Reg. No.

B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2016

Seventh Semester

CHI I 12 _ PETROLETiM REFINING TECHNOLOGY

(For the candidates admitted during the academic year 201i - 2014 and 2014 -2015)
Note:
(D Part - A should be answered in OMR sheet within first 45 minutes and OMR sheet should be handed
over to hall invigilator at the end of 45m minute.
(ii) Part - B and Part - C should be answered in answer booklet.

Time: Three Hours Max. Marks: 100

PART-A (20 xl=20 Marks)

Answer A-I-,L Questions
1. A petroleum well is called "dry" if it contains
(A) Very little oil (B) No natural sas
(C) Only natural gas (D) Only coke

2. Petroleum deposits are detected by

(A) Oil seepag€ at the surface of earth (B) Measurement of magnetic, electric, density
properties of rock from crust
(C) Age of nature of rocks inside the (D) All A, B and C
crust of earth

3. Boring diameter for petroleum well is around

(A) 1m (B) 0.5 m
(C) 10 cm @) 20-30 cm

4. The reservoir rock containing petroleum gas

(A) Low porosity (B) HiCh permeability and porosity
(C) Low permeability (D) High capillarity
5. The first crude oil refinery of India is located at
(A) Naharkatiya @) Digboi
(C) Kochin (D) Madras
6. Specific gravity of a petroleum product gives as idea of its
(A) Degree of refinement (B) Hydrocarbon content type (paraffin or
aromatics)
(C) Ease of atomization (D) Sulphur content
7. The average boiling point of aviation turbine fuel is close to that of
(A) Lubricating oil (B) LPG
(C) Diesel (D) Kerosene
8. Crude petroleum oil is a fuel
(A) Primary (B) Fossil
(C) Both A and B (D) Secondary
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 PART B (5 x 4: 20 Marks)
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9. Aromatics are desired constituents of Answer Ah[Y FIVE Questions
(A) Lubricating oil (B) Diesel
(C) Kerosene @) Pehol 21. Write a hint on reseryes of Indian oil wells.

10. In petroleum refining the process used for conversion of hydrocarbon to aromatics is Write short notes on Houdry fixed bed catalytic cracking.
(A) Catalytic cracking @) Catalytic reforming
(C) Hydro treating @) Allrylation 23. List various thermal properties of petoleum fraction.

11. Pour point and freezing point is equal for 24. What are the additives for gasoline?
(A) Petrol (B) Diesel
(C) Water (D) Crude petroleum 25. Write short notes on asphalts.

12. Illuminating characteristics of kerosene is expressed by its 26. Explain on diesel index.
(A) Smoke point @) Aniline point
(C) Luminosity number @) Aromatic content 27. List the advantages and disadvantage ofspherical vessels.

13. The coking process normally used in refineries is the _ coking PART-C (5 x12:60 Marks)
(A) Delayed @) Flexi Answer ALL Questions
(C) Fluid (D) Contact
28. a. Draw the typicat refinery flow diagram for petroleum refining process.
14. The terrninolory used for the bottom most product from the vacuum crude distillation unit is
(A) Residual crude (B) Residuum (oR)
(C) Reduced crude @) Petrolatum b. Classiff the crude oil based on the various composition.

15. Natural gasoline is produced 29. a. Give the overview of catalytic cracking.
(A) From oil wells (B) In all refineries
(C) BV natural gas stripping (D) Duringdistillation (oR)
b. Write short notes on
16. Aniline point of high speed diesel may be about _ oC (i) Catalytic reforming
(A) 3s (B) 70 (ii) Alkylation for peffoleum products.
(c) 10s (D) 150
30. a. Describe various treatment techniques for sulphur removal from petroleum fraction.
17. Visbreaking process is used mainly for making
(A) High octane gasoline (B) High cetane diesel (oR)
(C) Fuel oil (D) Smoke free kerosene b. Explain on
O Dewaxing
18. The most important propefty for a jet fuel is its (ii) Solvent treatment process.
(A) Viscosity (B) Freezing point
(C) Calorific value (D) Flash point 31. a. Explain with a neat flow diagram production of aviation fuel with is test properties.

(oR)
19. Solvent used for dewaxing ofpetroleum products are b. Write short notes on
(A) Furtural (B) Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) (i) Lubricatingoilproduction
(C) Propane (D) Both B and C (iD Motor fuel.

20. Crude oil is pumped by a_pump. 32. a.i. Write short notes on storage of petoleum products.
(A) Gear (B) Centritugal
ii. Describe on various test method and properties of petroleum fraction.
(C) Screw (D) Reciprocating
(oR)
b. Elaborate on transportation of petroleum products.
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