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The document discusses a natural gas processing assignment involving gas sweetening, dehydration, and dew point control. It provides details on the composition of a sour gas feed and calculations to determine the steam required for regeneration when using MEA solution for gas sweetening. It also provides calculations to determine the propane circulation rate, compressor power, and condenser duty for a refrigeration system using propane to control the hydrocarbon dew point of a natural gas stream.

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Assignment-4 Solution by Group-6

The document discusses a natural gas processing assignment involving gas sweetening, dehydration, and dew point control. It provides details on the composition of a sour gas feed and calculations to determine the steam required for regeneration when using MEA solution for gas sweetening. It also provides calculations to determine the propane circulation rate, compressor power, and condenser duty for a refrigeration system using propane to control the hydrocarbon dew point of a natural gas stream.

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Assignment 04- Gas

Sweetening, Dehydration and


Dew Point Control

Subject:

Natural Gas Processing Technology,


ENCH-609

Submitted By:
Muhammad Naeem
(UCID: 30074991)
Kartik Sehajpal (UCID:
30073134)
Danish Ahmed (UCID:
30077545)
Roberto (UCID:
10178235)
Assignment 04- Gas Sweetening, Dehydration and Dew Point Control
Q-1: A sour gas of the composition given in the table below is to be treated by using a split
stream MEA solution of 25 wt %. The flow of sour gas to contactor is 150 MMSCFD. The
total solution circulation is such that 2.0 moles of amine are circulated/mole of acid gas.
Approximately 90% of the circulation is through the bulk removal section. This solution is
regenerated such that the H2S concentration in the semi lean amine that has been
regenerated is 100 grains per gallon. The clean-up amine is to be regenerated to 10 grains
of H2S/U.S. gallon.

Determine the steam required in Ib/h by the plant for regeneration of the solution?
Solution Q1:

The feed Gas Composition given to the system is given below:


Component Mol (%) Mol. Fraction
C1 79.80 0.7980
C2 5.20 0.0520
C3 2.40 0.0240
i-C4 0.80 0.0080
n-C4 1.30 0.0130
C5 1.50 0.015
H2S 3.50 0.0350
CO2 5.50 0.0550
Total 100 1.00

Gas flow rate = 150 MMSCFD


= 150 x 10^6 SCF 1 day 1 Hr. 1 NM3 1 Kmol
Day 24 Hrs. 3600 Sec 37.33 SCF 22.414 NM3

= 2.0749 Kmol/Sec
Determination of Individual Component Flows using individual component mol fraction and
total gas molar flow rate.

Mol Mol. Fraction Mol. Flows


Component
% - Kmol/Sec
C1 79.800 0.7980 1.6558
C2 5.200 0.0520 0.1079
C3 2.400 0.0240 0.0498
i-C4 0.800 0.0080 0.0166
n-C4 1.300 0.0130 0.0270
C5 1.500 0.0150 0.0311
H2S 3.500 0.0350 0.0726
CO2 5.500 0.0550 0.1141
Total 100 1.0 2.0749

From above, we have the quantities of Acid Gases as follow:


H2S 0.0726 Kmol/Sec
CO2 0.1141 Kmol/Sec
Total Acid Gases 0.1867 Kmol/Sec

Based on given information in the problem statement, i.e. total solution circulation is such
that 2.0 moles of amine are circulated/mole of acid gas.
MEA Circulation 2 Moles of MEA / Mol of Acid Gas

Hence,
MEA Circulation 0.3735 Moles of MEA /Sec

Mol. Weight of MEA is = 61.08 Kg/Kgmol


Therefore, total MEA required will be
MEA Required 22.812 Kg/Sec

MEA Solution Concentration = 25 %


Hence,
MEA Solution Required 91.250 Kg/Sec

Water Quantity in the solution will be as follow:


Water Flow Rate 68.437 Kg/Sec

Volumetric Flow rate of the solution:


MEA Density 1016.000 Kg/m3
MEA Volumetric Flow 0.02245 m3/Sec
Water Density 1000.000 Kg/m3
Water Volumetric Flow 0.06844 m3/Sec
Hence,
Total Volumetric Flow 0.0909 m3/Sec
of the solution 24.0107 US gallon/Sec

As 90% of the circulation is through the bulk removal section. therefore

Solution for Bulk Removal 21.61 US gallon/Sec


Solution for MEA Clean-up 2.40 US gallon/Sec

H2S / CO2 Feed Molar Ratio = 3.5 / 5.5 = 0.64


Using Figure 16.3 from Younger’s Notes (Natural-Gas-Processing-Principles-and-
Technology-Part-II) and using H2S / CO2 Feed Molar Ratio of 0.64
(Note: The Y-axis in Figure 16.3 is in Grains / US gallons instead of Grams / US Gallon as
given in Younger’s Notes)
Therefore,
For 100 Grains / US gallon (For Bulk Removal Section),
Amount of Steam Required ≈ 0.74 Lb of Steam per US gallon Solution
Hence, Total amount of steam required for Bulk Removal Section will be

Total amount of steam required 15.99 Lb of Steam / Sec


for Bulk Removal Section 57,568.11 Lb of Steam / hr

Similarly,
For 10 Grains / US gallon (For Bulk Removal Section),
Amount of Steam Required ≈ 1.6 Lb of Steam per US gallon Solution
Hence, Total amount of steam required for Clean Up will be

Total amount of steam required 3.84 Lb of Steam / Sec


for Clean Up 13,830.18 Lb of Steam / hr

Total Amount of Steam required ≈ Steam for Bulk Section + Steam for Clean Up
≈ 57,568.11 + 13,830.18
≈ 71,398.29 Lb of Steam / hr
Q-2: A refrigeration system is designed to use propane to refrigerate a natural gas stream
for the hydrocarbon dewpoint control. The following data is provided.
Chiller Duty 3 MW
Gas temperature out of chiller -15 oC
Propane compressor overall efficiency 75 %
Ambient air temperature 35 oC
Determine the followings:
a) Propane circulation rate
b) Compressor power
c) Condenser duty
Solution Q2:
Given Data
Chiller Duty 3 MW
3,000 KW
Gas temperature out of chiller -15 o
C
o
5.0 F
Propane compressor overall efficiency 75 %
Ambient air temperature 35 o
C
o
95.0 F

A typical Propane Refrigeration System is shown below:


Ref. to P-H diagram of the Propane, following are the main processes going in a typical
Propane Refrigeration System.
A. Compression (From Point B to C)
B. Condensing (From Point C to D)
C. Expansion (At Point E D/S of JT Valve)
D. Evaporation (At Point A at Constant Temperature)
From the above data we know that the chiller duty is 3 MW (10,800,000 KJ/hr) and process
gas is to be cooled to -15.0 oC, as per design considerations, temperature of propane
should be 3~5 oC colder than the temperature of the product gas.
Point-A Properties Estimation: Considering 5 oC colder approach temperature, the
temperature of the Propane inside the compartment would be -20 oC ( -15 oC – 5 oC = -20
o
C).
Therefore, temperature at Point A would be -20 oC.
From the P-H diagram of Propane (Figure 24-20 GPSA Handbook 13 th SI Edition), the
pressure corresponding to this temperature of -20 oC on the saturated vapor curve is 242
kPa(abs).
The corresponding Enthalpy of the vapor is 748 KJ/KG.
Point-B Properties Estimation: The saturated vapor from the chiller takes a small
pressure drop as it flows to the compressor. For our calculations purposes, we will consider
this small pressure drop to be 10 KPa(abs). Therefore, at point “E”, following are the
conditions:
Operating Pressure = 242-10
= 232 KPa(abs)
Operating Temperature = -20 oC
Point-C Properties Estimation: Discharge of the compressor. Ideal compression occurs
along a line of constant entropy, but in reality, there is some entropy increase due to
compressor inefficiency. The pressure is determined by the temperature at point D
we can read the information given in the below Table:

Parameter Unit  Point-A  Point-B Point-C’  Point-C  Point-D  Point-E 


Pressure KPa  242  232      1520  
o
Temperature C  -20  -20      45  

Enthalpy KJ/Kg  748  748      517  

Entropy KJ/Kg oC    3.8        

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