Abstract: This paper presents the main advantages of using an industrial distributed control system (DCS) in the operation of a distillation column which is used in an undergraduate unit operations ...

Given these complexities, a truly representative simulation would require extensive data and specialized knowledge in chemical engineering and petroleum refining. However, I created a simplified ...

A distillation tray is used to mix vapors and liquids together. The better the mixing, the more efficiently the tray works. Tray efficiency also depends on two other factors: how well the droplets of ...

A catalytic cracker and two distillation units at Venezuela's Amuay refinery, the country's largest, have resumed operations following a power interruption earlier this month. According to sources, a ...

Citgo Petroleum Corp., Houston, has restarted a vacuum distillation unit and a delayed coker at its Lake Charles, La., refinery, both of which had been offline since the summer of 2020. Citgo ...