dissolved oil
1Dissolved gas analysis — or DGA is the study of dissolved gases in insulating fluid. [1] Insulating materials within transformers and related equipment break down to liberate gases within the unit. The distribution of these gases can be related to the type of electrical… …
2Dissolved air flotation — (DAF) is a water treatment process that clarifies wastewaters (or other waters) by the removal of suspended matter such as oil or solids. The removal is achieved by dissolving air in the water or wastewater under pressure and then releasing the… …
3Oil well control — is the management of the dangerous effects caused by unexpected high pressures upon surface equipment of oil or gas drilling rigs. Technically, oil well control involves preventing Formation fluid, usually referred to as kick, from entering into… …
4Oil refinery — Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products,… …
5Oil painting — Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–06 Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled w …
6Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union — OCAW Full name Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union Founded 1918 Date dissolved January 4, 1999 Merged into Paper, Allied Industri …
7oil spill — an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment. [1965 70] * * * leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large… …
8Oil Pourer — The Oil Pourer, after Lysippos (Glyptothek, Munich) The Oil Pourer is a lost Greek bronze of an athlete variously associated with the circle of Lysippos, c. 340 330 BCE, of which Roman marble copies exist, notably in the Glyptothek, Munich… …
9Oil well (casing head) gas — Associated and dissolved gas produced along with crude oil from oil completions. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
10oil-insoluble — adj. cannot be dissolved in oil …
