17-6150-gas separator or scrubber vessel calculations.ppt

Copyright Rike Service, Inc., 2007 GAS SEPARATOR OR SCRUBBER VESSEL CALCULATIONS Free liquid content determines whether this is a separator (handles liquid) or a scrubber (larger capacity - handles gas). Gas and liquid volumes determine vessel capacity. Separators handle liquids that are produced or carried over from vessels upstream. Also handle system slugs of liquid. Scrubbers are for process protection and are not designed for slug flow. They are used interstage between compressor stages. No introduction of field gas without going through a separator upstream of interstage scrubber Scrubbers also supply fuel gas free of liquids * * Published by Rike Service, Inc. New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce, alter or delete any of this material without written permission, except brief extracts for review. Fundamentals Fundamentals Cross-Sectional Area of Scrubber or Separator Souders-Brown Equation Basic Equation Simplified