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Petroleum Engineering

13.1 CONTROL HARDWARE Modern chemical plants are automatically controlled with the objective of achieving the highest productivity with…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

12.1 PIPES AND TUBES Pipes and tubes are long cylindrical conduits (the L/D ratio of which is very…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

11.1 REACTORS IN REFINERIES AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS A reactor is a piece of equipment in which reactions are…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

10.1 EXTRACTION PRINCIPLE If two liquids, a solvent and a solute, are in a homogeneous solution and a…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

8.1 HEAT EXCHANGERS Heat exchanger equipment exchanges heat between a hot and a cold fl uid, i.e., cold…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

7.1 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITY OF CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTS In a refi nery, crude oil is received in…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

6.1 LAYOUT OF PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS A refi nery or a petrochemical plant consists of various plants…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

5.1 DEFINTIONS OF PETROCHEMICALS Petrochemicals are chemicals derived from petroleum products. Examples of petrochemicals are plastics, rubbers, fi…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

4.1 COMPONENTS OF FINISHED LUBRICATING OILS The use of animal fats to reduce friction and wear and tear…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob

Petroleum Engineering

3.1 CRUDE OIL RECEIVING In a refi nery, crude oil is received and stored in a fl oating…

August 2, 2021 · Jacob