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Introduction to Offsite Facilities, Power and Utilities
6.1 LAYOUT OF PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS A refi nery or a petrochemical plant consists…
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Petrochemicals
5.1 DEFINTIONS OF PETROCHEMICALS Petrochemicals are chemicals derived from petroleum products. Examples of petrochemicals are…
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Introduction to Lubricating Oil and Grease
4.1 COMPONENTS OF FINISHED LUBRICATING OILS The use of animal fats to reduce friction and…
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Introduction to Processing Operations in a Petroleum Refinery
3.1 CRUDE OIL RECEIVING In a refi nery, crude oil is received and stored in…
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Introduction to Petroleum Products and Test Methods
2.1 CRUDE OIL ANALYSIS Crude petroleum oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbon gases,…
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Introduction to Crude Petroleum Oil
1.1 COMPOSITION OF CRUDE OIL The compounds in crude petroleum oil are essentially hydrocarbons or…
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Vibration Analysis: FFT, PSD, and Spectrogram Basics
FFT, PSD and spectrograms don't need to be so complicated. Once you understand the basics…
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Vibration Analysis
The vibration signature of a machine is the characteristic pattern of vibration it generates while…
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Techniques and Select Industrial Applications of Thermal Imaging
Some thermal imaging techniques simply involve pointing a camera at a component and looking at…
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Equipment – Imaging Technology
Imaging Systems Thermal imaging instruments measure radiated infrared energy and convert the data to corresponding…