Thermodynamic analysis of crude oil distillation systems

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 637-655

  Al Muslim, Husain ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crude oil distillation; Efficiency; Energy; Exergy; System performance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION SYSTEMS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE;

DISTILLATION;

THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY TEST;

EID: 20444457082     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1097     Document Type: Article

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