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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Thermal cracking Thermal cracking The term 'Thermal cracking' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' A refining process in which heat and pressure are used to break down, rearrange, or combine hydrocarbon molecules. Thermal-cracking includes gas oil, visbreaking, fluid coking, delayed coking, and other thermal cracking processes (e.g., flexicoking)'. Previous 5 Terms: therm thermal Thermal Belt Thermal breeder reactor Thermal conversion factor Next 5 Terms: Thermal efficiency Thermal energy storage Thermal High thermal infrared Thermal limit About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.