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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
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under atmospheric pressure
Hello! Is it ok to say that oil destillation plant is under atmospheric pressure?
Oil destillation plant under atmospheric pressure, called «topping» or «pipestill», is a basic plant of any refinery.
Oil destillation plant under atmospheric pressure, called «topping» or «pipestill», is a basic plant of any refinery.
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An oil dis tillation plant, operating at atmospheric pressure , called «topping» or «pipestill», is a basic component of any refinery. Not sure if you should use plant/installation/apparatus. Probably plant, because of the scale of it.
- An oil dis tillation plant, operating at atmospheric pressure , called «topping» or «pipestill», is a basic component of any refinery.
- Not sure if you should use plant/installation/apparatus.
- Probably plant, because of the scale of it.
- Main Entry: pipestill Function: noun : a distillation apparatus composed of a series of pipes used especially for petroleum oils and tar M-W unabridged
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An oil distillation plant, operating at atmospheric pressure, called «topping» or «pipestill», is a basic component of any refinery.
Not sure if you should use plant/installation/apparatus. Probably plant, because of the scale of it.
Main Entry: pipestill
Not sure if you should use plant/installation/apparatus. Probably plant, because of the scale of it.
Main Entry: pipestill
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Maybe clearer by using 'toppingstill'
An oil distillation plant, operating at atmospheric pressure, called a «toppingstill» or «pipestill», is a basic component of any refinery.
The 'topping' is the part of the petroleum that is very volatile, with very low boiling points, and is removed in this still as the first stage in separating the petroleum into various fractions. There
An oil distillation plant, operating at atmospheric pressure, called a «toppingstill» or «pipestill», is a basic component of any refinery.
The 'topping' is the part of the petroleum that is very volatile, with very low boiling points, and is removed in this still as the first stage in separating the petroleum into various fractions. There
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