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What is the function of the crude distillation unit (CDU) in the petroleum refinery?
What is the function of the crude distillation unit (CDU) in the petroleum refinery?
It is at the front-end of the refinery and is responsible for crude distillation.
What are some of the products obtained from the petroleum refinery?
What are some of the products obtained from the petroleum refinery?
Petroleum naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, asphalt base, and fuel oil
How are petrochemicals feedstock like ethylene and propylene produced in the petroleum refinery?
How are petrochemicals feedstock like ethylene and propylene produced in the petroleum refinery?
Directly by cracking crude oil without the need of using refined products of crude oil such as naphtha
What are some of the characteristics of oil refineries in terms of their size and infrastructure?
What are some of the characteristics of oil refineries in terms of their size and infrastructure?
Where is the oil depot usually located in relation to an oil refinery?
Where is the oil depot usually located in relation to an oil refinery?
What are the typical products from the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)?
What are the typical products from the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)?
At what percentage of the design feed rate should the CDU run satisfactorily?
At what percentage of the design feed rate should the CDU run satisfactorily?
What is the temperature range to which the crude oil can reach during the initial heating process in the CDU?
What is the temperature range to which the crude oil can reach during the initial heating process in the CDU?
How high is the main column typically in the atmospheric distillation process?
How high is the main column typically in the atmospheric distillation process?
What is the purpose of injecting steam into the column at the bottom of the stripping section?
What is the purpose of injecting steam into the column at the bottom of the stripping section?
What is the main function of an oil refinery?
What is the main function of an oil refinery?
Where is the crude distillation unit (CDU) located within the refinery?
Where is the crude distillation unit (CDU) located within the refinery?
What are some of the major products obtained from crude distillation in a refinery?
What are some of the major products obtained from crude distillation in a refinery?
What type of plant usually processes the crude oil feedstock before it reaches the refinery?
What type of plant usually processes the crude oil feedstock before it reaches the refinery?
In what ways can oil refineries be thought of?
In what ways can oil refineries be thought of?
What is the typical range of the capacity of a Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)?
What is the typical range of the capacity of a Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)?
What temperature range is required to boost the temperature of the crude oil in the atmospheric distillation process?
What temperature range is required to boost the temperature of the crude oil in the atmospheric distillation process?
At what percentage of the design feed rate should the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) run satisfactorily?
At what percentage of the design feed rate should the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) run satisfactorily?
What are the typical products obtained from the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)?
What are the typical products obtained from the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU)?
What is the purpose of injecting steam into the column at the bottom of the stripping section in the atmospheric distillation process?
What is the purpose of injecting steam into the column at the bottom of the stripping section in the atmospheric distillation process?
