Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 54 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- Day 1 – Crude Oil Properties & Refinery Configuration8
- 1.1Crude oil composition & properties
- 1.2API gravity, sulfur, metals & contaminants
- 1.3Crude assay interpretation
- 1.4Refinery types (topping, hydroskimming, conversion)
- 1.5Refinery flow & integration
- 1.6Workshop: Interpret a crude assay
- 1.7Exercise: Map refinery process flow
- 1.8Case Study: Distillation upset due to crude variability
- Day 2 – Atmospheric & Vacuum Distillation10
- 2.1Atmospheric distillation principles
- 2.2Column internals & trays
- 2.3Vacuum distillation fundamentals
- 2.4Flash zone behaviour
- 2.5Product cut points & quality
- 2.6Workshop: Distillation column simulation
- 2.7Exercise: Analyse distillation curves
- 2.8Case Study: Column flooding incident
- 2.9Column internals & trays
- 2.10Vacuum distillation fundamentals
- Day 3 – Conversion Units: FCC, Hydrocracking & Coking15
- 3.1FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking)
- 3.2Catalyst behaviour
- 3.3Reactor/regenerator operation
- 3.4Common FCC issues
- 3.5Hydrocracking
- 3.6Reaction chemistry
- 3.7Catalyst activity
- 3.8Temperature control
- 3.9Coking
- 3.10Delayed coking process
- 3.11Drum operation
- 3.12Workshop: Conversion unit case studies
- 3.13Coke formation & foaming
- 3.14Exercise: Identify conversion unit deviations
- 3.15Case Study: FCC catalyst deactivation
- Day 4 – Hydrotreating, Reforming & Product Quality15
- 4.1Hydrotreating
- 4.2Desulfurisation
- 4.3Hydrogen consumption
- 4.4Temperature control
- 4.5Reforming
- 4.6Octane improvement
- 4.7Aromatics production
- 4.8Catalyst sensitivity
- 4.9Product Quality
- 4.10Gasoline, diesel & jet fuel specs
- 4.11Blending strategies
- 4.12Quality control tools
- 4.13Workshop: Hydrotreating performance analysis
- 4.14Case Study: Off spec gasoline due to blending error
- 4.15Exercise: Product blending simulation
- Day 5 – Troubleshooting & Operational Excellence6
Final Simulation: Troubleshoot a refinery process upset
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