Lithium bromide chiller technology in gas processing
Conference
·
OSTI ID:372338
Lithium Bromide (LiBr) Absorption Chillers have been in use for more than half a century, mainly in the commercial air conditioning industry. The Gas Research Institute and EnMark Natural Gas Company co-funded a field test to determine the viability of this commercial air conditioning technology in the gas industry. In 1991, a 10 MMCFC natural gas conditioning plant was constructed in Sherman, Texas. The plant was designed to use a standard, off-the-shelf chiller from Trane with a modified control scheme to maintain tight operating temperature parameters. The main objective was to obtain a 40 F dewpoint natural gas stream to meet pipeline sales specifications. Various testing performed over the past three years has proven that the chiller can be operated economically and on a continuous basis in an oilfield environment with minimal operation and maintenance costs. This paper will discuss how a LiBr absorption chiller operates, how the conditioning plant performed during testing, and what potential applications are available for LiBr chiller technology.
- OSTI ID:
- 372338
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950433--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Lithium bromide absorption chiller passes gas conditioning field test
Design challenges in absorption chillers
Central cooling: absorptive chillers
Journal Article
·
Mon Jul 31 00:00:00 EDT 1995
· Oil and Gas Journal
·
OSTI ID:87596
Design challenges in absorption chillers
Journal Article
·
Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995
· Mechanical Engineering
·
OSTI ID:118754
Central cooling: absorptive chillers
Technical Report
·
Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977
·
OSTI ID:5230732