Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
National Exam 16-Chem-B6, Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals — December 2019. 3 hours, OPEN BOOK (any non-communicating calculator permitted). Per the exam notes, FIVE (5) questions constitute a complete paper and each is of equal value (10 marks). The paper prints five questions; the last (the refining-process question on page 6) is mislabelled “IV” in the source but is the fifth question and is answered here as Question 5. All five questions are worked in full.
Reference texts: Gary, Handwerk & Kaiser, Petroleum Refining: Technology and Economics, 5th ed. (CRC, 2007); Fahim, Al-Sahhaf & Elkilani, Fundamentals of Petroleum Refining (Elsevier, 2010); J. G. Speight, The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum, 5th ed.; M. R. Riazi, Characterization and Properties of Petroleum Fractions (ASTM MNL50, 2005); Felder & Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 4th ed. (material balances).
