Pipeline Engineering Detailed Syllabus for B.Tech third year second 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 Pipeline Engineering B.Tech 2016-2017 (R16) third year second sem is as follows.
B.Tech. III Year II Sem. L/T/P/C
Course Code: PE611PE 3/0/0/3
Course Objectives:
- To familiarize the students with the various elements and stages involved in transportation of oil and gas.
- To understand international standards and practices in piping design.
- To know various equipment and their operation in pipeline transportation.
- To understand modern trends in transportation of oil and gas
Course Outcome: The students would get an understanding of the key steps in a pipeline’s lifecycle: design, construction, installation, asset management and maintenance.
UNIT-I Elements of pipeline design: Fluid properties – Environment – Effects of pressure and
temperature – Supply / Demand scenario – Route selection – Codes and standards – Environmental and hydrological considerations – Economics – Materials / Construction – Operation – Pipeline protection – Pipeline integrity monitoring. Pipeline route selection, survey and geotechnical guidelines: Introduction – Preliminary route selection – Key factors for route selection – Engineering survey – Legal survey – Construction / As-built survey – Geotechnical design.
UNIT-II Natural gas transmission: General flow equation – Steady state – Impact of gas molecular
weight and compressibility factor on flow capacity – Flow regimes – Widely used steady-state flow equations – Summary of the impact of different gas and pipeline parameters on the gas flow efficiency – Pressure drop calculation for pipeline in series and parallel – Pipeline gas velocity – Erosional velocity – Optimum pressure drop for design purposes – Pipeline packing – Determining gas leakage using pressure drop method – Wall thickness / pipe grade – Temperature profile – Optimization process – Gas transmission solved problems.
UNIT-III Gas compression and coolers: Types of compressors – Compressor drivers – Compressor station configuration – Thermodynamics of isothermal and adiabatic gas compression –
Temperature change in adiabatic gas compression – Thermodynamics of polytropic gas compression – Gas compressors in series – Centrifugal compressor horsepower – Enthalpy / Entropy charts (Mollier diagram) – Centrifugal compressor performance curve – Influence of pipeline resistance on centrifugal compressor performance-Reciprocating compressors – Gas compression solved problems – Gas coolers – Air-cooled heat exchangers – Coolers heat transfer equations – Fan air mass flow rate – Required fan power – Gas pressure drop in coolers – Iterative procedure for calculations based on unknown T2.
TEXT BOOKS:
- Pipeline Design and Construction: A Practical Approach, M. Mahitpour, H. Golshan and M.A. Murray, 2nd Edition, ASME Press, 2007.
- Pipeline Engineering, Henry Liu, Lewis Publishers (CRC Press), 2003.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
- Piping Calculation Manual, E. Shashi Menon, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
- Piping and Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction, Maintenance Integrity and Repair, George A. Antaki, CRC Press, 2003.
- Pipeline Planning and Construction Field Manual, E. Shashi Menon, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2011.
- Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook, E. W. McAllister, 7th Edition, 2009.
- Liquid Pipeline Hydraulics, E. Shashi Menon, Mareel Dekker Inc., 2004.
- Gas Pipeline Hydraulics, E. Shashi Menon, Taylor & Francis, 2005.
For all other B.Tech 3rd Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH B.Tech Petroleum Engineering 3rd Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R16) Batch.
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