Chemical Plant Utilities and Safety Petro 6th Sem Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Professional Elective-II)

Chemical Plant Utilities and Safety detail syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (Petro), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17PC653), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other petro 6th sem syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit Petro 6th Sem syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. For all other Professional Elective-II subjects do refer to Professional Elective-II. The detail syllabus for chemical plant utilities and safety is as follows.

Course Objectives:

This course enables students to study the role of utilities in process plant operations and criteria for selection and estimation of suitable utilities.

Module 1
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Module 2

Air: Compressed air, blower air, fan air. Types of compressor and vacuum pumps and selection. Power requirements, performance and related calculations. Booster and receivers. Quality of compressed air for instrumentsandprocesses.Compressedair distribution system- piping and accessories. Air-water vapour system: humidification/ dehumidification and evaporative cooling-related calculations. 8

Module 3

Steam And Power: Steam generation in chemical plants. Types of boilers and waste heat boilers. Fuels-types, emissions and global warming, green fuels. Calorific value. Proximate and ultimate analysis. HHV, LHV and related calculations. Cogeneration power plants. CHPs and Boiler performance. Related Calculations. Economy of steam generation with different fuels, related calculation. Steam storage and handling-piping and accessories. 8

Module 4
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Module 5

Introduction To Process Safety: Intrinsic & Extrinsic Safety. The Hazards- Toxicity, Flammability, Fire, Explosions. Sources of ignition, Pressure. Hazard and risk assessment methods. MSDS. Safety Devices: Pressure relief valves. Ruptures discs. Blow down systems. Flare systems. Flame arrestors. Deflagration arrestors and explosion suppression. Personal safety devices. 8

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course students are able understand the role of utilities in process plant operations and criteria for selection and estimation of suitable utilities and the safety things required.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

1. Critical Thinking
2. Problem solving
3. Use of modern tools
4. Life – long Learning
5. Collaborative and multidisciplinary work

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
• There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. Thermal Engineering, B.K. Sarkar, Tata McGraw Hill, 8th Reprint, 1998.
2. Heat Engines, K.P. Roy, Media Promoters and Publishers, 1995. ? Power Plant Engineering, P.K. Nag, 2nd Edition ,TataMcGraw Hill, 1998.
3. Water and Waste water engineering- Vol 2, Gordon M Fair, John C. Geyer and Daniel A Okun, Jhon Hutey,1996.
4. Water and waste water Technology, Mark J. Hammer Jr.,4thEdition, Prentice Hall, 1997.
5. Chemical Engineers Handbook, Perry, 8th Edition, 2007.
6. Chemical Engineering- Vol 6, R.K. Sinnot, Coulson and Richardson’s, 3 rd Edition, BH, Reprint, 2000.

Reference Books:

1. Loss prevention in chemical process industries, Vol. 1,2,3, Frank P Lees, Butterworth-Heiremann,1980.

For detail syllabus of all other subjects of BE Petro, 2017 regulation do visit Petro 6th Sem syllabus for 2017 Regulation.

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