Troubleshoot chimney trays effectively: Misapplication of chimney trays can hinder tower operations; six examples detail how to diagnose and debottleneck such trays

Hydrocarbon Processing

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 101-107

  Kister, H Z ^a   Blum, B ^b   Rosenzweig, T ^b  

^a FLUOR CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Oil Refineries Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FRACTIONATION; GASOLINE REFINING; VAPORS; VISCOSITY;

CHIMNEY TRAYS;

CHIMNEY LININGS;

EID: 0035306705     PISSN: 00188190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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