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News Release from: Labtex | Subject: Pilodist
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 June 2006
Pilodist process control system for
crude oil
There are various ASTM methods used for crude oil distillation in the petrochemicals industry and Pilodist offers manual and fully automatic plants to ASTM D 2892, ASTM D 5236 and ASTM D 1160
There are various ASTM methods used for crude oil distillation in the petrochemicals industry and Pilodist offers manual and fully automatic plants to ASTM D 2892, ASTM D 5236 and ASTM D 1160 ASTM D 2892 provides information up to a boiling point of 400C and ASTM D 5236 the continuing fractionation up to a maximum boiling point of 575C
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 31 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The standard ASTM D 1160 describes the analysis of samples boiling at high temperatures under vacuum.
Pilodist designs and constructs complete systems including control engineering and software for product feed volumes of 50 litres.
Crude oil distillation according to ASTM.
Petrodist 100 CC - fully automatic, computer controlled distillation according to ASTM D 2892.
The distillation requires no supervision and is carried out without interruption from the initial boiling point to the pre-selected end point.
All required data such as the operational parameters or the TBP curve can be displayed on a PC and/or printed via the Pilodist process control system.
Petrodist 200 CC - for crude distillations to ASTM D 5236 with similar features to Petrodist 100 Petrodist 300 CC - fully automatic, computer controlled mineral oil analysis according to ASTM D 1160.
This test method determines the boiling range of crude oil under vacuum.
The distillation process including boiling points at atmospheric pressure and under vacuum are displayed and can be printed.
The Pilodist Process control system was developed specifically for crude oil analysis and runs under Windows.
The software allows the input of all parameters and creates data tables and graphics which can be exported to Microsoft excel.
This process control system can be retrofitted as an update to existing distillation plants. Request a free brochure from Labtex ...
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