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.