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Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language - All 10 Videos
Subscribe today to gain a basic understanding of the refining industry in simple, easy-to-understand language. Watch Chapter 1 for free!
Dr. William Leffler transforms the challenging subject of the refining process into an informative and engaging journey! You'll be expertly guided from start to finish, with clear and concise explanations of all key concepts in the petroleum refining industry—even if you're a complete novice!
The features & benefits include:
Clear Explanations: Understand all the essential points of refining with ease.
Foundational Knowledge: Gain a basic understanding of the refining industry through simple, accessible language.
Comprehensive Overview: Explore key refining topics with relevant analogies, easy-to-understand graphs, formulas, and illustrations.
In-Depth Lectures: Benefit from about four hours of detailed instruction.
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PETROLEUM REFINING IN NONTECHNICAL LANGUAGE - SET
10 videos
Gain a clear, practical understanding of petroleum refining—presented in straightforward, nontechnical language. This complete 10-lesson video series guides you through the full refining process from crude oil to finished products.
Includes all 10 lessons:
1. History, Oil Patch to Refinery & Cr...
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HISTORY / OIL PATCH TO REFINERY / CRUDE OIL
1 video
Dr. William Leffler outlines the history of the petroleum industry, its milestones and accomplishments. Then Dr. Leffler provides an overview of how the oil gets from the oil patch to the refinery. He concludes by explaining the composition of crude oil and discussing the qualities and characteri...
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1 videoDISTILLING / VACUUM FLASHING
1 video
Dr. William L. Leffler takes you inside the refinery to explain how crude oil is separated into its key components through distillation. He then introduces vacuum flashing, showing how refiners further separate heavier fractions to maximize product recovery.
