Categories > Technical / Refineries & Petrochemicals Category:   Fundamental of Crude Oil Distillation   Program Duration : 5 Days Program Date : 07-11 April, 2012 Program Location : Cairo, Egypt Program Fees : US$ 3200 /Per Person     PROGRAM INTRODUCTION:   This course has been developed to provide a brief overview of the function and interrelationship of the petroleum refinery fuels processes most commonly found in modern petroleum refineries.  These processes refine petroleum crude oils into the literally hundreds of specification petroleum products, many of which we use on a daily basis.  Refinery fuels processes fall into several broad categories:  Fractionation (distillation), Treating and Upgrading.  This course is applicable to all engineering disciplines.  Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have achieved a basic understanding of what occurs inside a modern petroleum refinery.  Furthermore, the student will learn how the most common refinery fuels processes accomplish the refining of crude oils into the fuels specification products that the markets demand.   PROGRAM OUTLINES: Introduction Physical and chemical properties of crude oils Classification of crude oil Crude oil desalting and dehydration Types of distillation ( atmospheric, vacuum& H.P distillation) The purpose and types of reflux Strippers and the effect of stripping steam Kind of trays Distillation curves (ASTM, TBP, EFV) Temperature gradient in fractionating tower Tower operations Product specifications Heat exchangers and furnaces WHO SHOULD ATTEND?   Class delegates include anyone who needs to understand how this cornerstone of the petroleum industry works. New members of the industry will be given a great introduction to the industry. Technical and operating staff who have engaged in plant operation