Objective:

>To present overview of the operations of a typical Refinery
>To highlight the physical and chemical principles involved and how they are utilized in these operations
>To highlight important product specification and their relevance to product performance
>To provide major insights into the technology, economics and major trends of the petroleum refining industry
>To explain detailed study of petroleum refinery processes and products
>To understand unit configurations, process variables, and its monitoring
>To provide participants the case studies in important process parameters and their control
>To introduce basic frame work of petrochemicals – building blocks and some important end products

Description:

The course is aimed at providing overview of processes and operations in a modern, integrated petroleum refinery, and the processes employed in it to convert crude oil and intermediate streams into finished products. The course starts by examining crude oil and product properties, before turning to refining processes. Each refining process will be presented covering operating description, feedstock process variables and product yields. This course provides major insights into both primary and secondary processes like Atmospheric Distillation, Vacuum Distillation, Cracking, Hydrocracking, Catalytic Reforming, Processes for LOBS, Coking, Visbreaking, in a typical refinery. In terms of petro – products, the course covers products range starting from LPG, gasoline, Diesel (HSD) to not so common products such as LOBS, waxes, pet – coke. The course is designed to assist participants in gaining appreciation of product specifications, important process parameters and their control The course also includes introduction to basic framework of petrochemicals

Outline:

Crude oil Characteristics Refinery products Introduction to distillation Atmospheric distillation unit (ADU) Boiling range and carbon number of petroleum products Vacuum distillation unit (VDU) Overview of product specs for selected products Typical yields of petroleum products
Refinery configuration Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) Hydrocracking (HCU) Reforming (CRU) Process schematics – LOBS and Wax Cokeing Visbreaking Isomerisation, Alkylation Sulfur plant Petrochemicals (Brief overview) Polymers (Brief overview) Feedback examination and concluding Session.

The course is designed for plant managers, plant supervisors and operation staff. Engineers in areas of process engineering, project engineering, instrumentation and control related to oil refining, engineers and operations personnel who wish to gain overview and insight into refinery processes and operations, college/university graduates, trainees with no formal curricular training in refinery operations will also find this course useful for understanding the Refinery operations and petroleum products.