LECTURE PLAN
Assignment / % course
Week Lectures Topics
Quizzes coverage
Lecture 1 Introduction to crude oil
Origin Theory
Week 1 Lecture 2
Origin Theory
Lecture 3
formation and composition of
petroleum
Lecture 4
Week 2
Indigenous and world resources.
Lecture 5
Indigenous and world resources.
Lecture 6
Refinery products; properties;
Lecture 7 significant tests and standard test
methods;
Refinery products; properties;
Lecture 8 significant tests and standard test
Week 3 methods;
Refinery products; properties;
Lecture 9 significant tests and standard test
methods;
Refinery products; properties;
Lecture 10 significant tests and standard test
methods;
Refinery products; properties;
Week 4 significant tests and standard test
Lecture 11
methods;
characterization and evaluation of
Lecture 12 crude oil stocks
characterization and evaluation of
Lecture 13 crude oil stocks
Week 5
characterization and evaluation of
Lecture 14
crude oil stocks
Lecture 15 generation of crude processing data;
Lecture 16 generation of crude processing data
Lecture 17 generation of crude processing data
Week 6
Crude pre heating and preliminary
Lecture 18 treatment
Crude pre heating and preliminary
Lecture 19
treatment
Crude pre heating and preliminary
Week 7 Lecture 20 treatment
Lecture 21 pipestill heaters
Lecture 22 pipestill heaters
Week 8 Lecture 23 pipestill heaters
Lecture 24 desalting
Lecture 25 atmospheric and vacuum distillation
Week 9 Lecture 26 atmospheric and vacuum distillation
Lecture 27 atmospheric and vacuum distillation
steam stripping; arrangement of
Lecture 28
towers.
steam stripping; arrangement of
Week Lecture 29 towers.
10
steam stripping; arrangement of
Lecture 30 towers.
Calculation of number of
Lecture 31
trays
Week
Lecture 32 types of reflux employed
11
Lecture 33 types of reflux employed
Week Lecture 34 types of reflux employed
12
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Lecture 35 Packie’s approach
Lecture 36 Packie’s approach
Lecture 37 Packie’s approach
processing plans, schemes and product
Week Lecture 38 patterns of refineries
13
processing plans, schemes and product
Lecture 39 patterns of refineries
processing plans, schemes and product
Lecture 40
patterns of refineries
. Modern separation, conversion and
Week Lecture 41 treatment processes.
14
. Modern separation, conversion and
Lecture 42 treatment processes
. Modern separation, conversion and
Lecture 43 treatment processes
Thermal & catalytic cracking and
Lecture 44 reforming, hydrocracking. Auxiliary
Week
15 processes and operations
Thermal & catalytic cracking and
Lecture 45 reforming, hydrocracking. Auxiliary
processes and operations
Thermal & catalytic cracking and
Lecture 46 reforming, hydrocracking. Auxiliary
processes and operations
Week refinery corrosion and metals; blending
16 Lecture 47 plants, product design and marketing.
refinery corrosion and metals; blending
Lecture 48 plants, product design and marketing.
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