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  1. Steam distillation effects improve thin, light-oil reservoir recoveries

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    Mon, 21 Sep 2009

    … study has shown that steamflooding distillation effects would improve crude recovery ..... reservoirs with less viscous crude. Steam distillation means that steam injection will cause ..... to 13.5% of the oil in place.3 Distillation effects Steam distillation in porous …

  2. Pinch analysis used in retrofit design of distillation units

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    Mon, 21 Jun 1999

    … Mexico, by retrofitting one of two distillation plants. As part of a larger program ..... proposed a retrofit of the crude- distillation unit to reduce fuel consumption by ..... between the atmospheric and vacuum distillation units. The original design did not …

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  1. Design guidelines outline solutions for reducing fouling in distillation columns

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    Mon, 16 Aug 2004

    … products are undesirable in monomer distillation columns and can cause reduced capacity ..... heat exchangers, tower distributors, distillation trays, random packing, and structured ..... chemical reactions can occur during distillation . In an ethylene caustic tower, for …

  2. Staged modifications improve BTX extractive distillation unit capacity

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    Mon, 13 Oct 2003

    … of existing equipment followed by a distillation fundamentals review can yield cost ..... increases. On an existing extractive distillation benzene-toluene-xylene (BTX ..... commissioned a new grassroots BTX extractive distillation unit in February 2000. The operator …

  3. PROGRAM PROVIDES SHORT-CUT DISTILLATION TOWER CALCULATIONS

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    Mon, 25 Jun 1990

    … has been developed for short-cut distillation tower calculations based upon the derived ..... Gilliland's curve for multicomponent distillation . However, the difficulty with some ..... A General Index of Fractional Distillation Power for Hydrocarbon Mixtures …

  5. FLOWSHEET SIMULATION MODELS CRUDE DISTILLATION AND AMMONIA PRODUCTION

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    Mon, 23 Jul 1990

    … East refinery, atmospheric and vacuum distillation units at Hindustan Petroleum Corp ..... feed definition in terms of a batch distillation curve (ASTM or TBP) into relative ..... For successful characterization, the distillation curve should be as recent and complete …

  6. DISTILLATION -Conclusion: Case studies demonstrate guidelines for reducing fouling in distillation columns

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    Fri, 13 Aug 2004

    Click on the pdf link below to view entire article. Studying case histories of fouling in refinery and petrochemical plant distillation units reinforces the theories of fouling-resistant designs.

  7. Staged modifications improve BTX extractive distillation unit capacity

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    Fri, 3 Oct 2003

    Click on the pdf link below to view entire article. The aromatic production capacity of an existing extractive distillation column increased more than 18% when the operator executed an equipment test run and a distillation review.

  8. Understanding ejector systems necessary to troubleshoot vacuum distillation

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    Mon, 15 Feb 1999

    … associated with troubleshooting poor crude vacuum distillation unit (CVDU) performance. Variables that may negatively ..... the ejector-system performance of vacuum-crude distillation units include utilities supply, corrosion and erosion …

  9. Case studies demonstrate guidelines for reducing fouling in distillation columns

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    Mon, 23 Aug 2004

    … reduced fouling. Ethylene quench oil towers Ethylene quench oil towers can encounter several different fouling phenomena. The distillation equipment selection process must consider all of the fouling scenarios. The average ethylene unit run length is nearly 6 …

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