Introduction to Petrochemical Engineering Syllabus for VTU BE/B.Tech Petrochem Engineering third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.
| Subject Code | 15PC35 | IA Marks | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lecture Hours/Week | 04 | Exam Marks | 80 |
| Total Number of Lecture Hours | 50 | Exam Hours | 3 |
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives: This course will enable students to
- Fundamental and methodologies in the petroleum refining processes
- Concepts of petrochemicals, Testing methods, Origin of oil and gas and Oil recovery
| Content | Contact Hours | Blooms Taxonomy |
|---|---|---|
| Module -1 | _ | |
| Introduction to Petrochemical Engineering: History and Overview of petrochemical industry, Role of Petrochemical Engineer. Major companies in India & abroad. Prospects & Future. Composition of crude oil, Physical properties of oil. Petroleum Materials – Native Materials, Manufactured Materials, Derived Materials. | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
| Module -2 | _ | |
| 10 Hours | L1, L2 | |
| Module -3 | _ | |
| Petroleum Products and Test Methods: Crude oil Analysis, Different types of fuels & their test methods (Domestic fuels, Automotive fuels, Aviation fuel, Furnace fuels, Lubricating Oil and Miscellaneous Products) | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
| Module -4 | _ | |
| Oil & gas exploration methods – Geological and Geophysical methods. Drilling: Introduction to drilling operations, Basics of drilling, Drilling rig, Drilling equipment & its components. Oil Field development, Well completion fundamentals. | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
| Module -5 | _ | |
| Reservoir drives & Oil Recovery – Primary oil recovery, Secondary oil recovery. Enhanced oil recovery methods: Chemical, Thermal & Others Recovery of Heavy Oil & Tar Sand Bitumen: Oil Mining & Non Mining Methods. Products and Product Quality. | 10 Hours | L1, L2 |
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course students are able understand the unit process involved in the petroleum refining process.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA)
- Engineering Knowledge
- Problem Analysis
- Design/development of solutions (Partly)
- Interpretation of data.
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have Ten questions in total
- Each full question consists of 16 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:
- James G. Speight “The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum”, 4th edition, CD&W Inc. Laramie, Wyoming 2007.
- Uttam Ray Chaudhuri “Fundamentals of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering”, CRC Press, 2011.
- B.K Bhaskar Rao “A textbook on Petrochemicals”, 2/e, publishers-Delhi 1998
Reference Books:
- M.A Mian, “ Petroleum processing”, handbook for practicing engineer.
- F. Abdulin, “Production of oil gas” Mir publishers, Moscow.
- B.G. Deshpande “The world of petroleum”, Wiley Eastern Industry.
- Richard A. Dawe “ Modern petroleum technology” volume 1 sixth edition john wiley & sons limited, New York.
For all other BE/B.Tech 3rd Sem Subject syllabus do follow VTU 3rd Sem BE / B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Petrochem Engineering Group.
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