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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing
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Dictionary of Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Processing

by Alireza Bahadori, Chikezie Nwaoha, Malcolm William Clark
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
478 pages
16h 29m
English
CRC Press
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Vacuum Breaker: A device that relieves the partial vacuum in pipelines to
prevent back siphonage.
Vacuum Distillation: (1) Distillation under reduced pressure (less the atmo-
spheric) that lowers the boiling temperature of the liquid being distilled. This
technique with its relatively low temperatures prevents cracking or decom-
position of the charge stock. (2) Distillation under reduced pressure, which
reduces the boiling temperature of the material being distilled sufciently to
prevent decomposition or cracking. See Distillation.
Value-Added Industries: Digging stuff up and doing something to it so you
can sell it for more than stu
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