Revamping crude unit increases reliability and operability

Hydrocarbon Processing

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 45-48,-50

  Martin, Gary R ^a   Luque, Ellas ^b   Rodriquez, Reynaldo A ^c  

^a ProcessConsulting Services Inc   (United States)

^b Texaco Inc   (Panama)

^c Texaco Inc Bellaire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CORROSION; FOULING; FRACTIONATION; PERFORMANCE; PETROLEUM REFINING; RELIABILITY;

CRUDE UNIT; HEAVY DIESEL PRODUCT; MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0343341761     PISSN: 00188190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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