Petroleum Transportation Design Syllabus for B.Tech Sixth Sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Petroleum Transportation Design B.Tech 2016-2017 (R13) sixthsem is as follows
OBJECTIVE: To enable the students to understand the fundamental concepts of transportation equipment and machinery design. To make student aware of different equipment and machineries used in petroleum industry.
UNIT I : FUNDAMENTALS OF DESIGN [9 Hours]
Steps in design activity. Selection of material. Theories of failure. Stress concentration and factor of safety. Creativity in design activity. Use of standards and codes in design activity. design of shaft, keys and coupling. .
UNIT II : DESIGN OF MECHANICAL DRIVE COMPONENTS APPLIED TO PETROLEUM EQUIPMENTS [9 Hours]
Design of belt drives. Types of pulleys, Design of pulleys (crown & travelling block) Wire ropesadvantages, construction, classification, factor of safety (wire rope sheaves drums), stresses in wire ropes. Classification of chains, power transmitting chains, power calculations. Design consideration for chain and gear drives, Bevel gears. (Rotary system). Power transmission on a rig.
UNIT III PUMPS & COMPRESSOR [9 Hours]
Selection of pumps and valves. Specification of pumps, valves, performance curve, system pump interaction, two pumps in parallel & series ( flow sheet) and compressors – reciprocating,rotary, centrifugal, reciprocating cylinder sizing. Cooling & lubricating system. Introduction to hydraulic and pneumatic circuit and their components. Introduction to mud circulation system & equipments, Types of springs( compression helical – shale shaker ) , Design consideration for pipeline used in oil and gas transportation.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
OUTCOME: Students would be able to understand the concepts of designing petroleum transportation equipments
TEXT BOOKS:
- Arnold Ken and Stewart Maurice; Surface Production Operations volume -I, Design of Oil Handling Systems and Facilities; Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas.
- Bhandari V. B.; Design of Machine Elements; Tata McGraw Hill.
- Joshi M. V.; Process Equipment Design; MacMillan.
REFERENCES:
- Kennedy John N.; Oil and Gas Pipeline Fundamentals second edition; PennWell Publishing Company Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- Khurmi R. S. and Gupta G. K.; A Text Book of Machine Design; Eurasia Publishing House (Pvt.) Ltd., 1994.
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