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    A glycol dehydrator uses glycol (typically triethylene glycol or TEG) to remove water from natural gas. The dehydrator can be sized based on gas flow rate, pressure, temperature, and required outlet water content. Key components include an inlet scrubber to contact the gas and glycol, and trays or packing in a contactor column where water is absorbed by the glycol. The water removal rate depends on the inlet and outlet gas water contents and flow rate. An example problem demonstrates designing a trayed contactor to meet specific operating parameters.

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    A glycol dehydrator uses glycol (typically triethylene glycol or TEG) to remove water from natural gas. The dehydrator can be sized based on gas flow rate, pressure, temperature, and required outlet water content. Key components include an inlet scrubber to contact the gas and glycol, and trays or packing in a contactor column where water is absorbed by the glycol. The water removal rate depends on the inlet and outlet gas water contents and flow rate. An example problem demonstrates designing a trayed contactor to meet specific operating parameters.

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    A glycol dehydrator uses glycol (typically triethylene glycol or TEG) to remove water from natural gas. The dehydrator can be sized based on gas flow rate, pressure, temperature, and required outlet water content. Key components include an inlet scrubber to contact the gas and glycol, and trays or packing in a contactor column where water is absorbed by the glycol. The water removal rate depends on the inlet and outlet gas water contents and flow rate. An example problem demonstrates designing a trayed contactor to meet specific operating parameters.

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    A glycol dehydrator uses glycol (typically triethylene glycol or TEG) to remove water from natural gas. The dehydrator can be sized based on gas flow rate, pressure, temperature, and required outlet water content. Key components include an inlet scrubber to contact the gas and glycol, and trays or packing in a contactor column where water is absorbed by the glycol. The water removal rate depends on the inlet and outlet gas water contents and flow rate. An example problem demonstrates designing a trayed contactor to meet specific operating parameters.

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    Natural Gas Engineering

    (CHE-484)
    Lecture 22:

    Dehydration

    1
    Glycol Dehydrator Design
    • Dehydrators with TEG in trays or packed-column
    contactors can be sized from standard models by
    using the following information:
    1. gas flow rate
    2. specific gravity of gas
    3. operating pressure
    4. Maximum working pressure of contact
    5. gas inlet temperature
    6. outlet gas water content required
    Glycol Dehydrator Design
    • Glycol to water ratio (GWR)
    ‒ A value of 2 to 6 gal TEG/lbm H2O removed is
    adequate for most glycol dehydration
    requirements
    • Lean TEG concentration from reconcentrator
    ‒ Most glycol reconcentrators can output 99.0 to
    99.9% lean TEG.
    ‒ A value of 99.5% lean TEG is utilized in most
    designs.
    Inlet Scrubber
    • Good inlet scrubber is essential for efficient
    operation of a glycol dehydrator unit
    • Two-phase inlet scrubbers are generally constructed
    with 7 1/2-ft shell heights.
    • The required minimum diameter of a vertical inlet
    scrubber can be determined based on the operating
    pressure and required gas capacity using
    Inlet Scrubber (Cont’d)
    Glycol-Gas Contactor
    • Glycol contactors are generally constructed with a
    standard height of 7 1/2 ft
    • The minimum required diameter of the contactor
    can be determined based on the gas capacity of the
    contactor for standard gas of 0.7 specific gravity at
    standard temperature 100 °F.
    • If the gas is not the standard gas and/or the
    operating temperature is different from the
    standard temperature, a correction should first be
    made using the following relation:
    Glycol-Gas Contactor

    • q = gas capacity of contactor at operating conditions,


    MMscfd
    • qs = gas capacity of contactor for standard gas (0.7
    specific gravity) at standard temperature (100 °F),
    MMscfd
    • Ct = correction factor for operating temperature
    • Cg = correction factor for gas-specific gravity
    Water removal rate
    • water will be removed from the glycol dehydration
    unit per hour
    • The water rate can be estimated by

    • Wr = water to be removed, lbm/hr


    • Cwi = water content of inlet gas, lbm H2O/MMscf
    • Cwo = water content of outlet gas, lbm H2O/MMscf
    • q = gas flow rate, MMscfd
    Example Problem 8.2
    • Design a trayed-type glycol contactor for a field
    installation to meet the following requirements:
    ‒ Gas flow rate: 12 MMscfd
    ‒ Gas specific gravity: 0.75
    ‒ Operating line pressure: 900 psig
    ‒ Maximum working pressure of contactor: 1,440
    psig
    ‒ Gas inlet temperature: 90 °F
    ‒ Outlet gas water content: 6 lb H2O/MMscf
    ‒ Design criteria: GWR = 3 gal TEG/lbm H2O with
    99.5% TEG

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