Chemical and Process Engineering courses
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering courses
Chemical and Process Engineering courses
CHEM1071 GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING
This is an introductory survey course designed to give engineers an appropriate background in chemistry. It includes topics such as atomic structure, bonding, states of matter, energy changes, reaction kinetics and equilibrium, ions in solution, and the periodic table.
CHEM2102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
This course in chemistry is designed for students in Chemical and Process Engineering. Major topics include chemical equations, analysis of kinetic data, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, aqueous equilibria, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.
CHPE2211 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
The course will give an introduction into the principles of organic chemistry including a definition of organic compounds, bonding and isomerism, structure, nomenclature and reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. Synthesis of some industrial organic compounds will be introduced. Laboratory experiments support the course.
CHPE3101 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
This course covers: Materials engineering; Structures; Properties and performance; Crystalline phases; Imperfection in crystalline solids; Solid solution; Elastic and Plastic deformation; Hardness testing; Fatigue and creep testing; Corrosion; Mechanism of polymerization; Degradation of polymers; Ceramics and new materials; Phase equilibria.
CHPE3102 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
This course covers: Basic concepts of thermodynamics; PVT of pure fluids and equations of state; First and second laws; Thermodynamic properties of pure fluids; Applications to flow processes; Production of power from heat; Liquefaction and refrigeration.
CHPE3103 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
This course covers: Engineering ethics; Interaction and consequences on the society; The societal
responsibilities of engineers are studied through chemical and petroleum engineering code of practice; Corporate responsibility; Whistle blowing; Conflict of interest; Risk assessment; Environment and sustainable development.
CHPE3112 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES
This course covers: Application of physicochemical principles to problems in chemical and processing industries; Stoichiometry; Processes and process variables, Thermodynamic data; Material balance on nonreactive and reactive systems. Mechanical energy balance; General energy balance; Heat of reaction; Energy balance for reactive systems; Fuels.
CHPE3211 APPLIED PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
This course covers: Properties of gases; Kinetic theory and transport properties of gases; PVT relations and equations of state; Thermodynamic laws; Phase equilibrium; Chemical kinetics; Electrochemistry; Surface thermodynamics.
CHPE3212 CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRIES
This course introduces a theoretical study of a number of chemical industries of strategic importance to Oman as well as industries outside Oman: Petrochemical, Fertilizer industry, LNG, Water/sewage treatment, Soap and detergent, Cement, Food processing, Glass, Electrochemical, Plastics, Perfumes, and Pharmaceutical.
CHPE3302 FLUID FLOW
This course covers: Fluid statics; Newtonian and nonNewtonian fluids; Bernoulli equation; Flow
of fluids; Flow meters, Pumps and compressors; Twophase flow, Fluid flow in porous media, Packed and Fluidized beds; Filtration; Agitation and mixing; Free and hindered settling; Centrifuges and cyclones.
CHPE3402 HEAT TRANSFER
This course covers: Concepts and theories of heat transfer; Introduction to different modes of heat transfer; Steady state and transient heat transfer: Conduction, natural and forced convection, and radiation; Heat Transfer coefficients; Introduction to heat exchangers.
CHPE4102 POLYMERS
This course offers an overview of engineering analysis and design techniques for synthetic polymers. It includes polymerization reactions, mechanical and viscoelastic characterization, deformation mechanisms, processing and polymer rheology. Additional topics on biopolymers and nanotechnology will be covered
CHPE4202 CORROSION
This course introduces electrochemical principles and their application to corrosion of materials and corrosion control. Topics covered include thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion, corrosion mechanisms, corrosion inhibition and electrochemical protection of metals. Case studies from oil and gas production and processing industries are also included.
CHPE4302 DESALINATION
This course aims at studying industrial desalination processes. Topics covered include global and local water resources, water quality and analysis, technical and economic analysis of major desalination processes such as multi-stage flash, reverse osmosis, multiple-effect distillation and electrodialysis.
CHPE4402 NATURAL GAS PROCESSING
This course introduces different techniques for processing natural gas. Topics include properties and behavior of natural gas using equations of state, hydrate formation, field treatment including dehydration, sour gas sweetening, sulfur recovery, and liquefaction. Design of main processing equipment will be studied.
CHPE4112 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
This course covers: Review of basic thermodynamics; Theory and application of solution thermodynamics; Vaporliquid and liquidliquid equilibrium for ideal and nonideal systems; Chemical reaction equilibrium.
CHPE4114 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
This course covers: Modeling and simulation; Introduction to computational tools available for the solution of chemical and process engineering problems; Chemical process simulators; Spreadsheets.
CHPE4212 UNIT OPERATIONS I
This course covers: Molecular, convective and interphase mass transfer; Transport properties; Continuous and stagewise mass transfer; Absorption/stripping operations; Humidification/drying; Design of certain separation equipment.
CHPE4312 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB I
This is the first of a three laboratory course sequence covering the application of principles of chemical and process engineering: Thermodynamics; Transport processes; Unit Operations; Reaction Engineering; Process control. Experimental planning, data acquisition and safety considerations are emphasized throughout.
CHPE4412 PROCESS HEAT TRANSFER
This course covers design of heat transfer equipment for chemical processes including: Heat exchangers; Condensers; Cooling towers; Evaporators; Process furnace; Reboiler. Computer simulations are emphasized.
CHPE4512 CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING
This course covers: Stoichiometric tables; Rate expressions; Reactions with phase change; Relations between concentration, pressure, conversion and flow rates; Reactor data analysis techniques; Conservation of mass in reactive systems; Nonisothermal reactors; Catalytic reactions; Design of reactors; Use of package programs and interactive learning tools; Safety, discovery, disaster analysis; Ethics.
CHPE4612 UNIT OPERATIONS II
This course covers: Distillation; Liquid-liquid and solvent extraction; Design of industrial separation equipment. Flowsheeting programs will be used.
CHPE4712 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB II
This is the second of a three laboratory course sequence covering the application of principles of chemical and process engineering: Thermodynamics; Transport processes; Unit Operations; Reaction Engineering; Process control. Experimental planning, data acquisition and safety considerations are emphasized throughout.
CHPE4812 SPECIAL TOPICS I
This is one of two Special Topics courses which are used to introduce new subjects in Chemical and Process Engineering in regular course format. Topics of interest to Oman’s industrial development will be given priority. Topics given in this course cannot be repeated in CHPE4912 Special Topics II.
CHPE4912 SPECIAL TOPICS II
This is one of two Special Topics courses which are used to introduce new subjects in Chemical and Process Engineering in regular course format. Topics of interest to Oman’s industrial development will be given priority. Topics given in this course cannot be repeated in CHPE4812
Special Topics I.
CHPE5112 CHEMICAL PROCESS CONTROL
This course covers principles of automatic control for chemical processes: Unsteady state modeling; Laplace open-loop and closed-loop systems; Stability; Feedback/feedforward, and cascade controllers. It also covers instrumentation in chemical processes.
CHPE5207 PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESSES
This course covers crude oil and its properties and processes involved in refineries: Distillation; Catalytic conversion; Thermal cracking, Steam reforming; Absorption; etc. It also covers selected petrochemical industries.
CHPE5212 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB III
This is the third of a three laboratory course sequence covering the application of principles of chemical and process engineering: Thermodynamics; Transport processes; Unit Operations; Reaction Engineering; Process control. Experimental planning, data acquisition and safety considerations are emphasized throughout.
CHPE 5412 PLANT AND PROCESS DESIGN
Principles of chemical process design. Process flow diagrams, including symbols, piping and instrumentation. Representation of the structure of complex, interconnected chemical processes with recycles streams. General design considerations regarding environmental, health, safety and selection of plant location and layout. Process design development. Sizing, selection, materials of construction and corrosion and costing of equipment. Capital and operating cost estimation..
CHPE5312 PROJECT I
This is the first part of the capstone design project. The project is to emphasize application of fundamentals of chemical engineering and allow an element of original work by each student. A critical review of literature is required in order to present current state of knowledge of the problem under investigation and a detailed report will be submitted.
CHPE5512 PROJECT II
This is the second part of the final year Capstone design project: Complete design of a chemical plant including economic analysis, project management, ethics, health, safety and environment. A faculty member supervises the project team. Progress reports and a final report are submitted, followed by an oral defense.
CHPE5612 CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY
A study of the technical fundamentals of chemical process safety includes toxicology, industrial hygiene, source models, fires and explosions, relief systems, hazard identification, risk assessment, accident investigations, and process safety management.
CHPE5712 PROCESS INTERGRATION, SYNTHESIS AND SIMULATIONS
This course presents systematic process-integration tools for the synthesis, development, and screening of potential process flowsheets. It includes Introduction to Process Design, Global Analysis of Mass and Energy Flows, Mass Integration, Energy Integration.
CHPE5812 HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS AND REACTOR DESIGN
This course covers definition of heterogeneous catalysis; properties of catalysts; catalyst preparation; catalyst characterization; kinetics of catalytic reactions; ideal heterogeneous reactors; non-isothermal reactor design; mass and heat transfer effects in heterogeneous reactors; catalysis in petrochemicals and environmental protection. A number of practical sessions will support this course.
PNGE3202 NUMERICAL METHODS
This course covers application of numerical methods: Solution of set of linear and nonlinear equations; Integration and differentiation; Approximation; Curve fitting; Differential equations; Error analysis; Different applications, algorithms, subroutines and software.
PNGE4101 STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS
This course introduces the basic concepts of probability and statistics that are used in engineering: Analysis of experimental data; Discrete and continuous functions; Summary statistics; Distribution functions; Confidence intervals and decision making. Statistical packages are used.
PNGE5103 ENGINEERING ECONOMY
This course covers: Basic concepts in economics; Supply, demand, marginal concept and optimization; Interest formulas and equivalence; Economic analysis of alternatives; Project evaluation and criteria: Payback period, ROR, NPV, B/C, IRR; Decision making among alternatives; Depreciation and depletion accounting; Risk and decisionmaking, simulation techniques.
PNGE 5102 HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
This course covers: Sources of hazards, inherent hazards; Safety fundamentals in chemical, petroleum and natural gas production processes; Health and safety in work place, industrial hygiene, monitoring and measures; Consequence analysis; Safety procedures and measures; Engineering code of practice, critical ethics analysis. HAZOP. Case studies and a Project.
PNGE5203 MANAGEMENT FOR PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
This course covers the essential elements for managing resources such as planning, decision making, organizing, leading and controlling. Furthermore, the following topics are covered: mineral resources and types; uniqueness of mineral industries; management science techniques and optimization of scarce resources, theory of optimal depletion, exploitation, environmental impacts and sustainable development. This course links the theoretical concepts with practical use.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering courses
PNGE2102 BASIC MECHANICS
PNGE students are introduced to the basic mechanics of particles and rigid bodies. The course has two parts. Statics part covers: Concepts of force, Moment, Resultant, Free body diagram; Equilibrium state and friction. Dynamics part covers: Concepts of velocity; Acceleration; Inertia forces; Centrifugal forces; Particle and rigid body dynamics.
PNGE3111 CHEMISTRY FOR PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
The course covers: The origin of petroleum; Introduction to organic chemistry; Chemistry of petroleum fluids; Hydrocarbon, oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen compounds; Introduction to surface chemistry; Emulsions and surfactants; Corrosion and chemical prevention.
PNGE3202 NUMERICAL METHODS
This course covers application of numerical methods: Solution of set of linear and nonlinear equations; Integration and differentiation; Approximation; Curve fitting; Differential equations; Error analysis; Different applications, algorithms, subroutines and software.
PNGE 3112 INTRODUCTION TO PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING
Topics covered include: Elementary knowledge and assessment of petroleum and natural gas; Overview of petroleum industry and petroleum engineering; Nature of oil and gas reservoirs; Petroleum exploration and drilling; Formation evaluation, Completion and production, Surface facilities, Reservoir mechanics; Improved oil recovery; Relevant terminology and nomenclature.
PNGE 3212 ROCK AND FLUID PROPERTIES
This course deals mainly with theories and measurements of rock and fluid properties and their interaction. Topics include: Properties of reservoir rocks; Types and properties of reservoir fluids; Rock and fluid interaction; Physical structure and properties of underground reservoir rocks; Darcy's law.
PNGE4101 STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS
This course introduces the basic concepts of probability and statistics that are used in engineering: Analysis of experimental data; Discrete and continuous functions; Summary statistics; Distribution functions; Confidence intervals and decision making. Statistical packages are used.
PNGE 4212 DRILLING TECHNOLOGY
This course gives an introduction to drilling engineering. Topics include: Introduction to drilling; Hoisting; Drill string design; Drilling bits; Mud engineering; Rig hydraulics; Casing design; Cementing; Blowout control; Directional drilling; Hole problems; Introduction to well completion and stimulation.
PNGE 4312 DRILLING TECHNOLOGY LAB
This course involves drilling laboratory measurements. Students prepare, set up and do measurements in the lab. Experiments include measurements of density, viscosity, fluid loss for mud and cement, compressive strength of set cement.
PNGE 4412 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
This is an intermediate level reservoir engineering course. Students are introduced to reservoir characteristics; Oil and gas volumetrics; Reservoir mechanics: reservoir energy, drive mechanisms, and recovery factors; Material balance equations: oil and gas material balance, material balance calculations for various reservoir types and applications, drive indexes; Decline curves and reserves.
PNGE4512 FORMATION EVALUATION
This course covers well log analysis and applications. Topics include: Introduction to well logging; Formation and rock properties, The Archie Equation; Bore logging environment; Data acquisition principles; Resistivity; Spontaneous potential, gamma ray, neutron, and sonic porosity logs; STOIIP calculations; Porosity-permeability correlations; Design project.
PNGE4612 WELL TESTING
This is an advanced level course designed for formulation and analysis of fluid flow in porous media. Topics covered: Review of the mathematical basis for pressure analysis; Solution of diffusivity equation: steady/semi-steady state and transient; Oil and gas well testing; Multirate multiwall pressure transient test; Modern methods and software.
PNGE4712 RESERVOIR SIMULATION
Topics covered in this course are: Formulation of single phase Multidimensional fluid flow equations in porous media; Approximation of partial differential equations using finite difference
schemes, grid types and boundary conditions; Solution of incompressible and slightly compressible fluid flow equations; Multiphase hydrocarbon reservoir simulation using well established black oil simulators
PNGE 5102 HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
This course covers: Sources of hazards, inherent hazards; Safety fundamentals in chemical, petroleum and natural gas production processes; Health and safety in work place, industrial hygiene, monitoring and measures; Consequence analysis; Safety procedures and measures; Engineering code of practice, critical ethics analysis. HAZOP. Case studies and a Project.
PNGE5103 ENGINEERING ECONOMY
This course covers: Basic concepts in economics; Supply, demand, marginal concept and optimization; Interest formulas and equivalence; Economic analysis of alternatives; Project evaluation and criteria: Payback period, ROR, NPV, B/C, IRR; Decision making among alternatives; Depreciation and depletion accounting; Risk and decisionmaking, simulation techniques.
PNGE5112 PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
The course introduces students to petroleum production systems. The topics covered are: Overview of surface facilities; Introduction to multiphase flow in pipes; Pressure loss calculations; Vertical, horizontal and inclined flows, flow through chokes, correlations; Inflow performance; Artificial lift; Sucker rod pumping; Gas lift; Pumps.
PNGE5115 PROJECT I
The capstone design project is performed in this course and PNGE 5215 Project II. Geology, Well Design and Formation Evaluation are reviewed. Student groups produce geological maps and cross-sections; Correlate logs; Gross-rock volumes; Identify exploration and appraisal well locations; Well design; Select logging tools and log evaluation; PVT analysis and volumetric calculations; Identify key reservoir uncertainties.
PNGE5203 MANAGEMENT FOR PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
This course covers the essential elements for managing resources such as planning, decision making, organizing, leading and controlling. Furthermore, the following topics are covered: mineral resources and types; uniqueness of mineral industries; management science techniques and optimization of scarce resources, theory of optimal depletion, exploitation, environmental impacts and sustainable development. This course links the theoretical concepts with practical use.
PNGE5212 SECONDARY AND ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY
This course provides an overview of secondary and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques and their evaluation. The topics covered are: Frontaladvance theory and application; Mechanisms of water flooding processes, and application to reservoir performance prediction; Water flooding and EOR applications.
PNGE 5215 PROJECT II
Student groups complete the capstone design project initiated in PNGE 5115 PROJECT I: Develop reservoir simulation models; History match; Identify well type, well spacing; Generate production forecast; Design production facilities; Identify HSE issues; Economic evaluation; Reporting and presentation.
PNGE5412 FIELD PROCESSING OF NATURAL GAS
The course covers: Review of phase behavior of hydrocarbons; Gas properties; Gaswater systems; Introduction to field processing of natural gas; Design of gas/liquid, stagewise, and low temperature separators; Gas cleaning; Condensate systems; Gas compression; Gaswater systems and dehydration processing.
GEOP3041 GENERAL GEOPHYSICS
Global geophysics (gravity, geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, heat flow, earthquake seismology, radioactivity), introduction to geophysical exploration (gravity and magnetic methods, seismic, and electrical methods).
ERSC 2101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY I
Using a plate tectonic framework the course focuses on understanding primary and secondary geologic structures, identifying common rocks, mineral and geomorphological features and understanding how they form. Topics of environment concern are also introduced. Labs focus on
constructing and interpreting geologic maps and cross sections, and identifying rocks and minerals in hand specimen.
ERSC5051 PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
This advanced course is an introduction to the world of petroleum geology focusing on the physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbons and their generation and migration, reservoirs and trapping mechanisms, and exploration methods.
CHEM1071 GENERAL CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING
This is an introductory survey course designed to give engineers an appropriate background in chemistry. It includes topics such as atomic structure, bonding, states of matter, energy changes, reaction kinetics and equilibrium, ions in solution, and the periodic table.
CHPE3102 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
This course covers: Basic concepts of thermodynamics; PVT of pure fluids and equations of state; First and second laws; Thermodynamic properties of pure fluids; Applications to flow processes; Production of power from heat; Liquefaction and refrigeration.
CHPE3101 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
This course covers: Materials engineering; Structures; Properties and performance; Crystalline phases; Imperfection in crystalline solids; Solid solution; Elastic and Plastic deformation; Hardness testing; Fatigue and creep testing; Corrosion; Mechanism of polymerization; Degradation of polymers; Ceramics and new materials; Phase equilibria.
CHPE3103 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
This course covers: Engineering ethics; Interaction and consequences on the society; The societal responsibilities of engineers are studied through chemical and petroleum engineering code of practice; Corporate responsibility; Whistle blowing; Conflict of interest; Risk assessment; Environment and sustainable development.
CHPE3302 FLUID FLOW
This course covers: Fluid statics; Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; Bernoulli equation; Flow of fluids; Flow meters, Pumps and compressors; Two phase flow, Fluid flow in porous media, Packed and Fluidized beds; Filtration; Agitation and mixing; Free and hindered settling; Centrifuges and cyclones.
CHPE3402 HEAT TRANSFER
This course covers: Concepts and theories of heat transfer; Introduction to different modes of heat transfer; Steady state and transient heat transfer: Conduction, natural and forced convection, and radiation; Heat Transfer coefficients; Introduction to heat exchangers.