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UNIVERSITY OF KUWAIT
College Of Engineering and Petroleum
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
FIRST SEMESTER 2014/2015
Petroleum Refining Engineering (ChE 472/01AX1)
www.albahri.info
Course Instructor:
Dr. Tareq A. Albahri
Course Title:
Petroleum Refining Engineering
Course Catalog Data:
ChE 472: Petroleum Refining Engineering (3-0-3)
(Prerequisites: ChE 440 and CHEM 269)
Course Catalog
Description:
This course offers a general description of the important concepts
in petroleum refining such as; modern refinery layout, refinery
feed stocks and products, composition of petroleum,
characterization of petroleum fractions, significance of laboratory
tests. Followed by detailed description of key petroleum refining
processes such as; crude and vacuum distillation, delayed coker
and H-oil, hydrocracking and fluidized catalytic cracking,
reforming and alkylation, product hydrotreating and residue
desulfurization, Hydrogen production and gas handling. Sulfur
and lubricating oil production. Special topics are also discussed
such as; Product Blending and environmental constraints on
refinery products. Term project and presentation is required.
Prerequisites by
Topic:
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Organic chemistry, hydrocarbons, reaction mechanism.
Materials and energy balances.
Thermodynamic properties, chemical reaction equilibrium.
Kinetics, reaction rate, catalytic reactors, effect of temperature
and pressure.
Textbook(s):
Main:
Handouts & Class notes available on my website
“Petroleum Refining Technology and Economics”, James H.
Gary & Glenn E., Handwerk, 5th ed., Marcel Dekker, 1994.
References: Process Information
 Author: Parkash, Surinder - Title: Refining Processes
Handbook - Publisher: Elsevier - Pub. Date: 2003
CallTP690.P247.2003
Properties Estimation
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 API (American Petroleum Institute) Technical Data Book on
Petroleum Refining, Vol. 1, 2, 3. (TP692 A512 1983 Ref.).
 “Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fractions” M.
R. Riazi, 1st edition, ASTM Press, Philadelphia, USA, 2005.
 Petroleum Refining: 1. Crude Oil, Petroleum Products,
Process Flowsheets. J.-P. Wauquier, Editions Technip, Paris,
1995. Chapters 4&5.
 GPSA (Gas Processors Suppliers Association) Engineering
Data Book, 10th ed., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1987.
Lab Tests
 A.W. Drews, ‘ASTM Manual on Hydrocarbon Analysis’, 6th
ed., ASTM, Maryland, 1998. (TP691 M358 1998)
 Dyroff, George V., ‘Manual on Significance of tests for
Petroleum Products’ 5th ed., ASTM, Maryland, 1989. (TP691
M36 1989)
 ASTM standards for testing (TA736 A736 1990)
 Arthur, I. Vogel, “Quantitative chemical Analysis” (QD101.2
V63 1989)
Economics

Petroleum Economist HD9560.1.P63
Software
 API Technical Database Petroleum Refining
 Petrochem Toolkit
 Petroplan
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Modern Refinery Layout.
Refinery Feeds and Products.
The Composition of Petroleum.
Characterization and Properties Estimation.
Significance of Laboratory Tests of Petroleum Products.
The Crude Distillation Unit
The Vacuum Rerun Unit
The ARDS Unit
The Delayed Coker Unit
The Catalytic Reforming Unit
The Alkylation Unit
The Hydrocracker Unit
The FCC unit
The H-Oil Unit
The Hydrotreaters
The Hydrogen unit
The Gas Handling & PSA unit
The Sulfur Recovery Unit
The Utilities and Off-sites
Lubricating oil production
Product Blending
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22. Environmental Constraints on refinery products.
23. Special Topics; Material and energy balances, Flash
Calculations, Properties estimation, ACS (advanced control
strategies), software programs in petroleum refining, etc.
24. Project on refinery modeling.
Course Objectives:
Performance criteria:
1. To teach the student the basic principles and calculations
practiced in petroleum refining.
2. To teach the student how to present, orally and in writing,
modern trends in petroleum refining.
3. Teach the students basic modeling skills in petroleum refining
technology.
1. The student should demonstrate basic understanding of refining
operations and terminology involved.
2. The student should be able to present an advanced topic in
refining both orally and in writing, as part of a team work.
3. The student should be able to demonstrate ability in conducting
basic modeling techniques.
ABET Category
Content:
Engineering Science: 1.5 Credits or 50%
Engineering Design: 1.5 Credits or 50%
Instructor:
Dr. Tareq Albahri
Office:
Office : Bldg. 8 Kh. 5th Floor Room 30
Tel. 24987459 (Direct) or 24817662 (Secretary)
E-mail : [email protected]
Website: www.albahri.info
Class Hours:
Mon & Wed 9:30 – to 10:45 am
Office Hours:
8:30 – 9 AM & 12:15 – 1 PM (Mon & Wed)
9:00 - 10:00 am (Sun, Tue, Thu) or by appointment!
Class Room:
Bldg. 14 Kh., Room # 304
Assistant:
Dr. Reena George
Chemical Engineering Department
Building 21K, Room 219
Office Hours: 10 AM – 12:30 PM (Sun, Tue & Thu)
Assessment Criteria:
The course grade will be based (approximately) as follows:
1. Midterm exams, 40%. (dates will be set later)
2. Final exam. 40%. (20/12/2014 11:00 AM -1:00 PM)
3. HW, assignments, project, report, and presentation, 20%.
4. Attendance (Bonus)
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General Policies
1. Students who disrupt the lecture in any way will be asked to leave and will be
considered absent.
2. Students who use their cell phone in class will be considered absent for bonus
purposes
3. Put away your cellphones in your purse or pocket during lectures and exams and not
on the desk no matter what.
4. You need my permission to record the lecture by Audio or Video or attend as listener.
5. You must pay full attention during the lecture; you are not allowed to solve HWs,
copy class notes, read books, use cellphones, tablets or laptops during the lecture.
HW Policy
6. HW’s are due one week after the chapter is completed.
7. Late HWs will be corrected but will not be graded.
8. You must submit the HW’s on due date to the teaching assistant no later than 1:45pm.
Please do not submit in the class!
9. If you have a question about the HW ask the TA, for everything else ask me!
10. Keep a copy of every HW you submit, you will need it for solving further HWs.
11. You will be required to submit a copy of all your HW's by the end of the semester for
full credit.
Attendance Policy
12. If (and only if) a bonus is given, students will lose ½-bonus point for every lecture they are
late, 1-bonus point for every lecture they are very late, and 1-bonus point for each lecture
absence.
13. Students who are absent seven hours will receive FA grade; that is equivalent to (a) five Mon
& Wed lectures, or (b) seven Sun, Tue & Thu lectures, or (c) 7 summer session lectures.
Sick leave (and other leave) Policy
14. I will only accept sick leaves that coincide with lectures absence day and period.
15. Sick leaves must have the stamp of both the physician and the hospital (or clinic).
16. I will not accept sick leaves that are more than two weeks old after first absence day.
17. Any written leave of absence must postdate the date of absence.
18. Funeral leave is three days for first degree relatives and one day for other relatives.
You must present proof of leave.
Grading Policy
19. Letter grades distribution is based on the following table,
Total Grade
Corresponding Letter Grade
95 – 100
A
90 – 94.9
A87 – 89.9
B+
83 – 86.9
B
80 – 82.9
B77 – 79.9
C+
73 – 76.9
C
70 – 72.9
C65 – 69.9
D+
60 – 64.9
D
0 – 59.9
F
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Absent 7 hours
FA
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see notes above for attendance policy
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