atmospheric distillation unit — abbr. ADU The Atmospheric Distillation Unit separates most of the lighter end products such as gas, gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, and gas oil from the crude oil. The bottoms of the ADU is then sent to the VDU (vacuum distillation unit) … Petroleum refining glossary
vacuum distillation unit — abbr. VDU The Vacuum Distillation Unit takes the residuum from the ADU (atmospheric distillation unit) and separates the heavier end products such as vacuum gas oil, vacuum distillate, slop wax, and residue … Petroleum refining glossary
Distillation — Distiller and Distillery redirect here. For other uses, see Distiller (disambiguation) and Distillery (disambiguation). For other uses, see Distillation (disambiguation). Laboratory display of distillation: 1: A heating device 2: Still pot 3:… … Wikipedia
Distillation Design — Author(s) Henry Z. Kister Language … Wikipedia
Unit operation — In chemical engineering and related fields, a unit operation is a basic step in a process. For example in milk processing, homogenization, pasteurization, chilling, and packaging are each unit operations which are connected to create the overall… … Wikipedia
Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering — infobox book name=Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering image caption= author=McCabe, W., Smith, J. and Harriott, P. language=English subject= Chemical engineering unit operations publisher=McGraw Hill release date=October 2004 (Seventh… … Wikipedia
unit operation — noun : a physical change to which material is subjected especially in coordination with a unit process (as filtration, distillation, or extraction) … Useful english dictionary
unit operation — noun Any simple step in a multi step chemical engineering process; examples include distillation, evaporation, mixing, filtration, crystallization etc … Wiktionary
unit process — /ˈjunət proʊsɛs/ (say yoohnuht prohses) noun any of several operations which are common to many chemical industries and which form part of a sequence of operations, as filtration, distillation, evaporation, etc. The plant employed is usually… …
Continuous distillation — Image 1: Typical industrial distillation towers Image 2: A crude oil vacuum distillation column as used in oil refineries … Wikipedia
