(RPE4) Assignment 1

Refinery and petrochemical Engineering Batch-4.
(RPE -4)
Submitted by :
Name : GOJIYA HARISH BHIKHABHAI

Year of study: 4thyear
Collage/university: The Maharaja sayajirao university of baroda
Email : [email protected]
Mobil no. : 6355543614
Assignment-1
• Major element and safety aspect we need to consider while

establishing a new refinery
There are many factors to consider when setting up a new refinery, and most of
Them overlap to some extent.However,the can be roughly classified into:
1.Source of crude oil:

Distance from a source of crude oil decides both the method of transport of crude
From its source to the refinery and the subsequent operating cost incurred .At such a
Time ,we also need to see what type of transport (if ,any) is required to transport the
Crude from the source ,whether it is direct piping to the refinery(for short distances)
Or if we need a vehicle transport chain(ships ,tankers etc.).Many refineries choose
To base them selves on or next to oil fields called field-based refineries.
2.Market Location:
Market location is also yet another important fact or because the main oil consuming
Regions are dense and highly sophisticated like Delhi ,Mumbai ,Chennai etc .So
Establishing Oil refinery close to these places will help you to earn more profits as
The consumption is more but we need to consider the competition also.
Some refineries also establish them selves near ports so as to facilitate both import
(of crude oil ,this can be taken as part of the previous point)and export (of finished
products)E.g. the Haldia refinery .For both this point and the previous one ,ease of
access to the refinery location also becomes an important fact or to consider.
3.AvailabilityofLabour:
Man Power is also one of the major factor in starting a industry .Generally urban
Areas has good amount of skilled workers ,technicians ,construction materials rather
Than rural.
4.Taxes:
Generally Central government has a share of 25–28% as tax on final price of oil.
But tax implemented by state differs from state to state. Some states will have less
Percentage tax and some have more percentage .So Taxes also to be considered if
You want to run your refinery profitably.
Safety factor to be considered :

5.Disposal of hazardous wastes:
We need to make sure that it is possible to dispose of effluents with minimum
Practical harm to the local environment and/or residents nearby.
6.Fire safety:
In refinery so many chemicals were used so care should be taken while handling in
Order to avoid fire hazards. Some chemicals like methane, hydrogen, carbon
Monoxide will ignite in absence of ignition source also so they should be handled
Very carefully. Some safety measures to be considered are:
• Designing, constructing, and operating petroleum refineries according to
International standards 13 for the prevention and control of fire and explosion
hazards
•Providing early warning systems, such as pressure monitoring of gas and liquid
Conveyance systems, in addition to smoke and heat detection for fires
•Avoiding potential sources of ignition(e.g., by configuring the layout of piping to
Avoid spills over high-temperature piping, equipment, and/or rotating machines
•Defining fire zone sand equipping them with a drainage system to collect and
Convey accidental releases of flammable liquids to a safe containment area,
Including secondary containment of storage tanks
•Installing fire/blast partition walls in areas where appropriate separation distances

Can not be achieved;
•Designing the oily waste water system to avoid the propagation of fire
7.Frequefir implementing risk analysis:

•Frequently various analysis like failure mode and effects analysis(FMEA), hazard
Identification study(HAZID),hazard and operability study(HAZOP),or quantitative
Risk assessment(QRA)to find any failures in equipment and soon.

•Employees should be given training on operational hazards.
Hence these are some major elements and safety principles we need to consider
While establishing a refinery at a particular place.

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Refinery and petrochemical Engineering Batch-4.

Name : GOJIYA HARISH BHIKHABHAI

• Major element and safety aspect we need to consider while

Them overlap to some extent.However,the can be roughly classified into:

1.Source of crude oil:

The consumption is more but we need to consider the competition also.

Safety factor to be considered :

•Installing fire/blast partition walls in areas where appropriate separation distances

7.Frequefir implementing risk analysis:

Risk assessment(QRA)to find any failures in equipment and soon.

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