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Demisting cyclones
Separators
Demisting cyclones
Scrubber
Vane pack Suited for low-mid pressure p essu e application app ca o and low gas loading
20 %
40 %
60 %
80 %
100 %
120 %
Efficiency demister
Se ep eff [%]
k = u gas
K-value [m/s]
Example case
Demister section 99.73 %
Process conditions Operating pressure Operating temperature Gas actual flow rate Gas actual density Gas actual viscosity y Hydrocarbon liquid flow rate Oil actual density Hydrocarbon surface tension Oil actual viscosity Water flow rate Water actual density Water actual viscosity Liquid fraction [bara] [C] [Am/h] [kg/m] [cP] [ ] [Am/h] [kg/m] [N/m] [cP] [Am/h] [kg/m] [cP] [vol%] Year 2011 25.1 25 1 105 25263 22.5 0.01 22.71 881 0.021 13.0200 0.0 991.5 0.6 0.09 %
2 0 % 2.0
> 0.1 gal/MMSCF
1 5 % 1.5
1.0 %
Increasing Pressure
0.5 %
< 0.1 gal/MMSCF
0.0 %
kvalue [m/s]
The Natco axial flow cyclone has been tested at the following labs
Ai water Air t laboratory l b t Functional testing of a full axial flow cyclone box
N t L Natco Laboratory b t Testing of individual demisters and demister sections Model fluids and possibility to run gas densities of 60 kg/m3
R l fluid Real fl id laboratory l b t For instance StatoilHydro Klab. , Full size test Real fluids, sections and up to 150 bar
Real world
1 10 100
Real world
1 10 100
Demisters
10-3 10-2 10-1
Scrubbers
100 101
Diameter [m]
Test data Test data from air water gives 100% separation efficiency, nothing to learn!
Realfluids Modelfluids Air water
Efficiency
98.0% 97.5% 97.0% 96.5% 96.0% 95.5% 50% 70 % Flow[] 90% 110%
Model fluids gives reduced efficiency and it is possible to evaluate the geometry g y Real fluids gives considerably lower efficiency
Droplet break up
Droplet transportation
LES calculations Able to calculate the main flow structures and the general flow pattern qualitative correct Calculation 15 000 CPU h hours using i 7 000 000 cells
Multiphase flow
Vane pack efficiency High efficiency for k < 0.1 0 1 m/s for all gas densities up to 60 kg/m3 Falls below 99% when k>0 k>0.15 15 m/s
Kvalue[m/s]
Efficiency
96 % 95 % 94 % 93 % 92 % 91 % 90 %
Increasing density
100 % 98 % 96 %
Separat ionefficiency
94 % 92 % 90 % 88 % 86 % 84 % 82 % 80 % Kvalue [m/s]
Vanepack Cyclones
Vane pack efficiency compared to axial flow cyclones The axial flow cyclones can handle considerably higher flow without loss of performance
Improved axial flow cyclones where the efficiency is improved with a factor of 10 compared with existing cyclones The maximum k value to achieve 0.1 gal/MMSCF will be as shown
2.0 %
Liquidvolu ume fraction n
> 0.1 gal/MMSCF
1.5 %
1.0 %
Increasing Pressure
0.5 %
< 0.1 gal/MMSCF
0.0 %
kvalue [m/s]
Swirl Inlet
Statoils SPINLET
2.0 %
> 0.1 gal/MMSCF
1.5 %
1.0 %
Increasing Pressure
0.5 %
< 0.1 gal/MMSCF
0.0 %
kvalue [m/s]