Glycol Dehydration Systems GAS

Standard products to meet your gas dehydration needs

Cameron’s glycol dehydration processes

remove water vapor from natural gas.
Removing water vapor prevents hydrate
formation and corrosion and maximizes
pipeline efficiency.
Cameron engineers, fabricates and installs
complete dehydration systems, including
custom and standard dehydration systems,
glycol purification modules, glycol
injection units and stripping gas recovery
systems. A complete program of support
services is also available to satisfy every
aspect of your dehydration problems.

How It Works
Advanced Systems
Remove Water to Less
Than 1 lb/MMscf
The dehydration process is simple:
wet gas contacts dry glycol and the glycol
absorbs water from the gas. Figure 1
below shows how the system works,
including the contacting system and the
glycol reconcentration system.
Wet gas enters the tower at the bottom.
Dry glycol flows down the tower from the
top, from tray to tray or through packing
material. Cameron’s special bubble cap
configuration maximizes gas/glycol contact,
removing water to levels below 5 lbs/
MMscf. Systems can be designed to achieve
levels down to less than 1 lb/MMscf.
The dehydrated gas leaves the tower at
the top and returns to the pipeline or goes
to other processing units. The water-rich
Cameron’s Glycol Dehydration
Systems – Standard or Custom
Designs
Cameron provides glycol dehydration
systems in standard or custom sizes.
Standard units are available, some
with immediate delivery, for certain
applications. Systems for large gas flow
rates or for meeting other specified
conditions are custom engineered.
Specifications are computer analyzed
and many variations and combinations
of equipment are examined (features
listed on the back page). All systems Figure 2 – Cameron bubble cap
optimize efficiency, capital investment and
operating costs to provide more product
for your money.
TC
HIGH PRESSURE
CONTACTING
LOW PRESSURE
REGENERATION TCV
VAPOR OUTLET
(OPTIONAL)
SYSTEM SYSTEM
BTEX CONTROL
(OPTIONAL)

glycol leaves the tower at the bottom and REFLUX

goes to the reconcentration system. In the GAS

COLUMN

reconcentration system, the wet glycol is

SKIMMER
filtered of impurities and heated to 400° F LC
LCV (OPTIONAL) SURGE

(204° C). Water escapes as steam, and the LC LC

FUEL
GAS

purified glycol returns to the tower where LCV

LC
LCV GLYCOL/GLYCOL
it contacts wet gas again. INLET
GAS/GLYCOL
LCV
HEAT
HEAT EXCHANGER
SCRUBBER
EXCHANGER
The entire system operates safely CONDENSATE

unattended. Controllers monitor pressures, CONTACTOR

TOWER
SOCK CHARCOAL
FILTER FILTER
(OPTIONAL)
temperatures and other aspects of the WET GAS TO FREE DRY GAS
INLET DRAIN LIQUID OUTLET GLYCOL CIRCULATION PUMP
system to ensure safe and efficient
operation. Figure 1 – Typical flow diagram – Glycol dehydration unit
Contactor Features Available Nominal gas capacity – MMscf/d glycol • Galvanized skids, ladders and access
• D  iameters from 8-5/8” to 15 ft contactor and integral inlet scrubber platforms
• Design pressures from 230 to 2160 psig Table 1 Glycol contactor capacities • Fiberglass cold-weather housings
• Flow rate capacities from 100 to 200,000 Vessel • Modular design
Design Pressure PSIG • Stripping gas recovery system
MMscf/d Size
• ASME Code, National Board or British O.D. 230 500 600 1000 1200 1440 • Combustion Air Controller or Firetube
12-3/4” 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.1 Turbulator for increased fuel efficiency
Standard stamped
• Corrosion allowance with ASME code 16” 2.1 3.2 3.5 4.2 4.7 4.8 Standard Systems
20” 3.4 5.0 5.5 7.0 7.3 7.5
inspection openings Quick delivery from inventory
24” 4.9 7.2 7.5 10.5 10.6 12.5
• Internal or external glycol-gas heat Cameron offers a series of contactor
30” 7.5 11.3 12.5 17.0 18.0 21.0
exchangers or air coolers towers and reconcentrator packages,
36” 11 16.5 20 25 27 31.7
• Integral inlet scrubber including a low-profile unit, that are ready
42” 17 25.5 27.5 34.5 38.0 41.0
• 3 to 15 trays or packed columns for immediate delivery. These systems are
48” 22.0 33.0 37.0 46.0 50.0 54.0
• 18”, 24” or 30” tray spacing complete with accessories and controls.
54” 28.0 42.0 46.0 58.0 63.0 68.0
• Carbon steel or stainless steel trays and 60” 34.5 52.0 57.0 72.0 78.0 84.0 Contactor towers are available with
bubble caps 66” 41.5 64.5 70.0 87.0 94.0 102.0
packed or trayed columns:
• Tray drains 72” 50.0 75.0 82.0 100.0 110.0 123.0
• Packed columns: 8-5/8” to 10-3/4” O.D.
• Tray inspection openings with working pressure to 1440 psi
Note: Nominal gas capacity (MMscf/d) at design
• External or inter-tray manways • Trayed columns: 12-3/4” to 36” O.D. with
pressure 0.7 specific gravity and 100º F (38º C)
working pressure to 1440 psi
• Gas piping and valves inlet gas temperature, with bubble cap trays.
These are available with six or eight trays
• Instrumentation and alarm systems
Maximum capacity – pounds water/day and integral inlet scrubber.
• Special coatings
removed glycol reconcentrator Reconcentrator systems are available
• Safety caged ladders and platforms
(with glycol powered pumps) with:
• Construction materials are carbon steel, 304
Table 2 Glycol reconcentrator capacities • Heat duty from 75,000 Btu/hr to 1,500,000
or 316-L stainless steel, 316-L stainless steel
Reconcentrator Glycol circulation rates capacity
Btu/hr
clad or 316-L stainless steel overlay • Glycol powered pump with rates from 13 to
Duty (Gallons of Glycol/pound water removed)
Reconcentrator Features Available Duty Pump 450 gal/hr
2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
• Glycol  purity to 99.3% with standard type M Btu/hr Gal/hr • Glycol pumping hookup kits for use with
and to 99.97% with stripping gas columns 75 40 393 343 304 268 233 12”, 16”, 20” and 24” six-tray absorbers
150 40 480 384 320 274 240 along with 75,000, 150,000 and 250,000
• Heat duty from 75,000 to 8,000,000
250 90 1080 864 720 617 540 Btu/hr reconcentrators
Btu/hr
375 210 1680 1344 1120 960 840 Support Services
• Heat sources can be direct fired, steam, hot
550 210 2520 2016 1680 1440 1260 • A 24-hour support service program
oil, electric or natural gas
750 450 4112 3446 2966 2604 2320 from over 30 service centers can
• ASME Code, TEMA C or R design heat
1000 660 5482 4595 3955 3472 3100 maintain efficiency and minimize
exchanger
1500 900 8223 6893 5934 5208 4641 downtime. Cameron expertise ensures
• ASME Code or National Board Stamped
Note: Maximum capacity of reconcentrator in system performance to its strict design
• Pulsation dampeners specifications
pounds of water per day removed, when limited
• Flame arrestors by firebox capacity or pump capacity • Scheduled maintenance by trained
• Internal or external glycol-glycol heat technicians maximizes performance
exchangers or air coolers • Instrumentation and alarm systems • Laboratory analysis of field glycol samples
• Glycol flash drums or hydrocarbon skimmers • High-level, low-level and high-temperature detects problems early
• Glycol sock or charcoal filters with standby alarms • Chemical cleaning removes scale and
• Glycol pumps can be electric, gas or glycol • Automatic shutdown panels contaminants from equipment
• Automatic pilot relight systems • Specially blended chemicals increase system
powered, with standby, automatic switching
• Moisture analyzer efficiency, reduce corrosion
• Automatic reflux/overhead temperature
• Construction materials are carbon steel, and minimize downtime
control alloy or carbon steel with alloy clad or WOL • High quality glycols are available in bulk and
• Temperature or filter differential pressure • Special coatings in drums
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