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vacuum tower [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petroleum Technology - Equipment
- Petroleum Distillation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vacuum tower
1, record 1, English, vacuum%20tower
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vacuum distillation tower 2, record 1, English, vacuum%20distillation%20tower
correct
- vacuum fractionating tower 3, record 1, English, vacuum%20fractionating%20tower
- vacuum fractionating column 4, record 1, English, vacuum%20fractionating%20column
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Distillation may take place in two stages: first, the lighter fractions ... are recovered at essentially atmospheric pressure; next, the remaining crude is distilled at reduced pressure in a vacuum tower, causing the heavy lube fractions to distill at much lower temperatures than possible at atmospheric pressure ... 5, record 1, English, - vacuum%20tower
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
- Distillation du pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tour sous vide
1, record 1, French, tour%20sous%20vide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- colonne de distillation sous vide 2, record 1, French, colonne%20de%20distillation%20sous%20vide
correct, feminine noun
- tour de fractionnement sous vide 3, record 1, French, tour%20de%20fractionnement%20sous%20vide
feminine noun
- tour de distillation sous vide 4, record 1, French, tour%20de%20distillation%20sous%20vide
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tour dans laquelle les parties lourdes du pétrole brut subissent une distillation fractionnée sous une pression inférieure à la pression atmosphérique. 5, record 1, French, - tour%20sous%20vide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la plupart des raffineries, on distille sous vide une partie du résidu de la première distillation [...] Dans cette unité, qui est placée en série à la suite de la première distillation, l'alimentation est le résidu chaud qui sort de la tour atmosphérique [La première distillation s'effectue dans une tour atmosphérique]. [...] Il se rend par la ligne de transfert dans une tour sous vide [...] Une dépression importante est créée dans cette tour à l'aide d'un éjectair protégé par un condenseur barométrique à mélange, si bien que la pression absolue qui règne au sommet de la tour est de 32 millimètres de mercure. 2, record 1, French, - tour%20sous%20vide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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