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UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL SAN LUIS GONZAGA

ESCUELA DE POSGRADO DE LA UNICA


MAESTRÍA EN INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA – PROCESOS QUÍMICOS Y AMBIENTALES

PRACTICA 5: Gas Gathering & Pipeline Simulation

In this exercise, a gas gathering system located on varied terrain is simulated using the
steady state capabilities of HYSYS. The following figure shows the physical configuration
of this system superimposed on a topographic map. The system consists of four wells
distributed over an area of approximately 2.0 square km, connected to a gas plant via a
network of pipelines.
There are four gas wells, we need to gather the gas from the wells and transfer it to the
plant through pipelines shown below:

The composition of the four wells is the same:

Component Mole Fraction Component Mole Fraction


Methane 0.6230 n-pentane 0.00405
Ethane 0.2800 n-hexane 0.00659
Propane 0.0163 C7+ 0.00992
i-Butane 0.00433 N2 0.00554
n-Butane 0.00821 CO2 0.0225
i-pentane 0.00416 H2S 0.0154

C7+: MW=122; ρ=47.45 lb/ft3

GasWell 1 GasWell 2 GasWell 3 GasWell 4


Temperature ºC (ºF) 40 (105) 45 (115) 45 (115) 35 (95)
Pressure kPa (psia) 4135 (600) 3450 (500) <empty> <empty>
Flow kgmole/h (lbmole/hr) 425 (935) 375 (825) 575 (1270) 545 (1200)
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL SAN LUIS GONZAGA
ESCUELA DE POSGRADO DE LA UNICA
MAESTRÍA EN INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA – PROCESOS QUÍMICOS Y AMBIENTALES

The pipe segments data are given below:

Branch Segment Length Elevation Elevation


meters meters Change
meters
GasWell 1 639
1 150 645 6
Branch 1
2 125 636.5 -8.5
3 100 637 0.5
GasWell 2 614
Branch 2
1 200 637 23
GasWell 3 635.5
1 160 648 12.5
Branch 3
2 100 634 -14
3 205 633 -1
Branch 1 & 2 637
Branch 4
1 355 633 -4
Branch 3 & 4 633 633
Branch 5
1 300 617 -16
GasWell 4 632.5
Branch 6 1 180 625 -7.5
2 165 617 -8
Branch 5 & 6 617
Branch 7
1 340 604 -13

Pipe Branch Diameter


Branch 1 76.2 mm (3”)
Branch 2 101.6 mm (4”)
Branch 3 76.2 mm (3”)
Branch 4 101.6 mm (4”)
Branch 5 152 mm (6”)
Branch 6 76.2 mm (3”)
Branch 7 203.2 mm (8”)

Schedule 40 steel pipes is used throughout and all branches are buried at a depth of 1
m (3 ft). All pipes are uninsulated Consider inner and outer HTC and the pipe wall in heat
transfer estimation. (Ambient Temperature = 5oC)

• Calculate the pressure drop and the heat loses inside each branch.

Solución:
Se ingresan los datos para cada pozo de gas como se muestra en los recuadros. Como
se describe la practica todas las tuberías son de acero cedula 40, enterradas a una
profundidad de 1 m con una temperatura ambiente de 5°C. Luego de realizar la
simulación hallamos las pérdidas de presiones y el calor perdido en cada tramo de
tubería hacia la planta de gas.
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL SAN LUIS GONZAGA
ESCUELA DE POSGRADO DE LA UNICA
MAESTRÍA EN INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA – PROCESOS QUÍMICOS Y AMBIENTALES

Los resultados obtenidos después de haber hecho la simulación son los siguientes:

Unit Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7
Heat Flow kJ/h 12426 8527 16579 12237 10242 9003 11068
Delta P kPa 652.75 82.35 1798.04 786.26 290.91 1425.47 164.88

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