Experiments for desalting and dewatering of crude by hydrocyclones

Shiyou Xuebao, Shiyou Jiagong/Acta Petrolei Sinica (Petroleum Processing Section)

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 56-60

  Bai, Zhi Shan ^a   Wang, Hua Lin ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Desalination; Hydrocyclone desalting; Hydrocyclone separation

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE SEPARATORS; DESALINATION; DEWATERING; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALT REMOVAL;

CRUDE-OIL DISTILLATION UNIT; HYDROCYCLONE DESALTING; HYDROCYCLONE SEPARATION; SALT CONCENTRATION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33750090381     PISSN: 10018719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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