Desalting
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Troubleshooting and performance diagnostics
Troubleshooting a desalter, dehydrator or hydrogen pressure swing adsorption (PSA) unit starts with the symptom, because each symptom has a short list of probable causes and a short list of data that…
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Process and detailed design
Process and detailed design turns a requirement, often no more than a datasheet, into a complete package that a fabricator can build and an operator can run. Axsia Howmar does this for…
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Design review for capacity enhancement
A design review for capacity enhancement establishes what actually limits an existing crude oil treatment train or hydrogen purification unit, and which changes remove that limit at least cost. Axsia Howmar compares…
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Crude oil treatment
A crude oil treatment system removes water, salt and sediment so that crude meets its sales or refinery specification. It works as a train: separation, heating, then dehydration and desalting in electrostatic…