This property of a fluid indicates its resistance to flow. It is a dynamic property, in that it can be measured only when the fluid…
For an oil and gas separator to accomplish its primary functions, pressure must be maintained in the separator so that the liquid and gas can…
Licensed by Shell the Sulfinol® process combines the properties of a physical and a chemical solvent. The Sulfinol solution consists of a mixture of sulfolane…
These units are designed to allow hydrates to form and to melt them with the heat of the incoming gas stream before they can plug…
In producing operations it is often necessary to handle waste water that may include water produced with crude oil, rain water, and washdown water. The…
In many refineries most of theC4’s and lighter are removed from the atmospheric column overhead distillate in the first column of the light end unit.…
Remembering that the weight of each component is the number of moles of that component times its molecular weight (pounds = MW X moles), the…
Head Bernoulli is a term that refers to the total energy of a fluid at a given point in a steady flow system. It consists…
In large facilities oil is typically sold through a LACT unit, which is designed to meet API Standards and whatever additional measuring and sampling standards…
For stripping service, as in a glycol or amine contactor , bubble cap trays are the most common. In recent years, there has been a…