Chemical Engineering - Petroleum Refinery Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Petroleum Refinery Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 6)
6.
Which of the following fractions of a crude oil will have the maximum gravity API (i.e. °API) ?
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Amdy said:
1 decade ago
API of gasoline is highest than atm. Gas oil because its lighter than gas oil.
API of gasoline around 70.
API of gas oil around 40.
API of gasoline around 70.
API of gas oil around 40.
Viettan k said:
1 decade ago
Hi, thanks for helpful information from members.
Chandan said:
1 decade ago
Gasoline is lightest amongst options, so API of gasoline is highest.
Irabor Kelly Itua said:
1 decade ago
The correct answer is gasoline, because the API gravity of a petroleum product is a function of how light/ heavy d product is (i.e the density). Thus the lighter the product the higher the API gravity, the heavier a product the lower its API gravity.
Vikash Ranjan said:
1 decade ago
Atmospheric gas oil is the heaviest product of atmospheric distillation unit i.e. it's specific gravity is highest among all the products of atmospheric distillation unit so it's api should be lowest.
Akshay said:
1 decade ago
API gravity, is a measure of how heavy or light a petroleum liquid is compared to water. If its API gravity is greater than 10, it is lighter and floats on water; if less than 10, it is heavier and sinks. API gravity is thus an inverse measure of the relative density of a petroleum liquid and the density of water, but it is used to compare the relative densities of petroleum liquids.
Flynn said:
1 decade ago
Fractions of crude oil with higher API will have lower molecular density so they will be lighter and will fill the upper side of product streams. Atmospheric gas oil is similar to diesel fraction with similar molecular weight value as fuel oil.
Anurag said:
1 decade ago
The correct answer is Gasoline.. specific gravity depends upon the type of hydrocarbon present..i.e for aromatics, sp. gravity is high; and for paraffin's, sp. gravity is low..
and °API= (141.5/sp. gravity)-131.5
as the paraffin content is high in gasoline,its specific gravity is low and it has the max °API.. :)
and °API= (141.5/sp. gravity)-131.5
as the paraffin content is high in gasoline,its specific gravity is low and it has the max °API.. :)
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