Faculty of Chemical Engineering

Universiti Teknologi MARA Gas Process Engineering CGE667

Sem September 2016-January 2017
NHO

TUTORIAL CHAPTER 4

1. Explain the theory behind the separator design.

2. Sizing a horizontal separator. Repeat the calculation with vertical separator.

Given:
Gas flowrate = 11803 SCF/hr
Specific gravity = 0.6
Oil flowrate = 13.25 m3/hr
API = 400
Operating temperature = 15.6oC\
Operating pressure = 6900 kPa
Retention time = 3 minutes

2. Sizing a vertical separator. Repeat the calculation with horizontal separator.

Given:
Gas flow rate : 15 MMSCFD
Gas specific gravity : 0.6
Liquid flow rate : 3000 bbl/day
Liquid gravity : 35API
Operating pressure : 985 psi
Operating temperature : 60 F
Retention time : 3 minutes
Given that Z = 0.84 and g = 0.013 cP

3. Sizing a horizontal three-phase separator

Given:
Qo = 33m3/hr,
Qw = 19.8m3/hr,
Qg = 5902sm3/hr,
P = 690 kPa
T = 32.20oC
Oil = 30oAPI
(SG)w = 1.07
Sg = 0.6
(tr)o = (tr)w = 10 min
o = 10 cp
w = 1 cp
g = 49 kg/m3
l = 866 kg/m3
CD = 2.01

Droplet removal = 100 microns liquid, 500 microns water, 200 microns oil.