Course objective

• Describe clean fuels chemistry, manufacturing technologies, and standards
• Compare testing parameters for gasoline, jet fuel, and road diesel
• Explain how fuel properties influence engine performance
• Explain ultra-low sulfur diesel properties and their impact on fuel performance
• Discuss fuel quality monitoring system

Course outline

Introduction to Oil Refining and Fuel Quality Fundamentals

• Crude oil chemistry and properties
• Classification of crude oils
• Crude assays and valuation
• Petroleum product specifications
• Petroleum products standardization and quality control
• Introduction to oil refineries
• Refinery configurations

Gasoline

• Gasoline chemistry
• Manufacturing technologies: Naphtha Hydrotreater, Catalytic Reformer, Isomerization and Alkylation Units
• Gasoline specifications and quality monitoring system
• Testing parameters for gasoline
• Composition, Combustion Characteristics, Octane Number, Corrosiveness, Density, Flash Point and Fire Point, Oxygenates, Stability, and Instability, Volatility
• Effect of fuel properties on engine performance
• Troubleshoot quality problems and contamination of gasoline

Jet Fuel

• Jet fuel chemistry
• Manufacturing technologies
• Jet fuel specifications and quality monitoring system
• Testing parameters for Jet fuel
• Acidity, Calorific Value, Density, Flash Point, Freezing Point, Storage Stability, Thermal Stability, Viscosity, Volatility, Water
• Effect of fuel properties on engine performance
• Troubleshoot quality problems and contamination of jet fuel

Diesel Fuel

• Diesel fuel chemistry
• Manufacturing technologies (Hydro processing)
• Diesel fuel specifications and quality monitoring system
• Testing parameters for Diesel fuel
• Acidity, Sulfur content, Appearance and Odor, Ash, Calorific Value, Carbon Residue, Cetane Number and Cetane Index, Cloud Point, Composition, Diesel Index, Flash Point, Freezing Point, Neutralization Number, Pour Point, Stability, Viscosity, Volatility, Water and Sediment
• Ultra low sulfur diesel
• Effect of diesel fuel properties on engine performance
• Troubleshoot quality problems and contamination of diesel fuel

Euro 5 and Euro 6 Fuel Specifications and Emissions Standards

• Overview of Euro 5 and Euro 6 fuel specifications and emissions
• Quality control of products in petroleum refining
• Clean Fuel specifications
• Sampling procedures

Who should attend?

• Operation Engineers
• Process Engineers
• Senior Operation Personnel
• Operation Staff
• Technical Supervisory Staff
• Plant Engineers
• Fuel quality specialists
• Measurement and quality control operators