Crude Oil Treatment Electrostatic & Mechanical TreatersIntroductionAfter primary oil/water separation, there is often a small amount of unwanted salts in residual water in the crude oil […]
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How Bubble Cap Tray Works
Distillation towers are the heart of a process plant, and the working component of a distillation column is the tray. A tray consists of the […]
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what are the types of vessels?Horizontal Tanks (HT) Horizontal vessels are commonly used as settling drums, surge tanks, reactors and distillate drums. A settling drum […]
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Introduction to LNG Processes The refrigeration and liquefaction sections of any LNG project are very costly items of equipment. A number of cycles have been developed […]
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Heavy oil is a type of petroleum that is different from conventional petroleum insofar as they are much more difficult to recover from the subsurface […]
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Principles of CombustionEffective fire prevention requires a thorough understanding of:1) conditions under which flammable and combustible materials vaporize;2) what is meant by an ignitable or […]
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Drilling MudsA water-base drilling fluid is one that has water as its continuous or liquid phase. The types of drilling fluids are briefly described in […]
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IntroductionFlaring is a volatile organic compound (VOC) combustion control process in which the VOCs are piped to a remote, usually elevated, location and burned in an […]
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IntroductionThe design of storage tanks for crude oil and petroleum products requires, in general, careful consideration of the following important factors:_ The vapor pressure of the […]
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Types of Casing Based on the primary function of the casing string, there are five types of casing to be distinguished.Stove or Surface Casing The stovepipe […]
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Each drilling fluid vendor provides a wide array of basic and specialty chemicals to meet the needs of the drilling industry. The general classification of […]
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INTRODUCTIONLubricating oil is used to reduce friction and wear between bearing metallic surfaces that are moving with respect to each other by separating the metallic […]
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