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Ok members,We have had some fun and good comments. This can be very good English practice for everyone. Nebia had a great idea here and now I have a question for you. I just what opinion each member has of the best kind of story. This is not intended

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Flares and why they are used.

There are regulations to cover release of vapors and pollutants in the USA. Rule 1118 covers Flares. Flares are a very necessary part of refining because of the dangerous vapors that are involved in processing oil and chemicals.

r1118.pdf

I have a copy of the f

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Very old tools Quiz #1

These items are very old tools. Their function may not be immediately apparent to you but maybe if you think about it for a while some plausible answer will come to you. Questions are allowed if you think some additional clues will help you. Good lu

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Tool Quiz #006

This tool is also made of wood for the most part. It stands on the floor of a shop due to it's size. What can you tell by looking at this tool? Do you have an idea of how it works?

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Tool Quiz #003

This pair of tools are something no longer used. At least to my knowledge they are not used today. They and similar tools have a very interesting history and used to be found in almost every city or town. Maybe you can give the name of the item or te

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Tool Quiz #004

This is obviously made of wood. What can we guess about the function of this tool.

The men are working with this. What are they doing?

This is a better photo of the handle the man has in his hands above.

Here is a close up photo of the center part of th

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Tool Quiz #007

Here is another tool from at least 100 years ago. Try to describe which part of the tool is used. Maybe you can even describe what it was used for.

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Oil Refineries and Petrochemical Plants

In the USA there have been several refinery explosions or fires every year, bit most are fairly small. Sometimes these are inside cities or towns. We all know that safety is important to these businesses, and that they do their best to prevent fires

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Process Equipment

The raw material (feed stock) of a refinery is crude oil. This must be made into useful materials by treating it with a variety of processes including heat and various controlled chemical reactions. If either the heat or reactions were not controlled

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