15PCL38 Petroleum Testing Lab syllabus for PC

1. Testing of petroleum and its analysis
2. Determination of acidity of petroleum
3.Determination of smoke point and in flammability ofpetroleum & petroleum products
4.Determination of Specific gravity and API gravity ofpetroleum and petroleum products
5.Determination of flash point and fire point of petroleumproducts
6. Determination of melting point and drop melting point of wax
7. Determination of cloud point and pour point
8. Carbon residue test
9. Drop point of grease and determination of viscosity.
10 Sediment content of grease and softening point
11. Freezing point of aqueous engine coolant solution
12. Corrosion testing of petroleum oils on metals
13. Coking tendency of oil
14. Water separately of petroleum products


Minimum of 10 experiments are to be conducted