PC3462: Petroleum Product Testing Laboratory syllabus for PCE 2021 regulation

Petroleum Product Testing Laboratory detailed syllabus for Petrochemical Engineering (PCE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the PCE 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 Petrochemical Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit PCE 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of petroleum product testing laboratory is as follows.

Course Objectives:

• To train the students to be conversant with the theoretical principles and experimental procedures for quantitative estimation of petroleum products

List of Experiments:

(Any 12 Experiments)

1. Specific gravity determination using API gravity / Specific gravity bottle method
2. Carbon residue determination Canrodson / Rams bottom method
3. Dynamic viscosity measerment / Kinematic viscosity by U-Tube viscometer
4. Moisture content determination using Dean & Stark / Centrifuge method
5. ASTM Distillation to identify petroleum fractions and find out boiling range
6. Aniline point determination
7. Copper strip corrosion testing of petroleum products
8. Cloud and Pour point determination
9. Smoke point determination
10. Reid-Vapor pressure determination of gasoline
11. BS&W separation using Centrifuge method
12. Drop point determination for industrial grease
13. Softening point determination
14. Ductility of bitumen – Determination
15. Penetration index determination
16. Calorific value of petrochemical product

Course Outcomes:

On completion of the course, the students could

1. Perform the testing of various physical properties of the petroleum products in a safe manner.
2. Perform the testing of various chemical properties of the petroleum products in a safe manner.
3. Differentiate various petroleum products by performing the specific tests.
4. Perform the advanced qualitative and quantitative laboratory tasks, including the operation of advanced analytical instrumentation.

List of Equipments:

S FOR A BATCHN OF 30 STUDENTS

1. Hydrometer – 1 No
2. Conradson Apparatus / Muffle furnace
3. Brook Field viscometer
4. Dean and Stark apparatus
5. ASTM Distillation apparatus
6. Aniline point apparatus
7. Copper corrosion apparatus
8. Cloud and Pour point apparatus
9. Smoke point apparatus
10. Reid -Vapour pressure apparatus
11. Centrifuge apparatus
12. Drop point apparatus
13. Ring and ball softening point apparatus
14. Ductilometer
15. Penetrometer
16. Bomb calorimeter

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Petrochemical Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit PCE 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.

For all Petrochemical Engineering results, visit Anna University PCE all semester results direct link.