Petroleum refining glossary. 2013.
Boiling water reactor — A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of nuclear reactor developed by the General Electric in the mid 1950s.Fact|date=April 2008 The BWR is characterized by two phase fluid flow (water and steam) in the upper part of the reactor core. See… … Wikipedia
petroleum refining — Introduction conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… … Universalium
Fluid catalytic cracking — (FCC) is the most important conversion process used in petroleum refineries. It is widely used to convert the high boiling hydrocarbon fractions of petroleum crude oils to more valuable gasoline, olefinic gases and other products.cite book|author … Wikipedia
Cracking (chemistry) — In petroleum geology and chemistry, cracking is the process whereby complex organic molecules such as kerogens or heavy hydrocarbons are broken down into simpler molecules such as light hydrocarbons, by the breaking of carbon carbon bonds in the… … Wikipedia
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Carbon nanotube — Not to be confused with Carbon fiber. Part of a series of articles on Nanomaterials Fullerenes … Wikipedia
Acr — Die Abkürzung ACR steht für: Acoustic center of research, Schweizer Car Media Vertieb Advanced CANDU Reactor, ein Kernreaktor der CANDU Baureihe Advanced Communications Riser, ein Computer Bussystem; siehe auch Bus (Datenverarbeitung) Akrosin,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Agr — ist die Abkürzung für: Abgasrückführung Advanced Gas cooled Reactor, einen Typ der gasgekühlten Kernreaktoren Advance Graphics Riser, eine Schnittstelle zum Anschluss von Grafikkarten AGR Unternehmensgruppe, ein Unternehmen der Abfallwirtschaft,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nuclear pulse propulsion — An artist s conception of the Project Orion basic spacecraft, powered by nuclear pulse propulsion. Nuclear pulse propulsion (or External Pulsed Plasma Propulsion, as it is termed in one recent NASA document[1]) is a proposed method of spacecraft… … Wikipedia
ACR — American College Of Rheumatology (Academic & Science » Universities) American College of Radiology (Medical) ** Armored Cavalry Regiment (Governmental » Military) * Allowed Cell Rate (Medical » Oncology) * American Retirement Corporation… … Abbreviations dictionary
