Petroleum Transportation Engineering detail syllabus for Petroleum Engineering (Petro), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17PC651), 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 petroleum transportation engineering is as follows.
Course Objectives:
To get familiar with modes of transportation for oil and gas. To understand various transportation techniques, problems and remedial measures.
Module 1
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Module 2
Liquid transport & gas transportation- crude oil and product flow characteristics, transportation of cryogenic liquids, heat flux estimation, temp gradient in flowing fluid in exposed and buried pipeline, insulation types and thickness, rheology and nonnewtonian behaviour, stress and pressure drop calculations. Flow equation, pressure drop calculations. Wey mouth and panhandle equation, design factors. Pressure drop in non-horizontal pipeline. Stress conditions in pipeline and analysis.
Module 3
Branching and looping in pipelines and multiphase flow- equivalent diameter and length combined capacity. Steady state flow in pipes, flow networks. Flow pattern in gas- liquid flow, pressure drop estimation, design consideration. Pipe sizing, storage capacity, station spacing. Transportation problems and remedial measures, pressure surges, scaling, wax deposition, gas hydrate formation.
Module 4
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Module 5
Auxiliary equipment/ facilities and pumps & compressor Station- valves, regulators, types and operating features. Metering & storage: flow meter types, Calibration, proving, heating value. Storage of crude, product, natural gas and LNG. Layout, equipment, instrumentation, prime movers: two stroke vs four stroke. Naturally Design aspirated vs super charged engines, gas turbines, single vs multi shaft turbines, Emission control.
Course Outcomes:
Students will have understanding on transportation techniques and the auxiliary equipments involved in the transportation process.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Critical Thinking
- Problem solving
- Use of modern tools
- Life – long Learning
- 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:
- The Petroleum Shipping Industry: Operations and Practices, Penwell Books, 1996.
Reference Books:
- Introduction to the Oil Pipeline Industry (Oil Pipeline Transportation Practices), he University of Texas at Austin – Petroleum Extension Service; 3rd edition 1984.
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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