The purpose of the gas separation section of the vessel is to condition the gas for final polishing by the mist extractor. From field experience…
Remembering that the weight of each component is the number of moles of that component times its molecular weight (pounds = MW X moles), the…
This is not strictly a cut but consists of all the light material in the crude absorbed into the total overhead distillate from the crude…
The molecular weight of the stream is calculated from the weighted average gas molecular weight given by: The molecular weight of the gas stream of…
In the past, it was common to direct the water to be treated through a bed of excelsior or another similar medium, as shown in…
The process of coalescence in oil treating systems is time dependent. In dispersions of two immiscible liquids, immediate coalescence seldom occurs when two droplets collide.…
In every system substances that show up as “oil” in the laboratory test procedure will be dissolved in the water. This is especially true where…
Pressure Relief Devices All pressure vessels should be equipped with one or more pressure safety valves (PSVs) to prevent overpressure. This is a requirement of…
Figure 5-6 shows a typical configuration for a vertical three-phase separator. Flow enters the vessel through the side as in the horizontal separator, the inlet…
The Bernoulli equation is a way of describing how the energy of a fluid changes along its path. It says that the sum of the…