Improving gas dehydrator efficiency; Glycol losses from dehydrator solved by mist eliminator

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Pipeline and Gas Journal; (USA)

OSTI ID:5067558

Franke, S; Neal, R ^[1]; Patel, K ^[2]

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1. Winnie Pipeline Co., Winnie, TX (US)
2. ACS Industries Inc., Houston, TX (US)

Triethylene glycol losses from a natural gas dehydrator unit were costing Winnie Pipeline Co. well over $100/day. Several possible causes had been investigated, and a second, smaller unit had been added because insufficient capacity was thought to cause glycol carryover from the contactor. Eventually, glycol losses were virtually eliminated by replacing the standard mist eliminator pad in the top of the contactor tower with a higher-efficiency type. Use of this type of pad is discussed in this paper.

• OSTI ID: 5067558
• Journal Information: Pipeline and Gas Journal; (USA), Vol. 216:7; ISSN 0032-0188
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

03 NATURAL GAS
DEHYDRATORS
EFFICIENCY
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
BY-PRODUCTS
ENERGY RECOVERY
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
USES
ALCOHOLS
GLYCOLS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
POLYMERS
RECOVERY
030300* - Natural Gas- Drilling
Production
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030400 - Natural Gas- Products & By-Products