Process Systems

Operator Responsibilities

100

Keeping your unit and surrounding areas clean and organized for safety is called: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

What is housekeeping

200

At the end of every shift, operators should be recording the days events in a _________

What is shift turnover log book

300

_ _ _ _ _ _ : Monitoring and inspecting equipment during routine tours of a process area once per shift

What are "rounds"

400

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes.

What is troubleshooting

500

Maintaining the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the final product must always be on the mind of the process technician.

What is quality

Terminology

100

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a physical method of separating components of a mixture based on their respective boiling points.

What is Distillation

200

Creating gas, naphtha, kerosene, and other products from crude oil

What is oil refining

300

The distillation of multiple components is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ distillation

What is fractional

400

Material placed inside a distillation column to maximize the contact area of the liquid and gas

What is packing

500

A _ _ _ is a document that provides physical, safety, health, and handling information for a particular chemical.

What is an SDS or Safety Data Sheet

Refinery Safety

100

Confined spaces, radiation, noise, and electricity are all examples of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hazards.

What is physical

200

PSM, HAZCOM, PPE, and HAZWOPER are administered by _______

What is OSHA

300

_______ __ ________ : ways that hazardous substances can enter the body

What are routes of entry

400

Transportation of products by railcar or truck are managed by the:

________  __  _________

What is the department of transportation (DOT)

500

______ ______ ______ refers to the maximum amount of exposure one can have to a hazard without sustaining injury.

What is Permissible Exposure limits (PEL)

Refinery Processes

100

Thermal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ applies extreme heat to break the molecular bonds of compounds from the distillation tower that cannot be separated by distillation.

What is Thermal Cracking

200

This process uses a vacuum and less heat to achieve the same goal as the atmospheric distillation process

What is vacuum flashing

300

Also known as cat-cracking, this process uses a catalyst to break down the mid-level product and create gasoline.

What is Catalytic Cracking

400

A process where light oil from the cat-cracking process is combined with hydrogen, then heated and pressurized to make high quality gasoline.

What is hydrocracking

500

Opposite of cracking, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is used to combine lighter molecules to make heavier ones.

What is alkylation

Misc.

100

Crude oil is simply un _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oil.

What is unrefined

200

Crude oil with lots of _ _ _ _ _ _ are called "sour."

What is sulfur

300

Viscosity can be affected by a variety of factors, but _______ is the main factor.

What is temperature

400

An increase in pressure leads to an increase in a ______ boiling point

What is higher

500

Organic chemistry is associated with compounds that contain _ _ _ _ _ _

What is carbon