The major cause of foam in crude oil is the appearance of impurities, other than water, which are impractical to remove before the stream reaches…
Most companies have a detailed general specification for the construction of pressure vessels, which defines the overall quality of fabrication required and addresses specific items…
Shell-and-tube exchangers contain several types of baffles to help direct the flow of both tube-side and shell-side fluids. Pass partition baffles force the fluid to…
As more stages are added to the process there is less and less incremental liquid recovery. The diminishing income for adding a stage must more…
It should be clear from the description of LTX units that the lower pressure separator in an LTX unit is a simple form of cold-feed…
When a magnetizable solid is subjected to a magnetic induction field, the local magnetic moments are oriented in the direction of the induction fields, and…
Process outlet temperature in an aerial cooler can be controlled by louvers, fan variable speed drives, blade pitch or recirculation of process fluid. As the…
This fraction is usually the first side stream of a conventional atmospheric distillation unit. It may be cut to meet a burning oil specification or…
In addition to the type description code there is also a shorthand that is used for classifying heat exchangers. The first element of the shorthand…
The simplest form of primary treating equipment is a settling (skim) tank or vessel. These items are normally designed to provide long residence times during…