Petroleum Corrosion Technology detailed syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (PE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the PE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Petroleum Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit PE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-II scheme and its subjects refer to PE Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of petroleum corrosion technology is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
Introduction to corrosion control. Definitions – Materials involved – Basic corrosion principles -corrosion rate. Electrochemical reactions. Electrode potentials – passivity – temperature -pressure – velocity – conductivity – pH – dissolved gases. Corrosion in oil and gas production.
Unit II
Forms of corrosion – uniform corrosion – Pitting – Galvanic corrosion – Intergranular and weld corrosion – Selective Leaching – Stress corrosion. Impingement – Hydrogen embrittlement -Corrosion fatigue.
Unit III
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Unit IV
Corrosion prevention methods – Principles of operation and applications systems. Cathodic protection – Galvanic systems – Corrosion prevention coatings- Corrosion prevention inhibitors-types of corrosion inhibitors- Inhibitor selection and injection.
Unit V
Inspection and corrosion monitoring. Oil treatment corrosion – crude oil properties – desaltingsweetening processes. Corrosion in oil storage tank corrosion- oilfield and oil treating facilities-oil/ gas pipelines -offshore platforms- subsea systems.
Course Outcomes:
- : Understand the basic concepts of corrosion and its impacts.
- : Understand the various types of corrosion in in petroleum processes.
- : Gain knowledge on removal techniques of various gases in pipelines applications.
- : Understand the corrosion preventing methods.
- : Design the offshore drilling structures based on project requirement.
- : Evaluate the corrosion rate and propose the protection method based on environmental considerations.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Standard Handbook of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering. 2nd Edition. William C Lyons, Gary C Plisga. Gulf Professional Publishing.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Petroleum Engineering 5th Sem, visit PE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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