Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

• Account for crude oil production
• Account for the composition of crude oil
• Describe the general structure of an oil refinery
• Explain the main refinery processes such as distillation, cracking and desulphurization
• Describe a given refinery process

Skills

• Perform relevant calculations for a given refinery process
• Set up mass and energy balances for a given refinery process
• Evaluate the effect of changing parameters for a given refinery process
• Evaluate the potential of the project for further development, assessing and incorporating relevant economic factors
• Propose relevant laboratory experiments to allow for better modelling of a process
• Write a project report following the standards of the field of study, include relevant literature, use the correct terminology, and communicate the problem and results in writing, graphically and orally in a coherent way
• Justify the choice of literature, methods, models and other tools used in the project and asses the problem of the project and results in relevant professional and social contexts and in relation to literature

Competences

• Evaluate if changes to a given process could be beneficial
• Propose a course of action regarding a given process
• Evaluate the quality of experimental data obtained and their applicability to a model of a given refinery process
• Handle the planning, implementation and management of a project and handle complex and development-oriented tasks during the project work and contribute to the project group's work and results
• Identify own learning needs for continued development and education in the field of study

Type of instruction

• Project work

Extent and expected workload

450 hours

Exam

Exams