Publisher's Synopsis
This guide presents a practical, day-to-day approach to the operations of the petroleum industry. Vacuum and atmospheric distillation are discussed and a study of propane and butane recovery is given, together with a detailed description of catalytic treating and reforming units. Each chapter details the various calculation techniques used to define the aspects of a process and offers the reader "rules of thumb" used in plant operation and design. This reference is aimed at chemical, petroleum and energy engineers.
