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01ADSORBENT · SUPPORT SCREEN · GAS BOUNDARIES
Molecular-sieve gas-dehydration vessel↗
Inspect a sectional adsorption vessel with 114 individually selectable pellet markers, 38 support-ball markers, a crossed screen and two genuinely perforated plates.
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02COLD MIXED FEED · GAS · CONDENSED LIQUID
Cold gas–liquid separator cutaway↗
Explore an original 70-part vessel concept with open feed, upper-gas and lower-liquid passages, an individually selectable mist-region lattice, inlet diverter and closed access cover.
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03SIX LAYERS · 72 FINS · OPEN PASSAGES
Cryogenic plate-fin exchanger core cutaway↗
Explore an original 124-part layered heat-exchanger core with alternating teaching passages, separate V-shaped fins, seven parting sheets and open boundaries for each layer.
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04NGL RECOVERY · COMMON SHAFT · TWO WHEELS
Turboexpander and loading-compressor cutaway↗
Explore an original 89-part expander-compressor concept with two distinct wheel regions, stationary inlet guides and diffuser vanes, open connection boundaries, seals and bearing cues.
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05SEVEN TRAYS · FEED · REFLUX · REBOILER
NGL fractionation column cutaway↗
Explore an original vertical fractionation-column concept with seven individually perforated trays, alternating downcomer openings and separately marked feed, overhead, bottoms, reflux and reboiler boundaries.
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06THREE STAGES · IMPELLERS · DIFFUSERS · RETURN GUIDES
Multistage centrifugal gas compressor cutaway↗
Explore an original 121-part three-stage compressor with separate rotor and stationary vane families, a bored casing and discharge, shaft, seal locations and bearing regions.
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07WELLHEAD · NEEDLE · SEAT · BONNET
Adjustable production choke cutaway↗
Inspect an original 44-part choke with a real three-port chamber, separate needle and seat, open inlet/outlet connections, bonnet and manual-adjustment cues.
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08TWO GEARS · OPEN PORTS · SHAFT / COVER REGIONS
External gear pump cutaway↗
Explore an original twin-cavity pump section with two separate twelve-tooth gear silhouettes, real side passages, shaft bores, wear-plate locations and a removable-view cover.
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09THREE STAGES · IMPELLERS · DIFFUSERS · RETURN GUIDES
Multistage centrifugal pump cutaway↗
Explore an original 115-part ring-section teaching pump with three inspectable stages, a bored upper discharge, casing tie rods, a shaft and bearing region.
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10ANNULAR ELEMENT · PIPE RAMS · BLIND RAMS · SIDE OUTLETS
Surface blowout-preventer stack cutaway↗
Explore an original 87-part sectional stack with a hollow well path, separate annular element, retracted notched pipe rams, flat blind rams and two open side-outlet locations.
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11MUD PUMP · OPEN WELL SECTION · RETURNS · SHALE SHAKER
Drilling-fluid circulation relationship map↗
Follow a 212-part original scene from a three-bank pump through an open drillstring and annulus to a shale shaker, tank role and separate cuttings boundary.
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12THREE CRANK BANKS · OPEN LINERS · SUCTION / DISCHARGE VALVES
Triplex mud-pump teaching cutaway↗
Compare a 112-part original pump mechanism with three separate crank-to-piston banks, real liner and valve-seat bores, and distinct open suction and discharge manifolds.
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13DRILLING RETURNS · OPEN SCREENS · TWO EXIT QUESTIONS
Shale shaker and open screen deck↗
Inspect an original 76-part solids-control concept with three genuinely open screen panels, separate helical supports and distinct cuttings and recovered-fluid exits.
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14FREE-WATER DRAW · DEOILING · MEDIA POLISHING · OPEN DESTINATIONS
Produced-water separation and polishing train↗
Explore a new original 175-part 3D scene joining a free-water knockout, deoiling hydrocyclone and nutshell-media filter through six inspectable conceptual routes.
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15VANE PASSAGES · DROPLET CONTACT · DRAINAGE LOCATION
Chevron mist-eliminator vane pack↗
Inspect an original 35-part chevron pack with twelve separate kinked vanes, twelve drainage lips and an open lower collection region.
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16ACCESS NECK · RING GASKET · BLIND COVER · BOLTING
Pressure-vessel manway closure concept↗
Inspect a 46-part manway lesson with a true wall-coupon opening, hollow neck, drilled flange and cover, separate gasket and twelve fastener positions.
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17BURNERS · RADIANT TUBES · CONVECTION BANK · STACK
Fired process heater cutaway↗
Explore a 94-part original heater concept with four open burner throats, six radiant tubes, twelve convection tubes and an open exhaust stack.
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18ABRASIVE SLURRY · WET END · WEAR PARTS · SHAFT SEAL
Oil-sands tailings slurry pump concept↗
Explore an original horizontal slurry pump cutaway with a bored discharge casing, open suction eye, separate wear liners, five vanes, packing and bearing parts.
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19WHOLE TAILINGS · CLASSIFICATION · COARSE UNDERFLOW · FINES OVERFLOW
Oil-sands tailings classification cyclone↗
Inspect a complete hollow classification cone with an actual offset inlet bore, separate central fines overflow and open coarse-sand underflow.
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20TAILINGS FEED · FEEDWELL · OVERFLOW · UNDERFLOW
Oil-sands tailings thickener concept↗
Inspect an original circular thickener cutaway with a bored feedwell, separate upper water outlet, static rake roles and open lower tailings boundary.
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21MIDDLINGS · AIR · SECONDARY FROTH · REMAINING SLURRY
Oil-sands secondary flotation cell concept↗
Explore an original open-top cell with separate middlings and air inlets, fixed bubble cues, and distinct froth and remaining-slurry outlets.
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22HYDROTRANSPORT · FROTH · MIDDLINGS · UNDERFLOW
Oil-sands primary separation vessel↗
Open an original mined-oil-sands separation vessel to distinguish the incoming slurry, bitumen froth, middlings and sand-rich underflow.
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23HEADER · KNOCK-OUT · LIQUID SEAL · ELEVATED TIP
Flare-system path concept↗
Trace six static relationships through an original connected scene with a liquid knock-out drum, separate seal-vessel illustration and hollow elevated stack.
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24STOCK TANK · SCRUBBER · COMPRESSION · GAS HANDLING
Tank-vapour recovery system concept↗
Trace six conceptual relationships through a stock tank, suction scrubber, compressor and gas measurement location, with separate open liquid and gas exits.
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25TUBING · ELEMENT · SLIPS · CASING
Production packer in casing↗
Reveal an original tubing-casing section with an open production bore, three separate sealing-element bands and eight segmented slip roles.
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26MEDIA BED · UNDERDRAIN · SEPARATE CLEANING CUE
Nutshell-media produced-water filter concept↗
Open an original vertical filter schematic to inspect a granular bed, separate feed and outlet, an open underdrain grid and two fixed direction cues.
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27PRODUCED WATER · OIL REJECT · WATER OUTLET
Produced-water deoiling hydrocyclone concept↗
Inspect a hollow tapered liner with an offset feed, central oil-rich reject, separate water-rich exit and two static direction cues.
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28SEPARATION · TREATMENT · STORAGE · TRANSFER
Oil-battery treatment train concept↗
Follow ten static relationships through a detailed separator, heater treater, two tanks and a transfer pump, with separate open gas and water boundaries.
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29OIL EMULSION · ELECTRIC REGION · WATER DRAW
Upstream electrostatic treater concept↗
Explore an original 75-part horizontal vessel with a bored feed tube, two open unelectrified grid decks, covered electrical-entry location and separate oil and water boundaries.
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30WELLSTREAM · SOLIDS · OPEN BOUNDARIES
Wellhead sand separator concept↗
Inspect an original 51-part vessel with an offset feed, complete bored barrel, open conical transition, lower solids pot and distinct fluid and sand destinations.
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31ARTIFICIAL LIFT · MOTOR · MULTISTAGE
Electric submersible pump assembly↗
Explore an original 79-part assembly with separate motor, protector, bored intake, three centrifugal stages, cable cue and open discharge.
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32ARTIFICIAL LIFT · HELICAL ROTOR · STATOR
Progressing-cavity pump rotor and stator↗
Inspect an original 31-part rotor-and-stator teaching assembly with separately contoured surfaces, open axial boundaries and drilled end plates.
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33EMULSION · HEAT REGION · OIL / WATER
Horizontal heater-treater cutaway↗
Explore an original 46-part vessel with a U-shaped open heat-region tube, perforated inlet marker and separate gas, oil and water boundaries.
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34WASH WATER · COALESCENCE · WATER DRAW
Crude-oil desalter cutaway↗
Explore an original 56-part refinery vessel with separate wash-water entry, a nine-hole inlet marker, open lattice region and two exit boundaries.
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35INLET · MIST REGION · LIQUID BOOT
Compressor suction gas scrubber↗
Inspect a 59-part horizontal scrubber with a drilled inlet plate, open mist-region weave and separate gas and liquid boundaries.
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36CARTRIDGES · MIST STAGE · DRAIN
Vertical filter separator cutaway↗
Inspect an original 49-part vessel with four open-bore cartridge envelopes, a separate seven-vane mist stage and distinct gas and liquid boundaries.
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37INLET HEADER · FOUR FINGERS · GAS / LIQUID
Finger-style slug catcher↗
Trace the mixed-stream inlet, four parallel storage fingers, upper gas risers and separate lower liquid collection header.
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38FREE WATER · EMULSION · QUIETING BAFFLE
Free-water knockout cutaway↗
Inspect a 43-part unheated two-phase vessel with a drilled quieting plate, distinct free-water draw and oil-and-gas emulsion exit.
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39GENERATOR · SEPARATOR · INJECTOR · PRODUCER
SAGD steam-side process scene↗
Follow five visible stream relationships across three independently detailed 3D models and their open external boundaries.
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40WET STEAM · UPPER STEAM · LOWER LIQUID
SAGD steam and liquid separator cutaway↗
Inspect a separate 59-part vertical vessel between a steam-generator concept and the injector boundary.
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41FEEDWATER · CONVECTION · RADIANT HEAT
Once-through steam generator cutaway↗
Open 15 separate tube runs, 13 hollow return bends and the boundaries of an illustrative SAGD steam-generation unit.
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42UPPER INJECTOR · LOWER PRODUCER · STEAM CHAMBER
SAGD injector and producer well pair↗
Explore two horizontal well paths and the conceptual heated region used to explain Alberta steam-assisted gravity drainage.
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43FLARE SYSTEM · INLET LEG · LIQUID SURFACE
Flare liquid-seal vessel cutaway↗
Trace an open bent inlet into a separate vertical seal vessel and compare its liquid and gas boundaries with the upstream knock-out drum.
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44FLARE HEADER · LIQUID COLLECTION · GAS BOUNDARY
Flare knock-out drum cutaway↗
Inspect an original horizontal vessel with five drilled wall openings, hollow nozzles, an inlet impact marker and a separate liquid-collection region.
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45PLATE APERTURE · TWO PRESSURE TAPS
Orifice meter-run cutaway↗
Inspect an original hollow meter tube, separate restriction plate, real aperture and two drilled pressure paths.
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46COUNTERCURRENT CONTACT · PACKED ZONES
Amine absorber concept↗
Open an original cutaway to compare sour-gas, lean-solvent, treated-gas and rich-solvent boundaries around two inspectable contacting zones.
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47PASSAGE · THROAT · PRESSURE TAPS
Venturi flow-meter concept↗
Follow a continuous hollow passage through a converging section, throat and diffuser, with two independent pressure-tap lines.
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48TUBE · LINKAGE · POINTER
Bourdon pressure-gauge concept↗
Inspect a hollow oval sensing tube, blind socket galleries, separate linkage, gear-shaped members and an uncalibrated dial.
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49HUBS · LAMINAE · SPACER
Spacer disc-coupling concept↗
Inspect two six-layer disc packs, alternating attachments, bored hubs, a hollow centre spacer and separate guard-shaped enclosure.
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50RINGS · ROLLERS · CAGE
Housed cylindrical roller bearing concept↗
Inspect sixteen separate rollers, cage bridges, hollow rings and a split housing, with drilled covers and an independent lubrication connection.
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51BARREL · REDUCER · CUP PIG
Pipeline pigging vessel concept↗
Explore an enlarged hollow barrel, bolted end plate, reducer, independent connections and four separate cup groups on a static illustrative pig.
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52CORES · MEDIA · DRAINAGE
Gas–liquid coalescer concept↗
Inspect seven hollow cartridge feeds, perforated cores, separate media/drainage envelopes, a drilled tube sheet and independent liquid boundaries.
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53INLET · CONE · VORTEX FINDER
Dry cyclone separator concept↗
Explore the hollow cone, offset inlet, central outlet tube and two static vortex annotations, with separate drilled joints and supports.
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54PLATES · PORTS · GASKETS
Plate-and-frame exchanger concept↗
Inspect nine corrugated plates, ten alternating channel-boundary markers, four manifolds and the separate frame hardware.
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55QUARTER-TURN CLOSURE
Bored-ball valve concept↗
Inspect the bored sphere, curved seats, split body, stem packing and lever, then compare two geometric ball poses.
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56SEPARATE · COMPRESS · COOL
Connected gas-compression concept↗
Trace an original inlet separator, both ends of a compressor and an air-cooled aftercooler, then open their individual component explorers.
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57TWO-PHASE SEPARATION
Vertical gas–liquid separator concept↗
Inspect a vertical vessel, open mist-pad lattice, separate gas/total-liquid boundaries and closed manway.
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58PLANT COOLING
Air-cooled heat exchanger concept↗
Explore three tube rows, individual ring fins, two forced-draft fan bays and separate header/drive components.
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59GAS DEHYDRATION
Glycol contactor concept↗
Inspect four trays, sixteen slotted bubble caps, alternating downcomers and separate gas/glycol boundaries.
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60PRESSURE PROTECTION
Spring-loaded pressure-relief concept↗
Open the hollow nozzle, closure disc, spindle guide, six-turn spring and separate bonnet joints.
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61GAS COMPRESSION
Reciprocating compressor concept↗
Inspect the crank, crosshead, packing, grooved piston and four separate valve stacks.
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62SHAFT SEALING
Mechanical face-seal concept↗
Open a single face-seal assembly with separate faces, grooved supports, springs and gland fasteners.
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63SOLIDS REMOVAL
Y-strainer concept↗
Inspect a hollow Y housing, perforated screen, inclined partition and bolted pocket cover.
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64PROCESS CONTROL
Globe control valve↗
Trace a globe-style plug and stem into a spring-and-diaphragm actuator.
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65ONE-WAY FLOW
Swing-check valve↗
Inspect the hinged disc, annular seat, pivot, hollow connections and access cover.
INTERACTIVE 3D EXPLORER66SEPARATION
Three-phase separator↗
Follow a mixed stream into a vessel and explore the gas, oil and water regions.
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67FLUID MOVEMENT
Centrifugal pump↗
Look beneath the casing at the impeller, shaft, coupling and seal location.
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68FLOW ISOLATION
Gate valve↗
Explore the gate, seats, bonnet, stem and handwheel as separate components.
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69TWO PASSAGE REGIONS
Shell & tube exchanger↗
Inspect 21 hollow tubes, six segmental baffles, tube sheets, tie rods, spacer sleeves and drilled joints inside a cylindrical shell.
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70TANK SYSTEMS
Fixed-roof storage tank↗
Inspect the hollow roof, bored connections, covered manway and illustrative contents.
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71WELL SYSTEMS
Production tree concept↗
Explore bored spools, five detailed valve groups, intersecting passages and upper access.
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72ARTIFICIAL LIFT
Beam pumping unit↗
Trace the belt drive, reducer, paired linkage and curved horsehead to the polished rod.
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73ARTIFICIAL LIFT
Downhole rod pump concept↗
Look inside the barrel and hollow plunger, then inspect two ball-and-seat valve assemblies.
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74SYSTEMS EXPLORER
Conceptual process facility↗
Trace the incoming, oil, water and gas paths through detailed equipment groups.
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75RICH SOLVENT · STRIPPING · LEAN RETURN
Amine regenerator concept↗
Look inside an original regeneration vessel: five open contacting markers, separate rich and lean boundaries, reflux and reboiler interfaces, and an overhead acid-gas outlet.
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76ABSORBER · REGENERATOR · SOLVENT LOOP
Amine sweetening circuit concept↗
Trace an original connected 3D teaching layout from feed gas through separate absorber and regenerator vessels, rich/lean circulation, reboiler interfaces and overhead handling.
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77RICH GLYCOL · FLASH GAS · OPTIONAL ROLE
Glycol flash-tank concept↗
Inspect an original cutaway with separate rich-glycol inlet, flash-gas outlet, glycol draw-off, inlet diverter, open mist-region lattice and closed access cover.
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78RICH GLYCOL · WATER VAPOR · LEAN RETURN
Glycol still and reboiler concept↗
Inspect the invented still-column and reboiler cutaway, including open feed, overhead and lean-return boundaries and three selectable grid regions.
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79GAS CONTACT · OPTIONAL FLASH · REGENERATION
Glycol dehydration circuit concept↗
Trace twelve inspectable gas, rich-glycol, optional-flash, lean-return and overhead relationships across five detailed original assets.
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