If the flow rate of the inlet stream is known in moles per day then the number of moles per day of gas flow can…
Foam at the interface may occur when gas bubbles are liberated from the liquid. This foam can be stabilized with the addition of chemicals at…
Adding heat to the incoming oil/water stream is the traditional method of separating the phases. The addition of heat reduces the viscosity of the oil…
The relief header is a system of piping connecting the outlets of all the relief valves into a common pipe or header that goes to…
In long horizontal vessels it is necessary to install wave breakers, which are nothing more than vertical baffles spanning the gas-liquid interface and perpendicular to…
Choking, or expansion of gas from a high pressure to a lower pressure, is generally required for control of gas flow rates. Choking is achieved…
It is customary to express the energy contained in a fluid in terms of the potential energy contained in an equivalent height or “head” of…
Liquid carryover and gas blowby are two common operating problems. Liquid carryover occurs when free liquid escapes with the gas phase and can indicate high…
For an emulsion to exist there must be two mutually immiscible liquids, an emulsifying agent, and sufficient agitation to disperse the discontinuous phase into the…
The flow rate for gas through a given orifice area or the area required for a given flow rate is obtained by: