Department Head's Message
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the noblest of prophets and messengers, our master Muhammad, peace be upon him, and upon his family, companions, and those who follow his guidance and walk his path until the Day of Judgment. I am pleased to meet you through the website of Basra University of Oil and Gas and to welcome all visitors to this site, hoping that you find here what meets your aspirations to learn about the Department of Gas and Petrochemical Engineering, its goals, and its scientific and academic vision. The oil and gas sector and the petrochemical industries represent the main pillar of the national economy, which makes preparing competent and scientifically and practically qualified engineers an urgent national necessity to keep up with the rapid developments in these vital sectors and meet the labor market's needs. From this perspective, the Department of Gas and Petrochemical Engineering was established to be one of the leading scientific departments in the College of Oil and Gas Engineering, focusing on preparing engineers who possess the scientific knowledge and practical skills needed to work in gas processing, petrochemical industries, and energy sectors, in line with the university's objectives and mission to achieve academic excellence and serve the community.Since its establishment, the department has been keen on providing a comprehensive educational environment capable of accommodating scientific and technological developments and integrating them into the educational process, contributing to building a solid scientific and professional personality for our dear students. Despite the department being relatively new and the challenges that come with that, especially in providing specialized teaching staff, we have relied on outstanding scientific expertise from within the university and from other universities and academic institutions in Basra Governorate, as well as making use of the available specialized laboratories, ensuring the continuity of the educational process according to the highest academic standards. The department continuously works on developing and updating its theoretical and practical curricula to keep up with modern scientific and technological developments. The curriculum content undergoes continuous review and evaluation to achieve the highest levels of quality and academic accreditation, aligning with the requirements of the local, regional, and international job markets. The department aspires to be a distinguished scientific center at local, regional, and global levels by adopting specialized academic programs, promoting research and innovation, and strengthening cooperation links with institutions.Industrial and research institutions serve sustainable development. Gas and petrochemical engineering is a promising field that offers graduates many opportunities to work in government and private oil, gas, and petrochemical companies, as well as in the private sector and various investment projects, reflecting the importance of this specialization and the growing interest in it. In conclusion, I encourage our students to be persistent and diligent, making the best use of their years of study, wishing them continued success, and asking God to guide everyone in serving our beloved Iraq. Professor Dr. Raad Zaalaan Hamoud, Head of the Department of Gas and Petrochemical Engineering
Academic Department Description
The Gas and Petrochemical Engineering Department was established within the College of Oil and Gas Engineering at Basra Oil and Gas University to offer a Bachelor's degree in Gas and Petrochemical Engineering. The intake for undergraduate studies ranges between 40-50 students annually as a minimum. The department was founded to meet the growing needs of Iraq's energy sector, particularly in Basra Governorate, which represents the country's economic capital and the hub of hydrocarbon industries. The department aims to address the acute shortage of national engineering specialists in technologies for exploiting associated and natural gas and in developing refining and petrochemical industries, contributing to supporting the national economy and advancing the transition to clean and sustainable energy. The department's specialized courses include Gas Properties, Natural Gas Processes, Natural Gas Engineering, Gas Transmission and Storage, as well as Reactor Design and Petrochemical and Polymer Engineering. The educational process in the department relies on integrating both academic and practical aspects; curricula are taught according to the goal of each stage with balanced study units based on the standards of the global Bologna process.This modern system focuses on enhancing student-centered learning outcomes and boosting research and innovation skills through advanced lab training and field visits to oil facilities and gas complexes in Basra Governorate, ensuring that graduates' skills align with international engineering standards and meet the needs of both local and international companies.
Department Vision
Leadership and excellence locally and regionally in education, scientific research, and innovation in the field of gas operations engineering and petrochemicals, and actively contributing to achieving sustainable development and meeting the needs of the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries.
Department Mission
Preparing engineers who are scientifically and professionally qualified in the field of gas process and petrochemical engineering, possessing the engineering and research knowledge and skills needed to keep up with technological developments, promote scientific research and innovation, and provide scientific consulting and services to the community and industry sectors in a way that contributes to sustainable economic development.
Strategic Objectives
Quick Facts
Bologna Process Track
This department adopts the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) to facilitate student mobility locally and internationally, enhancing academic transparency and skill-based learning outcomes for the oil and gas sectors.
Approved Curricula & Courses
Divided by Academic Years & Educational Code
Year 1 First Academic Year
Academic English
English Academic writing Session, Learn how to write academic essays (4 main types of essays which are: Argumentative essay, Table and Chart Analysis Essay, Comparative Essay and Descriptive Essay) Reading Session, "B1 reading" practice to help you understand texts with every day or job-related language. Texts include articles, travel guides, emails, adverts and reviews. "B2 reading" practice to help you understand texts with a wide vocabulary where you may need to consider the writer's opinion. Texts include articles, reports, messages, short stories and reviews. Listening Session, Each lesson has a preparation task, an audio recording and two tasks to check your understanding and to practice a variety of listening skills. "B1 Listening" This section offers listening practice to help you understand the main points of clear, standard speech about every day or job-related topics. Situations include phone calls, meetings and interviews. "B2 Listening" This section offers listening practice to help you understand extended, standard speech about familiar topics that may contain complex ideas. Situations include broadcasts, reviews, presentations and lectures. Speaking Session, This section offers speaking practice to help you learn and practice useful phrases that will help you to speak English clearly and effectively. "B1 Speaking" Each lesson has a preparation task and a video that introduces the language in context and gives you the opportunity to listen to and repeat the useful phrases. There are also tasks to check your understanding of the video and to practice the useful language. "B2 Speaking" This section offers speaking practice to help you learn and practice useful phrases that will help you to speak English clearly and effectively through making individual speeches and presentations.
Gas Properties
Introduction: Geological Settings, Natural Gas Origins and Accumulations, Natural Gas Resources Nonassociated Gas, Associated Gas, Unconventional Gas, Natural Gas Composition and Phase Behavior, Dry- and Wet-Gas Phase Behaviors, Retrograde-Condensate-Gas Phase Behavior, Associated Gas Phase Behavior. Natural Gas Properties: Gas Specific Gravity, Gas Deviation Factor, Gas Density, Gas Formation Volume Factor, Gas Compressibility, Gas Viscosity, Useful Correlations.
Calculus I
Functions, Limits, Differentiation, Integrations, Trigonometric Functions, Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Natural Logarithm Function, Exponential Function, General Logarithm Function and General Exponential Function, Hyperbolic Functions, Inverse of Hyperbolic Functions, L'Hopital's Rule.
Organic Chemistry
Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Electron displacement effects, Organic intermediates, Types of reactions [addition, elimination and substitution reactions], General classification and identification of organic compounds, Structural characterization of organic compounds, properties, preparation (laboratory and industrial) of (Aliphatic hydrocarbons, Aromatic hydrocarbons), Alkyl halides, Alcohols, Phenols, Carboxylic acids, Amides, Ethers, Aldehydes and ketones, Asters),
Introduction to Petrochemical Industries
Raw materials for petrochemicals, hydrocarbon groups in petroleum and their structures, sulphur, nitrogen, oxygen, and metallic organic compounds in petroleum, paraffinic, olefinic, and aromatic hydrocarbons, dienes, liquid petroleum fractions and their residues, Overview of manufacturing processes. Petrochemicals from refinery products, handling and storage of petrochemicals, Petrochemical products and their uses, Interrelation between the chemical structure and characteristics of petroleum products. Petrochemicals: Methanol, Formaldehyde, Ethylene production by steam cracking of naphtha, Ethylene dichloride, Vinyl chloride monomer, Vinyl acetate monomer, Ethylene oxide, Acetaldehyde, Propylene, Acrylonitrile, Propylene oxide, MTBE, Butadiene, BTX separation, Benzene by dealkylation of toluene.
Introduction to computer Programming
Basic concepts of computer systems: computer components by functionality, basics of computer storage devices, computer structure, Binary and Hexadecimal numeration systems, types of software. the use of computers, and the social impact they have, secure programming, the ethical aspects of programming Processing Code: Editors, compilers and/or interpreters; source code, object code, and executables, compilation error messages, Executing programs, run-time errors. Problem analysis and algorithmic modeling problem solving through algorithmic modeling, activities related to program modeling and design including algorithm development, solve problems using techniques such as pseudocode, flowcharts, and model development, algorithms and errors, procedural techniques and object-oriented techniques, programs using good programming practices. Use of data data types, the use of variables, expressions using variables, literal data, and operators, rules of operator precedence. Decision structures Describe how conditional selection operations are used to alter the sequential execution of a program. Describe how relational and Boolean operators are used to form logical expressions that evaluate to true or false. Identify techniques to evaluate selection statements for logic errors. Develop programs using sequential and selection operations. Repetition structures, Describe how repetition structures are used to alter the sequential execution of a program. Choose appropriate repetition structures based on the type of application. Identify techniques to evaluate repetition statements for logic errors. Develop programs using repetition structures. Programming with Procedures Apply modularization to manage complexity of programming. Describe the roles of parameters in a procedure definition. Illustrate parameter passing when invoking procedures. Solve problems using procedures. Collections Arrays and lists as appropriate to the programming language. Defines nature and purpose. Use collections as parameters and returned values in procedures. Develop applications using collections Memory Allocation Pointers and structures (C++), lists and dictionaries (Python), utilization of stack and heap (Java) as appropriate to the programming language. Classes and Introduction to Libraries, Describe information hiding and encapsulation. Describe the concept of class and object of a class. Use language classes from the standard library to develop programs. Engineering Applications File input and output. Introduction to mathematical modeling, Numerical methods, including root finding and numerical integration
Democracy and Human Right
Calculus II
Methods of Integrations, Trigonometric Functions, Improper Integrals, Areas, Volumes of Solids of Revolutions, Lengths of Plane curves, Areas of Surfaces of Revolution, Matrices.
Engineering Drawing
Introduction, selection of instruments, engineering lettering, geometry, fundamentals of dimensioning on engineering drawing, orthographic projection, sectional views, pictorial drawing and sketching, projection theory, projection of plans, frontal line on plans. AutoCAD fundamentals: Open, (and close) AutoCAD application, Open multiple drawings and switch between them, Create a new drawing. Roaming facilities: Use zooming tools, panning a drawing, create named views & recall them. Create new drawings: Understand & use Absolute, Relative and Polar coordinate system, drawing commands, Draw rectangle, polygon, ellipse. Modifying Commands: Erase & oops, Copy and Move objects, Rotate, Scale, Stretch Extend & Offset, Mirror and array, Apply Chamfers and Fillets. Layers: Create layers and assign properties as line weights, line types, color, modify status, Modify layer attributes. Text and Dimensions: Create and set text styles with different fonts, Understand the text alignment abbreviations. Isometric: Changing to isometric mode, switching between isoplanes (top, right & left views), Isometric ellipses, Isometric fillets, writing in isometric mode, Plotting: Understand between Model and Paper space, add a new title block, create a viewport with different scales, Select plotter/ printer, Plot all, part of drawing to scale.
Principles of Polymer Science
Basic concepts of polymers: Basic definition and nomenclature; molecular forces and chemical bonding (primary and secondary atomic and molecular bonding) in polymers; different functional groups and their properties; classification of polymers (thermoplastics and thermosets); polymer structure: skeletal structure, copolymers, tacticity, and geometrical isomerism; molar mass and its distribution. Principles of polymerization: Classification of polymerization reaction, step-growth polymerization; kinetics, chain length regulation, Carothers equation. Addition / chain growth polymerization, mechanism and kinetics of chain growth polymerization, ionic polymerization, chain transfer, inhibition and retardation, control of molecular weight. Co polymerization: Principle and Industrial practice Polymerization techniques: bulk polymerization, solution polymerization, suspension polymerization, and emulsion polymerization.
General Physics
Dynamic physics, Energy and power laws, optics and light, electromagnetic fields, radiation, sound and vibration, application of physics in chemical Engineering.
Arabic Language
Year 2 Second Academic Year
Engineering Mechanics
General Coplanar force systems: Basis concepts, Law of motions, principle of transmissibility of forces, Transfer of a force to parallel position, Resultant of a force system, simplest resultant of two dimensional concurrent & non concurrent force systems, free body diagrams, equilibrium & its equations, applications. Friction: Introduction, Laws of coulomb friction, equilibrium of bodies involving dry friction, belt friction, applications. Centre of gravity, centroid, and Moment of Inertia: Centroid of plane, curve, area, volume & composite bodies, moment of inertia of plane area, parallel axis theorem, perpendicular axis theorem, principal moment inertia, mass moment of inertia of circular ring, disc, cylinder, sphere and cone about their axis of symmetry.
Engineering Mathematics I
Partial Derivatives: Functions of two or more variables, Limits and continuity (to be given briefly), Partial Derivatives (higher orders), Leibniz rule (differentiation under the integration) with application as an, Integral method, Chain rule, Jacobian and Jacobian theorem. Vector Analysis: Introduction to Vectors, Dot and cross product, Parametric equations of Line, Planes in 3-Space, Vector Functions, Gradient, Curl and Divergent, Laplacian differential Operator. Multiple Integrals: Double Integrals, Double Integrals to calculate the area and the volume, Double Integrals in Polar coordinate, Triple Integrals, Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinate, Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinate, Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals, Jacobians, Line integral. Theorems in Vector Calculus: Green’s theorem, The Divergence Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem.
Petrochemical Processes
The processes of production of number of petrochemicals as following: Acetic acid – Acrylic acid – Acrylonitrile – Alkylbenzene - Ammonia - Aniline – Aromatics extraction - Aromatics extractive distillation - Aromatization – Benzene – Bisphenol- Butadiene - Butyraldehyde, Carboxylic acid – Dimethyl carbonate - Dimethyl terephthalate –Dimethylformamide – Ethanol-to-ethylene oxide/ethylene glycols – Ethers Ethyl acetate Ethylbenzene – Ethylbenzene – Ethylene – Ethylene glycols (EG) – Ethylene oxide –Ethylene recovery from refinery off gas with contaminant removal – Formaldehyde – Hexene-1 – Isobutylene –Isomerization - Iso-octene/Iso-octane – Maleic anhydride –Melamine, Methanol – Polyalkylene terephthalates-melt-to-resins (MTR) – Polyethylene – Polypropylene – Polystyrene –Propylene – Urea – Xylene isomerization –
Physical Chemistry
The First Law, Properties of Gases, Heat and Work, Equations of State and Intermolecular Forces, First Law and Working with State Functions, Process Paths, Adiabatic Processes, Second Law, Entropy, Second Law, Process Cycles, Efficiency, Process Cycles, Efficiency, Spontaneity, Free Energy, Spontaneity, Free Energy, Maxwell’s Relations, Maxwell’s Relations and Chemical Potential, Phase Diagrams and Phase Transitions, Thermodynamics of Mixtures, Ideal and Regular Solutions, Activity Coefficients, Binary Systems, The Boltzmann distribution; Quantized energy, Particle-Wave Duality, the Wavefunction, Schrodinger’s Equation, Operators, QM Postulates, Quantized translation and Confinement (1D), 2D and 3D translation, Boltzmann revisited: Translational partition, monatomic Gas.
Fluid Mechanics I
Non – dimensional analysis, static fluid, pressure of fluids, force applied by a fluid, immerged bodies, types of fluid flow, Bernoulli’s equation, Reynolds number, friction factor and pressure drop in pipes and packed column. Flow in open channel, flow in concentric tubes, pumps, NPSH, pump efficiency, flow and pressure measurement, non–Newtonian fluid, friction factor and pressure drop in pipes for non–Newtonian fluids.
Principles of Process Design I
Flow sheet of process design, type of flow sheets and symbols, block diagram, piping system and control system, utility flow sheet, unit layout, project evaluation and survey, land selection, cost estimation, pumps and piping system, pipe fitting, valves, steam traps, selection of metal type of pipes, vessels and tanks.
Mass and Energy Balance
Material balances for systems with and without chemical reactions, species and elemental balance. Analysis of systems with by-pass, recycle and purge. Heat capacity of gases, liquids and solutions, Heat of fusion and vaporization; Steady state energy balance for systems with and without chemical reactions; Calculations and application of heat of reaction, combustion, formation, neutralization and solution; Enthalpy-concentration charts; Combustion of solids, liquids and gaseous fuels, Calculation of theoretical and actual flame temperatures. Degrees of freedom in steady state processes, solution of simultaneous material and energy balance problems using flow sheeting codes; Unsteady state material and energy balance.
Engineering Mathematics II
Series: Infinite series, Algebraic properties of infinite series, Convergence and divergence tests, Ratio test, Power series, taylor and Maclaurin. Solutions of Differential Equations: 1st order and 1st degree of differential equations, Variables Separable, Reduction to Variables Separable, Homogeneous equation, Exact Equations Reduction to Exact Equations, Integrating Factors, Bernoulli Equation, Transformation of Nonlinear Equations into Separable Equations, Linear Equations with constant coefficients (Linear Second Order Equations): General solution of Homogeneous equation, particular solution of non-homogeneous equations, Series Solutions of Linear Second Order Equations: Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point I, Series Solutions Near an Ordinary Point II, Regular Singular Points Euler Equations, The Method of Frobenius I, II and III, Introduction to Systems of Differential Equations.
Introduction To Natural Gas Processing
Natural gas value chains, and natural gas quality specifications, Typical production facility and gas processing schemes, NGL products and the economics of their recovery, describe process flows for each stream in production facilities, List the components, including contaminants, found in produced gas streams, calculate higher heating value and Wobbe number, describe shrinkage and how it is calculated, List the products of a typical natural gas processing plant, their associated markets. Describe typical process flows for each stream in gas processing facilities, Explain the difference between gas conditioning to meet a Hydrocarbon Dewpoint (HCDP) specification and gas processing to recover NGLs.
Baath’s Crimes in Iraq
مفهوم الجرائم واقسامها , تعريف الجريمة لغة واصطلاحا, جرائم نظام البعث وفق توثيق قانون المحكمة الجنائية العراقية العليا عام 2005 م , أنواع الجرائم الدولية, الجرائم النفسية ,اليات الجرائم النفسية, الجرائم الاجتماعية, موقف المظام البعثي من الدين, انتهاكات القوانين العراقية, الجرائم البيئية لنظام العث في العراق, التلوث الحربي والاشعاعي وانفجار الألغام, تجفيف الاهوار, جرائم المقابر الجماعية, احداث مقابر الإبادة الجماعية, التصنيف الزمني لمقابر الإبادة الجماعية.التعرف على الأحكام القانونية الرئيسية التي تحكم ملاحقة الجرائم بموجب قانون محكمة الجنايات العليا العراقية لعام 2005.تحليل الآثار النفسية على الأفراد والمجتمعات المتأثرة بجرائم نظام البعث.دراسة الآثار الاجتماعية لسياسات وأفعال نظام البعث على المجتمع العراقي.تقييم أبرز الانتهاكات التي ارتكبها نظام البعث، مع التركيز على تأثيرها على حقوق الإنسان.تقييم الأضرار البيئية الناجمة عن نظام البعث في العراق وتأثيرها على الصحة العامة.التحقيق في السياق التاريخي وأهمية القبور الجماعية كدليل على الجرائم المرتكبة خلال عصر البعث.فهم دور القانون الدولي في معالجة جرائم نظام البعث وضمان المساءلة.استكشاف آليات العدالة الانتقالية وأهميتها في التعامل مع إرث فظائع نظام البعث.تعزيز الوعي والفهم بجرائم نظام البعث وتأثيراتها المستمرة على المجتمع العراقي.المساهمة في الحوار حول انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان والعدالة التاريخية في العراق ما بعد نظام البعث.
Fluid Mechanics II
Petroleum liquids transmission, Petroleum gases transmission, Crude and Petroleum products pipelines, Calculation of Pressure drop in pipelines, Heating and pumping stations, Two-phase flow: Types and applications, Pressure vessels and tanks, Selection of materials for vessels and pipelines.
Principles of Process Design II
Application the computer software (i.e. Aspen Plus, Pro 2 and Hysis) to simulate all the items mentioned in Design I.
Computer Programing
Introduction to Information, Technology and Computers, MATLAB interface, user input and output, variables, operators, Selection – if statements, Repetition – while loops, break, continue, Repetition – for loops, Series and patterns, Functions / debugging, Vectors and Matrices , Strings, Images, Engineering Applications.
Year 3 Third Academic Year
Mass Transfer I
Molecular diffusion, Steady state diffusion in binary and multicomponent gases and liquids, mass transfer theories, Convective mass transfer and mass transfer coefficients, diffusion through a variable area, Interphase mass transfer, The overall mass transfer coefficient, Gas-liquid contacting equipment: Gas absorption and stripping, Binary distillation; batch, continuous.
Engineering Data Analytics
Polymer Technology and Engineering
Process Modeling and Optimization
Electrical Technology
Heat Transfer I
Heat conductance, One-dimensional steady state conduction, Radial systems (cylinder and sphere), Overall heat transfer coefficient, Critical thickness of the insulator, Fins, Two-dimensional steady state conduction.
Mechanics of Materials
Definition of stress and strain, Types of stress and strain, Simple stress, Shear stress, Stress in cylinders, Simple strain, Thermal stress, Stress-Strain diagrams, Proportional limits, Hook law, Poisson’s ratio, composite stresses, volumetric stress, bulk modules, Thin-walled Cylinders, Shear and moments in beams, Deformation in beams, Equations of stress and momentum in beams, Curves of stress and momentum in beams, Wind effect on high towers.
Engineering Thermodynamics
Basic definition, 1st law of thermodynamic for open and closed system under steady and unsteady flow, reversible and irreversible processes, heat capacity, relation of temperature, pressure and volume with critical point, ideal gas behavior, Maxwell’s relations, throttling process, 2nd law of thermodynamics. Heat engine, Carnot cycle, entropy and 2nd law, lost work, entropy calculation, freezing system and heat pump. Raoult’s law for an ideal system. VLE calculations for an ideal system. Equilibrium flash calculations for ideal systems. Modified Raoult’s law and flash calculations for a non-ideal system.Visco-elastic behavior: creep and stress relaxation behavior, isochronous and isometric graphs, linear viscoelasticity, mathematical models of viscoelastic behavior (Maxwell, Kelvin-Voigt, and standard linear solid), Types of composite material: particulate strengthened composites, fibre–reinforced composites, sandwich laminate and structural composites, bonding mechanism, specific strength, matrix materials, fibre materials, polymer-matrix fibre-reinforced composites, influence of fibre length (very short fibre, intermediate length fibre, and very long and continuous fibre composites), prediction of composite properties, longitudinal and transversal loading, Fracture and fatigue behaviour of composites.
Mass Transfer II
Distillation in a packed tower, Liquid-Liquid extraction, Solid-Liquid extraction, Humidification and water cooling, Drying tower, Evaporation, Single and multiple effect evaporator, Crystallization, Adsorption and Ion exchange.
Heat Transfer II
Unsteady state conduction, Heat convection, Natural and forced convection, Thermal boundary layer, Laminar and turbulent heat flow transfer inside and outside tubes, Heat exchangers, Heat transfer with phase change: boiling, condensation, Heat transfer by radiation.
Numerical Methods
Approximation of functions interpolation and extrapolation of techniques; forward, backward and central difference, error approximation; Numerical integration – Newton Cotes Integration technique, Simpson’s 1/3rd and 3/8th rule, trapezoidal rule, Gaussian quadrature; Multiple Integral solution of Non-linear equation, bisection methods, regular-falsi method, Newton-Raphson methods, Euler’s method, Euler’s modified iteration technique, Picard's method, Runge-Kutta 4th order technique, Taylor series method; Solutions of ordinary differential equation (initial and boundary value problem) Linear programming.
Natural Gas Engineering
Natural Gas Processing: Natural Gas Dehydration—Water Removal, Water Content Determination, Natural Gas Hydrates, Adsorption Dehydration, Absorption Dehydration, Natural Gas Sweetening—Acid Gases Removal, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG): The LNG Process, LNG Liquefaction, Thermodynamic Analysis of LNG Processes, Propane Precooled Mixed Refrigerant (PPMR™)/C3 MR Process, Optimized Cascade LNG Process, Single Mixed Refrigerant Loop Process, Mixed Fluid Cascade Process. Liquefin Process, Dual Mixed Refrigerant (DMR) Process. Gas-To-Liquids (GTL): GTL Processes, GTL Based on Direct Conversion of Natural Gas, GTL Based on Indirect Conversion of Natural Gas Basics, Natural Gas Reforming and Synthesis Gas, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, Product upgrading, GTL economics and outlook.
Electrical Technology
Theory of electricity, idea of electric potential, resistance, Ohms Law, resistance in series & potential, equivalent resistance, Open & short circuits, Kirchhoff's law, voltage and current divider circuits. Work, power and energy, heating effect of electric current, Joules law of electric heating, thermal efficiency. Electrical instruments and measurements, DC potentiometer, whetstone bridge, universal bridge. AC fundamentals. Electromagnetic circuits, Laws of magnetic circuits, B-H Curves. Practical: Ohms Law, Kirchhoff's Law, ammeter and voltmeter, measurement of internal resistance, oscilloscope system.
Year 4 Fourth Academic Year
Gas Separation Process
Process Dynamic and Control I
1st order response, time delay, steady state coefficient, final value theorem, 2nd order system, closed loop systems, transfer function and flow diagram.
Equipment Design
Design of vessels and tanks: Vertical vessels, Pressure vessels, Support and foundation, Design of heat transfer equipment: Heat exchangers, Condensers, Furnaces and boilers. Mass transfer equipment: Types of columns, Plate and packed columns, Pressure drops in columns, Extractor, Leaching equipment, Cooling tower, Dryer, Reactors.
Reaction Engineering
Reactions and Reactors: Introduction: Reaction Rate, Reaction Equation or Rate Law, Relative Rates of Reaction, Extent of Reaction, Conversion, General Mole Balance for Reactors, Use of Extent of Reaction and Conversion, Extent of Reaction, Conversion. General Mole Balance for Reactors, Use of Extent of Reaction and Conversion, Extent of Reaction, Conversion: Batch Reactors: Introduction, Mole Balance Applied to Batch Reactors, Extent of Reaction in Batch Reactors, Conversion in Batch Reactors. Plug Flow Reactors: Introduction, Mole Balance Applied to PFR, Extent of Reaction in PFR, Conversion in PFR. Continuously Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR): Introduction, Mole Balance Applied to CSTR, Extent of Reaction in CSTR, Conversion in CSTR, Levenspiel Plots, CSTR, PFR, Reactors in Series. Determination of Rate Law Parameters: Introduction, Experimental Determination of Rates, Determination of Reaction Orders by Inspection, Differential Methods of Analysis, For Rates Dependent on the Concentration of Only One Species. For More Complex Reactions (Dependence on CA and CB). Method of Initial Rates, Integral Methods, Zeroth Order Reaction by Integral Method, First Order Irreversible Reaction by Integral Method, Second Order Reaction by Integral Method, Method of Half-Lives. Temperature and Pressure Dependance of Reactions: Introduction, Arrhenius Equation, Example Calculation of the Arrhenius Parameters, Reactors with a Change in Pressure at Constant Volume, Reactors with a Change in Volumetric Flowrate. Multiple Reactions: Introduction, Yield and Selectivity, Reversible Reactions, Parallel Reactions, Series Reactions. Design Structure for Reactors.
Catalysts and Catalytic Reactors
Introduction to Catalysis; Definition and importance of catalysis in chemical reactions, Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis Catalytic Reaction Kinetics; Rate expressions for catalytic reactions Activation energy and reaction mechanisms Catalyst deactivation and regeneration Types of Catalytic Reactors, Fixed-bed reactors, Fluidized-bed reactors, Stirred-tank reactors, Membrane reactors, Microreactors Catalytic Reaction Engineering; Design considerations for catalytic reactors, Residence time distribution and reactor modeling Reactor optimization and scale-up Reaction Engineering for Specific Catalytic Processes; Catalytic reforming, Hydrocracking Catalytic hydrogenation, Selective oxidation, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, Catalytic polymerization Catalyst Poisoning and Catalyst Promoters; Mechanisms of catalyst poisoning, Strategies for minimizing catalyst deactivation, Catalyst promoters and their role in enhancing catalytic activity
Process Dynamic and control II
Air control value, control system, discontinuous, proportional, integral, differential, optimum control by Ziegler‐ Nichols method, stability, Routh's method, frequency response (Bode and Nyquist diagram), measuring devices of temperature, pressure, concentration and fluid flow.
Gas Storge and Transportation
Export Pipeline System (General Description, Types and Functions of Facility and Pipeline Systems, Principle of Pipeline Design, Piping Standards, Stress-Based Design of Pipelines, Gas Pipelines, Compressor and Valve Stations, Liquid Pipelines, Pump and valve Stations, Pipeline Management, Control and Safety), Metallic Pipes (Ferrous Metal Piping and Nonferrous Metal Piping), Non Metallic Pipes, Tubing & Pipe Designation (Piping, Fittings, Valves, Connections and Miscellaneous), Welding and Pipeline Repair (Weld Joint Design, Weld Metal Composition), Pigging Operation (Reason and Frequency of Pigging, Pig Selection, Pipeline Pigging Equipment, Pig Tracking, Preparation for Operation, Pigging Operation, Pig Troubleshooting and Maintenance), Corrosion Control(Corrosion Process, Types of Corrosion, Atmospheric Corrosion, Corrosion in Soil, Corrosion in Fresh and Industrial Waters, Corrosion in Seawater, Corrosion Prevention, Corrosion Prevention Techniques, Corrosion Inhibitors, Cathodic Protection, High Temperature Corrosion, Internal Corrosion in Oil and Gas Industry, Painting and Coating), Material Selection in Oil and Gas Industry (Stress-Based and Corrosion-Based Selection), Liquid /Gas Leaks Detection Techniques (Liquid leaks and Gas Releases Defnition and Sources, Leak Detection Methods, Leaks Repairs and Testing methods). Types of Storage and design codes. Hydrate problems in production
Process Integration
Introduction to process integration (PI), onion diagram, concept of pinch technology and its application, targeting of energy, area, number of units and cost, Concept of ΔTmin, Data Extraction, Targeting, Designing, Grid Diagram, Composite curve, Problem Table Algorithm, Grand Composite Curve, Heat exchanger networks analysis, Maximum Energy Recovery (MER).
Department Faculty & Academic Staff
A select group of scientists and professors specializing in oil, gas, and chemical processes engineering fields