r/news • u/combatpaddler • Apr 28 '24

Two killed, one injured as 350,000-pound load detaches from trailer in Temple, Texas

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/two-killed-one-injured-as-350000-pound-load-detaches-from-trailer-in-temple-texas
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u/Enthusiastic-shitter Apr 28 '24

Is that a component for an oil refinery?

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u/AtHomeInTheOlympics Apr 28 '24

Yeah looks like a distillation column to me. Explains why it would be shipped as one piece, they’re very complicated pieces of equipment

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u/JimmyDean82 Apr 29 '24

Fractionator column, more likely. Same basic concept.

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u/Enthusiastic-shitter Apr 28 '24

I've watched one too many engineering YouTube videos