Applying the API alternate method for area classification

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 162-171

  Propst, John E ^a,b   Barrios Jr , Louis A ^c   Lobitz, Becky ^d  

^a SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^b RR3 ^*  (United States)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^d Shell Chemical Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate method; American Petroleum Institute (API) refining area classification

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATE METHOD; AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE; REFINING AREA CLASSIFICATION;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

PETROLEUM REFINING;

EID: 33947247466     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2006.887000     Document Type: Article

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