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    This document contains a 10 question objective test on petroleum refining engineering. It includes multiple choice and numerical questions testing concepts like: [1] nitrogen compounds in petroleum products and their effects; [2] changes in sulfur content from light to heavy crude fractions; [3] solvents used in dewaxing; [4] causes of corrosion in distillation units. It also contains numerical questions calculating things like: [1] blend flash point indexes; [2] wobbe indexes; [3] accentric factors; [4] carbon residue percentages; [5] average boiling points. The test examines key concepts in refining like distillation, solvent dewaxing, corrosion causes and properties of

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    DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

    PETROLEUM REFINING ENGINEERING


    (2018-2019)

    SUBMITTED TO : SUBMITTED BY :
    Dr. Shiv Om Meena Anushka Sahu (2016UCH1423)
    (Assitant Professor) Mohit Gupta (2016UCH1461)

    1
    1.
    OBJECTIVE
    QUESTIONS
    Q. 1. What are nitrogen
    compounds in the petroleum
    products are responsible for ?
    A) Loss in Catalyst Activity
    B) Color Instability of the products
    C) Formation of Gums
    D) All of the above

    ANS : Option D)

    3
    Q.2. In the atmospheric distillation of
    crude petroleum :
    A) the content of sulphur increases from lighter fraction to
    heavier ones with the residue having the highest
    concentration of sulphur

    B) the content of sulphur decreases from lighter fraction to


    heavier ones with the residue having the lowest
    concentration of sulphur

    C) the content of nitrogen decreases from lighter fraction to


    heavier ones with the residue having the lowest
    concentration of nitrogen

    D) None of the above


    Ans : Option A) 4
    Q. 3. The solvent used in the
    dewaxing of the waxy oil
    feed is :

    A) Liquid sulfur trioxide


    B) composed of methyl ethyl ketone and
    toluene
    C) composed of triethylene glycol and
    water
    D) Platinum
    Ans : Option B)
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    Q.4. Corrosion in crude distillation
    unit column overhead system is
    caused by :

    A) The presence of Napthenic acid in crude oils


    B) The presence of HCl formed by dissolution of
    chloride salts
    C) The sulfur compounds in crude oils
    D) All of the above

    Ans : Option D)

    6
    Q.5. Electrical desalting of crude
    petroleum is done for:

    A) The removal of oleophilic impurities only


    B) The removal of oleophobic impurities only
    C) The removal of both oleophilic and
    oleophobic impurities
    D) The purposes other than the removal of
    oleophobic or oleophilic impurities

    Ans: Option B)
    7
    Q.6 Fuels required by most car
    engines should have
    octane number in the
    range between?

    (A) 50 - 60 (B) 65 - 75
    (C) 80 - 85 (D) 90 - 98

    ANS : option (D)


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    Q.7 If a substance decomposes
    when heated to its boiling
    point, suitable method is :

    (A) Simple Distillation


    (B) Fractional Distillation
    (C) Vacuum Distillation
    (D) Crystallization

    Ans. Option (C)


    9
    Q.8 With Increase the Number of
    Carbon and Hydrogen atom in
    Hydrocarbon molecules ,the
    density of petroleum product :
    (A) Decreases
    (B) Increases
    (C) Remain Constant
    (D) Can not say

    Ans. : Option (B)


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    Q.9 Which of the following has
    the lowest flash point of all :

    (A) Diesel
    (B) Kerosene
    (C) Petrol
    (D) Furnace Oil

    ANS: Option (C)

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    Q.10 Gum formation mainly in
    stored gasoline is due to :

    (A) Alkylation of unsaturates


    (B) Presence of sulfur
    (C) Oxidation of unsaturates
    (D) Higher aromatic content

    ANS : Option B)

    12
    1.
    NUMERICAL
    QUESTIONS
    Q.1. Calculate the blend flash point
    index of the components listed in
    table.

    Solution :

    BIblend = 356.55

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    Q. 2 Calculate the wobbe
    index for Iso-Butane
    whose specific gravity is
    2.01 and calorific value is
    31162.03 kcal / Nm3 .
    Solution :

    WI = 21980.00 kcal / Nm3

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    Q.3. Calculate the accentric factor
    for an oil with correlation
    factor K = 18.15 and Tbr (Tb / Tc)
    = 0.815.

    Solution :

    ω = 0.3942

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    Q. 4 Find the carbon residue by
    Conradson method if carbon
    residue by Ramsbottom
    method is 0.165 %.
    Solution :

    C = 0.1 %

    17
    Q.5 Calculate the Cubic Average Boiling
    Point of a crude oil with the volume
    fraction and boiling points as
    Isopentane = (0.1,28 °C), Iso-octane
    = (0.6,99 °C) and Meta-xylene =
    (0.3,199 °C).

    Solution :

    CABP = 112.73 °C

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    Q.6. If a petroleum fraction
    contains 85% by vol. iso-octane
    and 15% by vol. n-heptane then
    what is the octane rating?

    Solution :

    Octane no = 85

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    Q.7: Find the correlation index of
    benzene if its boiling point is
    353.56 Rankine and specific
    gravity is 0.885 at 60°F.
    Solution –

    Correlation Index = 100

    20
    Q.8 A sample of coal has following
    composition by mass C = 70 %,
    O = 8 %, H = 10 %, N = 3 %, S =
    2%, Ash = 7 %. Calculate H.C.V.
    using Dulong’s formula.

    Solution:

    HCV = 8805.80 kcal / kg

    21
    Q.9. What is the ring number of a
    sample of kerosene oil having
    Saybolt thermo-viscosity =
    350 and API gravity = 45 ?
    Solution-

    RN = 60

    22
    Q.10 Calculate the molecular weight
    of an oil with NBP = 881.2 °R
    and characterization factor K =
    11.94.
    Solution :

    MW = 164.27

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