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Crude oil received by a refinery is initially distilled or fractionated into multiple “cuts” by boiling range. These cuts are further processed into final products in the refinery units. This chapter describes the initial crude fractionation process in both atmospheric and vacuum distillation units and how these units are designed. Detailed example design calculations are provided.
David S. J. Jones: deceased.
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Appendix 1: Pressure-Temperature Curves for Hydrocarbon Equilibria
Pressure-temperature curves for hydrocarbon equilibria (chart 1 of 2)
Pressure-temperature curves for hydrocarbon equilibria (chart 2 of 2)
Appendix 2: ASTM Gaps and Overlaps
Fig. 37.
ASTM gaps and overlaps
Appendix 3: Valve Tray Design Details
Table 14.
Appendix 4: Chord Height, Area, and Length
Fig. 38.
Chord height, area, and lengths
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Jones, D.S.J. (2015). Atmospheric and Vacuum Crude Distillation Units in Petroleum Refineries. In: Treese, S., Pujadó, P., Jones, D. (eds) Handbook of Petroleum Processing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14529-7_25
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