One Pump Suction, Two Environments: Refinery vs FPSO
The same process duty, a pump drawing from a separator, is laid out very differently on a refinery plot and on an FPSO deck. Here is how and why.
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The same problem solved on a plant and on a platform.
The same process duty, a pump drawing from a separator, is laid out very differently on a refinery plot and on an FPSO deck. Here is how and why.
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