MTU Cork Library Catalogue

Petroleum refinery engineering /

Nelson, W. L. 1904-

Petroleum refinery engineering / W. L. Nelson. - 4th ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill, 1958. - 960 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - McGraw-Hill series in chemical engineering. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History and development of refining -- Composition of petroleum -- Refinery products and test methods -- Evaluation of oil stocks -- Physical properties of petroleum oil -- Introduction to processing -- Refinery and distillation processes -- Auxiliary processes and operations -- Refinery corrosion and metals -- Chemical treatments -- Solvent treating or extraction processes -- Dewaxing -- Fluid mechanics -- Combustion -- Vaporization and condensation -- Fractionation and towers -- Heat transfer and exchangers -- Tubestill heaters -- Thermal cracking and decompostion processes -- Rebuilding hydrocarbons -- Catalytic cracking and reforming -- Natural and refinery gases -- Economics of design -- Typical design calculation.




Petroleum--Refining.

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