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Refinery
Operations |
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Refinery Operations is the second in a series of three courses designed
for the use of supervisors, foremen, operators, and others who work, or
are associated, with crude oil refining, petrochemicals, or natural gas
compressor stations or plants. |
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Each course is independent, yet the
information in each would be of value to those listed above. |
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This second course is intended to provide a basic background of refinery
operational methods, techniques, equipment, and theories. |
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Included are sample problems,
discussions on equipment start–up and usage, and different methods of
refining. |
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Anyone who has a basic understanding
of chemistry and physics, or who has studied the material presented in
course One of this series, should have no difficulty in dealing with the
concepts presented herein. |
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Course
Outline |
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Module
1. Development of Refining Processes |
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Module
2. Combustion |
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Module
3. Burners, Furnaces, and Heat Exchangers |
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Module
4. Fundamentals of Distillation |
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Module
5. Fractionation and Tower Operation |
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Module
6. Principles of Thermal Cracking, Alkylation, and
Catalytic Reforming |
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Module
7. Product Quality in the Refinery Comprehensive Quiz |
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Module
1. Development of Refining Processes |
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Changing
Needs |
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Early
Distillation Processes |
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Module
2 . Combustion |
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Principles
of Combustion |
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Combustion
in the Refinery |
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Examples
on Early Processes and Combustion |
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Module
3 . Burners, Furnaces, and Heat Exchangers |
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Types
of Burners |
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Operating
Furnaces |
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Controlling
Heat Input |
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Heat
Exchangers |
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Examples
on Burners, Furnaces, and Heat Exchangers |
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Module
4 Fundamentals of Distillation |
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Chemistry
Review |
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Application
of Distillation Principles |
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How
Pressure Affects Distillation |
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Calculating
Partial Pressure |
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Plotting
Equilibrium Curves |
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Distillation
Problems |
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Methods
of Distillation in the Refinery |
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Examples
on Distillation |
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Module
5. Fractionation and Tower Operation |
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Fractional
Distillation |
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Fractionator
Principles |
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Fractionator
Operation |
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Tower
Operation |
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Steam
Stripping |
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Examples
on Fractionator and Tower Operation |
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Module
6. Principles of Thermal Cracking, Alkylation, and
Catalytic
Reforming |
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What
Happens in Catalytic Cracking |
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Reformer
Operation |
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Isomerization |
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Hydrocracking |
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Alkylation |
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Module
7. Product Quality in the Refinery Comprehensive Quiz |
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