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Prodem Chapter 7 Gas Dehydration: Presented By: Rr. Sri Hastiyatisatiyah Ecp/Pro April 13th, 2015
Prodem Chapter 7 Gas Dehydration: Presented By: Rr. Sri Hastiyatisatiyah Ecp/Pro April 13th, 2015
Prodem Chapter 7 Gas Dehydration: Presented By: Rr. Sri Hastiyatisatiyah Ecp/Pro April 13th, 2015
GAS DEHYDRATION
Presented by:
Rr. Sri Hastiyatisatiyah
ECP/PRO
April 13th, 2015
OUTLINE
GENERAL
RULE OF THUMB
BACKGROUND
Hydrate
Corrosion
Hydrate Inhibition
Advantages
Methanol Glycol
Low initial cost Low operating cost
Minimal equipment Non toxic
Easy to regenerate
Disadvantages
Methanol Glycol
High operating cost (expensive) High initial cost
Toxic Large loss if line breaks
Difficult to regenerate
Advantages
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS
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High pressure and low temperatures are preffered for operating conditions because they
reduce water content, equipment size and fabrication cost.
Absorption
• Low Temperature, High Pressure
Regeneration
• High Temperature, Low Pressure
Animation
Mist Extractor
& Vane Pack
(at the top) Structured
Packing
Drying Section
Absorber
(middle)
Bubble Cap
Liquid surge Trays
volume
(at the bottom)
● Low investment.
● Packed with 1 bed of 1.2 m high minimum and the stripping gas
(fuel gas quality) is injected at the bottom of the downcomer.
● Allows to obtain higher concentration of lean glycol (above 99.9%)
and lower consumption of stripping gas.
● A downcomer between the reboiler and the surge tank.
Without Stripping
Column & Stripping
Gas
Stripping Gas
without Stripping
Column
Stripping Column
& Stripping Gas
Carry over
from the
contactor
and
foaming Anti foam agents are
sometimes used
Vaporzation
Spillage to
drain
Glycol from
contactor,
system Loss reboiler, still
column
Leakage at
valves and
pumps
gaskets
Mechanical Chemical
Foaming
Prevent Foaming:
1. Effective gas cleaning
2. Good filtration
3. Careful monitoring (pH, pressure drop, etc)
4. Lean glycol temperature
Solution:
1. Add antifoam compound (silicon emulsion type)
2. Increase filter capacity
DEFINITION
DRIZO Technology is a glycol (TEG) based gas dehydration by
physical absorption process, based on patented technology from the
Dow Chemical Company, and licensed worldwide through OPC
Drizo, Inc in 1985. Today PROSERNAT (Tour Framatome-La
Defence) have purchased this patent.
DISADVANTAGES
● Batch process.
● There is a relatively high pressure drop through the system.
● Dessicants are sensitive to poisoning with liquids or other impurities
in the gas.
66°C
5-10°C (mean 5 ºC) warmer than inlet
3 Inlet lean glycol temperature,°C 62
gas
(16°C warmer than inlet gas)
● Principle Theory
Based on literature, the glycol loss is in the range of 0.5 – 1
L/MMSCF. The unit on CPA glycol system is designed for glycol
losses are not exceed 0.77 L/MMSCF. Main causes of glycol losses
are :
- Stripping by vapour leaving the still column.
- Stripping by gas leaving the glycol contactor.
- Leaks, mainly at pump packing gland.
- Degradation in the reboiler (temperature is too high).
- Temperature of the lean glycol.
● CPA actual condition.
- The glycol losses is higher than the design (0.83 L/MMSCF). This
parameter can still be optimized.
Gas
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Condenser
Compressor
Refrigerant Surge
Drum
Reevaporator
Refrigerant
Intercooler
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