Fundamentals of petroleum and petrochemical engineering [electronic resource] / Uttam Ray Chaudhuri.

By: Chaudhuri, Uttam RayMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: Chemical industries ; 130.Publication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2010. Description: xxv, 385 p. : illISBN: 9781439851616 (ebook : PDF)Subject(s): Petroleum engineeringGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Click here to access online Also available in print edition.

Contents:

ch. 1. Crude petroleum oil -- ch. 2. Petroleum products and test methods -- ch. 3. Processing operations in a petroleum refinery -- ch. 4. Lubricating oil and grease -- ch. 5. Petrochemicals -- ch. 6. Offsite facilities, power and utilities -- ch. 7. Material and energy balances -- ch. 8. Heat exchangers and pipe-still furnaces -- ch. 9. Distillation and stripping -- ch. 10. Extraction -- ch. 11. Reactor calculations -- ch. 12. Elements of pipeline transfer facilities -- ch. 13. Instrumentation and control in a refinery -- ch. 14. Miscellaneous -- ch. 15. Plant management and economics.

Summary: "A complete delineation of the basics of crude oil, petrochemicals, refineries, and hydrocarbon processing plants, this book begins with coverage of crude exploration and production and concludes with start up and shut down. Each chapter contains with exercises and questions at the end and solved problems have been provided throughout the book. The book includes topics such as products from crude oil and their testing, refinery operations, lubricants and petrochemical manufacture, plastic and rubber processing, offsites, utilities, and chemicals, plant and equipment calculations, instrumentation and control, and management."-- Provided by publisher.

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"A complete delineation of the basics of crude oil, petrochemicals, refineries, and hydrocarbon processing plants, this book begins with coverage of crude exploration and production and concludes with start up and shut down. Each chapter contains with exercises and questions at the end and solved problems have been provided throughout the book. The book includes topics such as products from crude oil and their testing, refinery operations, lubricants and petrochemical manufacture, plastic and rubber processing, offsites, utilities, and chemicals, plant and equipment calculations, instrumentation and control, and management."-- Provided by publisher.

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