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TOUR TORCHE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Technology - Equipment
  • Oil Refining
DEF

A vertical tower erected on an offshore platform for flaring oil or gas.

OBS

The tower supports the burners above the deck of the platform.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage (Technologie pétrolière)
  • Raffinage du pétrole

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo (Tecnología petrolera)
  • Refinación del petróleo
DEF

Chimenea en las refinerías de petróleo donde se queman gases que no tienen posibilidades de uso.

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