Veltech Dr. RR & Dr.

SR Technical University

Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

Lesson Plan

: INSTRUMENTATION IN
Degree : B.E. Subject PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

Branch : EIE Subject : EI010

Code
Semester :8

Faculty : R. SABARIGIRIVASAN.M.E.

Designation : AP, EIE Dept.

: TTS 1422
ID No
 EI010 – INSTRUMENTATION IN PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

Lesson Plan

L T P C
3 0 0 4
Total : 45 Periods

AIM:

To give knowledge about various petroleum extraction process and extraction

procedures, various chemical process involved in manufacture of petroleum products.

Unit 1 - PETROLEUM PROCESSING

Hour Lecture Topic

1 Lecture 1 Petroleum exploration
2 Lecture 2 Recovery Techniques
3 Lecture 3 Recovery Techniques
4 Lecture 4 Oil – Gas Separation
5 Lecture 5 Oil – Gas Separation
6 Lecture 6 Processing Wet Gases
7 Lecture 7 Refining Of Crude Oil
 8 Lecture 8 Refining Of Crude Oil
9 Lecture 9 Refining Of Crude Oil

Unit 2 - UNIT OPERATIONS IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

Hour Lecture Topic

1 Lecture 1 Thermal Cracking
2 Lecture 2 Thermal Cracking
3 Lecture 3 Catalytic Cracking
4 Lecture 4 Catalytic Reforming
5 Lecture 5 Catalytic Reforming
6 Lecture 6 Polymerization
7 Lecture 7 Alkylation
8 Lecture 8 Isomerization
9 Lecture 9 Production of Ethylene, Acetylene and Propylene from Petroleum
Unit 3 - CHEMICALS FROM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Hour Lecture Topic

1 Lecture 1 Chemicals From Petroleum
2 Lecture 2 Methane Derivatives
3 Lecture 3 Methane Derivatives
4 Lecture 4 Acetylene Derivatives
5 Lecture 5 Ethylene Derivatives
6 Lecture 6 Ethylene Derivatives
7 Lecture 7 Propylene Derivatives
8 Lecture 8 Other Petroleum Products
9 Lecture 9 Other Petroleum Products
Unit 4 - MEASUREMENTS IN PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Hour Lecture Topic

Parameters to be measured in refinery and petrochemical
1 Lecture 1
industry.
 2 Lecture 2 Selection and maintenance of measuring instruments.
3 Lecture 3 Selection and maintenance of measuring instruments.
4 Lecture 4 Selection and maintenance of measuring instruments.
5 Lecture 5 Selection and maintenance of measuring instruments.
6 Lecture 6 Intrinsic safety of instruments.

Unit 5 - CONTROL LOOPS IN PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Hour Lecture Topic

1 Lecture 1 Process control in refinery and petrochemical industry.
2 Lecture 2 Process control in refinery and petrochemical industry.
3 Lecture 3 Process control in refinery and petrochemical industry.
4 Lecture 4 Control of distillation column.
5 Lecture 5 Control of distillation column.
6 Lecture 6 Control of catalytic crackers.
7 Lecture 7 Control of catalytic crackers.
8 Lecture 8 Control of pyrolysis unit.
9 Lecture 9 Control of pyrolysis unit.
10 Lecture 10 Automatic control of polyethylene production.
11 Lecture 11 Automatic control of vinyl chloride production.
12 Lecture 12 Automatic control of Poly Vinyl Chloride production.

TEXT BOOKS
1. Waddams A.L, Chemical from petroleum, Butter and Janner Ltd., 1968
2. Balchan.J.G. and Mumme K.I., Process Control Structures and Applications, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Company, New York, 1988.

REFERENCES
1. Austin G.T.Shreeves, Chemical Process Industries, McGraw-Hill International student edition,
Singapore, 1985.
2. Liptak B.G. Instrumentation in Process Industries, Chilton Book Company, 1994.