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Water Cooled
This section discusses water cooled condensers, such as the one shown here. General Information In most water cooled condensers, the…
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Condensers
Advantages · Easy to install. · Requires no water. · Condensing medium, air, will not freeze. Disadvantages · As water condenses, it has the…
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Equipment Design
The hot vapor to be condensed travels through a series of finned copper tubes. Fans force air to circulate around…
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Heat Transfer Equipment
Participants in this course will be introduced to heat transfer equipment, which is a specialized device that assists in the…
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Condensers
Condensers make use of a condensing medium, such as air or water, that absorbs heat from a vapor. As the…
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Fired Heater
Direct-fired combustion equipment is that in which the flame and/or products of combustion are used to achieve the desired result…
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Utility systems
Process control systems A process control system is used to monitor data and control equipment on the plant. Very small…
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Synthesis gas (syngas)
Synthesis gas (syngas) is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen. It can be created from coal or methane reacting…
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Butadiene, butylenes, and pygas, derivatives
Pygas, or pyrolysis gasoline, is a naphtha-range product with a high aromatic content, used either for gasoline blending or as…
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Propylene, derivatives
Polypropylenes (PP) are various thermoplastic plastics or fibres that are polymers of propylene. Polypropylene can be made into fibers, where…
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Benzene and styrenic chain, derivatives
Polystyrene is solid plastic made from polymerized styrene. It is the second most common plastic and used in a wide…
