What Crude Oil Actually Is — and Why the First Thing We Do Is Boil It
Educational material. This note explains the chemistry and the physics behind crude distillation. The worked calculations are done from published physical constants and standard thermodynamic relations to teach a principle. They are not a design method, and no cut point, yield or temperature here should be used as a design basis — real numbers come from the crude assay and the licensor's process design.
A VLCC discharges two million barrels. Not one litre of it will run an engine, heat a house, or go into a plastic. There is no machine anywhere that burns crude oil as it comes out…
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