Experience with naphthenic acid corrosion in low TAN crudes

NACE - International Corrosion Conference Series

Volumn 1998-March, Issue , 1998, Pages

  Nugent, M J ^a   Dobis, J D ^b  

^a Tosco Refining Company   (United States)

^b KLAD Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Clad pipe; Cladding; Crude unit; Naphthenic acid corrosion; Reliability; Sour crude; TAN; Transfer line; Vacuum tower; Vacuum unit

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); ORGANIC ACIDS; RELIABILITY; VACUUM FURNACES;

CRUDE UNIT; NAPHTHENIC ACID CORROSIONS; SOUR CRUDE; TRANSFER LINES; VACUUM TOWERS;

PIPELINE CORROSION;

EID: 85042275816     PISSN: 03614409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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