Have enough copies of the attachments for each student. Finally, have a few short lengths of pipe, either PVC, metal, or both for use as an illustration of erosion inside pipes. What makes Valero Refining different from the other petrochemical plants located in South Texas is that it specializes in reformulated gasoline.
Reformulated gasolines are high in octane and low in pollution-causing contaminants.
Valero feels that reformulated gasolines are better for the environment, and predicts that it will be the fuel of the near future. Valero employs hundreds of workers. Some have college degrees, some have received training at vocational schools, and some have high school diplomas. Sometimes they must test equipment or product, then input the data on a table or in a computer. As they are doing this, the employee must be able to look at the data, compare it to the specifications written for that piece of equipment or product, and decide if the equipment or product is acceptable or if it needs to be reported immediately to be acted upon.