CAREERS AND ASPECTS
OF PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Petrochemical
engineers are very much at the forefront to improve the quality of life. There
are extensive opportunities in the designing of process equipment/plants,
identifying chemical and physical properties of substances, researching new
products and ensuring equipment/plant operates optimally. They work in a wide
range of fields such as the oil and gas industry, petrochemicals,
pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, food processing, healthcare, specialty
chemicals, electronic and advanced materials, microelectronics, biotechnology,
environmental health and safety industries.
HOW APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN
PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING CAN HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM
From
the data analysis, it could be seen that residents face a problem of running
out of LPG at any given time. Therefore, irrespective of the number of gas
cylinders they may have, they will definitely, on someday, at a particular
point in time, run out of the LPG.
THE SOLUTION—A GAS
GAUGE DEVICE
The
Petrochemical engineering program involves a lot of aspect. The aspect I seek
to rely on to solve this problem is the aspect of research and analysis of
data. Conducting a research to explore more about gas cylinder I discovered
that a modification of the indigenous gas cylinder tube will be a possible
solution to the problem. I conducted a research into the gas cylinder evolution
and the various gas tube modification and fabrications available as well as
looking out for the best form of modification that can still meet safety
demands. Of the many results and possible designs I came across, the best and
most feasible design of a modified gas tube is showed and labeled as Fig. 1.1
HOW THE GAS GAUGE
WORKS
From
the image in Fig 1.1, a gas gauge is attached to the nozzle of the gas tube.
This gas gauge then reads the volume of gas that remains in the gas cylinder at
any material point in time thereby telling the end user the quantity of LPG
present in the gas cylinder at any time.
From
the reading a user will be able to see and accurately predict and prepare to
refill the gas cylinder as soon as possible. Also, this device, by simply
looking at the readings on the gauge, one can adequately tell whether or not
the quantity of LPG left in a gas cylinder will be sufficient to prepare some
kind of food. The device will also allow user to prepare for the next refill on
time and escape the inconvenience of running out of the LPG at certain odd
hour of the day where they may not be able to go for a refill.
Fig 1.1
CONCLUSION
AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION
The
LPG cylinder is an indigenous home appliance that has come to stay in many
homes. Over the past few years, this appliance (or tool) has grown from just
being a home tool to a vessel in which even taxi drivers use as fuel
containers. However, very few efforts have been made at modifying the LPG
cylinder as well as the gas tube that connects it to meet its growing demand.
In
the past it was very common to see many households using the traditional
charcoal and coal pot. But for the timely intervention of the government
advocating for the domestic use of LPG, our forest resource would have dwindled
drastically and probably would have been razed down into ashes by these so
called charcoal producers, all in the name of producing charcoal for domestic
use.
A
resident of my community and worker of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company
(GCMC) who happened to take part in answering the questionnaire, expressed the
feasibility of such a modified gas tube. He was quick to add that with such a
modification, there will be the need for public education on how this device
works as well as the safety issues that are likely crop up with this
modification.
RECOMMENDATION
It
is recommended that the GCMC review how the indigenous gas cylinder and gas
tube can be modified to meet its growing demand as well as serve its end user
(customers) purposefully.
APPENDIXES
·
QUESTIONNAIRE
·
LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
SAMPLE OF QUESTIONNAIRE USED
TO GATHER DATA FROM MY COMMUNITY
1.
Do you use an LPG cylinder?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.
What is the size of your LPG cylinder?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….
3.
What are the general purposes of your gas
cylinder?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..….
4.
What do you do you do when in an impromptu,
you run out of LPG?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..
5.
Do you have any spare gas cylinder?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…
6.
How many of such spare gas cylinders do you
have?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
7.
How do you do your refill of LPG cylinder;
collectively or individually?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
8.
Why do you wait till the last LPG cylinder
run out before you do your refill?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
9.
How are you able to tell when you will run
out of LPG?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10.
What do you resort to in the evening when
your last LPG cylinder runs out and you cannot go for a refill at such a time?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....
11.
Are you always comfortable with the decision
to use charcoal in the case of no other alternative?
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Office of the Provost
University
Post Office
Kumasi-Ghana
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Our Ref: Date:
19th July 2013
To whom it
may concern, 
Dear Sir,
LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
The bearer of this note is a first
year engineering student of the College of Engineering conducting a project in
a course titled “Engineering in Society”. The overall aim of the course is to
inculcate in students an appreciation of the fact that the purpose of
engineering is to solve societal problems. This course is aimed at encouraging
students early in their programmes of study to draw a link between their chosen
field of engineering and the application of this field to the issues that
confront the day to day lives of people.
We should therefore be most grateful
if you could facilitate his data collection and provide any other assistance
that he may need.
Counting on your usual cooperation in
such matters.
Yours sincerely,
Ing. Prof.
S.I.K. Ampadu, FGhIE
Provost
Departments: Agricultural Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering,
Electrical and Electronic
Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, Materials
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.
Centres: Technology
Consultancy Centre, The Energy Centre
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