Oil and natural gas touch our lives in countless ways every day. Together, they supply more than 60 percent of our nation’s energy. They fuel our cars,heat our homes and cook our food. But did you know that oil and natural gas also help generate the electricity that powers our daily lives? Or thatcrude oil supplies the building blocks for everything from dent-resistant car fenders to soft drink bottles to camping equipment?Explore this section to learn more about oil and natural gas, how they are produced and how they become the products you count on. You'll also finduseful tips on how to conserve energy and use oil and natural gas products in ways that protect you, your family and our environment. Also, you’ll findabout industrial instrumens and their applications.
Air cooled heat exchangers Air cooled heat exchangers use finned tube pressure vessels in which a fluid is circulated. Ambient air is forced overthese finned tube bundles to dissipate heat in the same fashion that your car’s radiator functions. In comparison tocooling towers, air cooled heat exchangers offer a green solution. They do not require water or the associated watermake up due to drift and evaporation. Nor are there any chemical treatments required.
Emergency Shutdown Valves The emergency shutdown function is performed by an emergency shut down valve. An emergency shut down valve(also referred to as SDV or Emergency shutdown valve, ESV, ESD, or ESDV) is an actuated valve designed to stopthe flow of a hazardous fluid upon the detection of a dangerous event. This provides protection against possible harmto people, equipment or the environment. Shutdown valves form part of a Safety instrumented system. The process ofproviding automated safety protection upon the detection of a hazardous event is called Functional Safety. Shutdownvalves are primarily associated with the petroleum industry although other industries may also require this type ofprotection system.
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Oil and natural gas touch our lives in countless ways every day. Together, they supply more than 60 percent of our nation’s energy. They fuel our cars,
heat our homes and cook our food. But did you know that oil and natural gas also help generate the electricity that powers our daily lives? Or that
