Crude oil desalting using hydrocyclones

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 12 A, 2007, Pages 1586-1590

  Bai, Z S ^a   Wang, H L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Crude oil; Desalting; Hydrocyclone desalting; Hydrocyclone separation

Indexed keywords

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIONS; EULER EQUATIONS; PETROLEUM REFINING; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPLEX HIGH TENSION ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; CRUDE DESALTING; HYDROCYCLONE DESALTING; HYDROCYCLONE TECHNOLOGY;

SALT REMOVAL;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; EMULSIONS; EULER EQUATIONS; PETROLEUM REFINING; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALT REMOVAL;

EID: 38549127755     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8762(07)73203-3     Document Type: Article

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