Basic Refinery Operations

Topic I: Refineries – Define the following terms: refinery system unit finished products. – Describe the flow path of materials through a refinery. – Describe how refinery systems work together to produce finished products. Topic II: Refinery Equipment – Identify equipment used in a typical process system. – Describe the basic functions of equipment used in a typical process system. Topic III: Furnace And Distillation Process Systems – Identify the components of a simple furnace system. – Describe the basic operation of a furnace and a furnace system. – Identify two types of distillation systems. – Identify the components of a simple distillation system. – Describe the basic operation of a pressure column distillation system. – Describe the basic operation of a vacuum column distillation system. Topic IV: Reactor Process Systems – Describe the basic functions of reactor process systems. – Identify two types of reactor process systems. – Describe the general operation of two types of reactor process systems. Topic V: Refinery Instrumentation – Identify process variables that are commonly controlled in refineries. – Describe the basic functions of sensing devices indicators recorders and alarms. – Describe how a process control system can automatically control the value of a process variable. Topic VI: Refinery Operations – Describe some general tasks performed by refinery operators inside and outside the control room. – Identify some general types of safety equipment and practices that are used in refineries.