Making choices -- A look at traditional and alternative glycol pump technology
- Rotor-Tech, Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
This article discusses two types of energy exchange pumps and two types of electric pumps. It will be followed by a discussion of the latest technology available to very economically eliminate pollution from the use of contactor gas and yet utilize the substantial amount of power available from the high pressure wet glycol as it returns to the reboiler. The new pump design gives glycol pump users an opportunity to significantly reduce pollution by using an electric powered pump that requires much less power than conventional electric pumps. Where electric service is not available, careful consideration should be given to having this service installed. Proper accounting of actual cost of operating energy exchange pump must be included in these considerations. Any electric pump minimizes pollution from methane escaping into the atmosphere. Speed control and accurate flow measurement is most important in maintaining minimum flow rates to reduce BTEX accumulation and emission from glycol. Electric motor speed control equipment is much less expensive using the lower powered motors incorporated in the new design. The initial cost of these pumps is minimized when compared to the plunger pumps and the energy savings alone will pay them out in a very short time.
- OSTI ID:
- 418204
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960348-; TRN: IM9705%%582
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 75. Annual convention of the Gas Processors Association, Denver, CO (United States), 11-13 Mar 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Seventy-fifth Gas Processors Association annual convention: Proceedings; PB: 325 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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