fluid Mechanics or any previous version

Syllabus:

Requirements of the hydrocarbon age - products and specifications, chemistry of crude oil, hydrocarbon types, crude oil types, crude characterisation. Distillation - refining topography, distillation, atmospheric, vacuum, pressurised. Reforming and cracking - reforming, catalytic cracking. Gas production - hydrocracking, hydroprocessing. Light end - light end processing, alkylation, catalytic polymerisation, isomerisation. Heavy end - heavy end strategies (lube production, bitumen, coking), sulphur and sulphur treating (sulphur removal and sweetening, sulphur recovery, amine systems), miscellaneous processes (drying, desalting). Logistics and economics - refining and logistics, economics and optimisation.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have a good understanding of the role of hydrocarbon processing and petroleum refinery in the world's economy today and the basic chemistry and engineering principles behind the refinery technology. They will have gained familiarity with the principles and operations of key refinery processes and process components as well as logistics, economics, optimisation and waste management and minimization with respects to petroleum processing.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

No prescribed references.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Continuous Assessment 50%. Group Project 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y