Advertisement Refining Operations Petroleum refining processes and operations can be separated into five basic areas: Fractionation (distillation) is the separation of crude oil in atmospheric and vacuum distillation towers into groups of hydrocarbon compounds of differing boiling-point ranges called “fractions” or …
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Advertisement How does a gear pump work? Gear pumps use the actions of rotating cogs or gears to transfer fluids. The rotating element develops a liquid seal with the pump casing and creates suction at the pump inlet. External Gear …