Effect of crude oil vanadyl porphyrin content and blending on heat exchanger fouling

Fouling in the pre-heat train of crude oil distillation unit is a normal occurrence in oil refineries. With the increasing trend of heavy crude oil processing, blending of oils becomes a norm practice in a refinery. Fouling could be enhanced if incompatible oils were blended together. Also, heavy oi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bin Rostani, Khairul
Other Authors: Millan-Agorio, Marcos
Published: Imperial College London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656521