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Petroleum
Refining Technology And Economics |
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The petroleum refining industry has undergone tremendous expansion and
change since 1950. |
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Enormous increases in the size of
process units, new catalytic processes, shifting product demands, and new
sources of petroleum from tar sands and oil shales have made present–day
technology and economics of petroleum refining a very complex and
sophisticated science. |
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American journal literature has recorded these changes in substantial
detail but not, however, in a systematic or convenient manner.
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This course presents the basic aspects of current petroleum refining
technology and economics in a systematic manner. |
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The physical and chemical properties of petroleum and petroleum products
are described, along with major modern refining processes.
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Data for determination of product yields, investment, and operating costs
are presented for all major refining processes. |
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Similar data also are given for supporting processes, such as hydrogen
generation and elemental sulfur recovery. |
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Ecological problems of petroleum refining operations are described in
general terms. |
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Reaction chemistry is described in basic terms with reference to desirable
thermodynamic conditions. |
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The investment, operating cost and utility data given herein are typical
average 1982 data.
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As such, this information is suitable for approximating the economics of
various refining configurations. |
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The information is not sufficiently accurate for definitive comparisons of
competing processes. |
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The yield data for reaction processes have been extended to allow complete
material balances to be made from physical properties.
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In so far as possible, data for catalytic reactions represent average
yields from competing proprietary catalysts and processes. |
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The yield data combined with the cost data will serve the practicing
engineer and refinery management as a convenient tool for developing
preliminary economic feasibility studies.
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Examples of such calculations are given as an aid to
students. |
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The subject material is organized in such a way that the course can be
taught by the case–study method.
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By furnishing crude analyses to the students, each student can proceed
through the refinery operations calculating yields, utility requirements,
operating costs, and product specifications. |
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