Refinery
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A refinery is composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations used for refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value. Refineries utilize a great many different types of physical equipment such as:
- Distillation towers
- Pressure vessels
- Storage tanks
- Pumps
- Compressors
- Electric motors
- Steam turbines
- Gas turbines
- Furnaces
- Steam generators
- Electric power generators and transformers
- Filters
- Centrifugation
- Evaporators
- Crystallizers
- Piping and valves
- Cooling towers
- Mixers and blenders
- Crushers
- Monitoring and control systems
Examples of refineries include: