PROCESS SIMULATION CASES 2015

NG Dehydration with TEG

A gas stream is fed to the dehydration unit in order to prevent hydrate formation during
gas processing facilities. Inlet gas stream (30oC, 6200 kPa, 500 kgmole/hr) is fed to FWKO
(Free Water Knock Out drum, separator) to separate the free water from gas. The vapor
outlet from the FWKO is then fed to the bottom of the Absorber (with 8 trays, top stage
& bottom stage pressures are 6190 and 6200 kPa respectively) where water is absorbed
with TEG (tri-ethylene glycol). TEG stream containing 1% H2O by Mass at 50oC and 6200
kPa with Std Ideal liquid volume flow =0.5 m3/hr, enters the absorber from the top. After
running the Absorber, the bottom liquid outlet stream which is rich with TEG is flashed
across a valve. The outlet pressure will be back calculated. The outlet stream from the
valve is heated through the shell side of a Heat Exchanger to 105oC (outlet pressure= 110
kPa) where it exchanged heat with regenerator bottom (shell side delta P= 70 kPa,
tube side delta P= 0.7 kPa), and then entering the TEG Regenerator (Distillation Column).
The TEG Regenerator consists of 0ne stage, a Full Reflux condenser (Pressure=101 kPa,
Condenser Pressure drop=2 kPa, once you add the condenser pressure & the condenser
pressure drop; the reboiler pressure will be calculated), and a reboiler. Before running the
distillation column, two column specifications must be added. First one is a Column
Temperature spec for the condenser (102oC). The second spec is also a Column
Temperature spec but for reboiler (205oC). After running the column, the bottom liquid
outlet is fed to the tube side inlet in the previous Heat Exchanger.

Notes:

- For Heat Exchanger:

Use Simple Weighted Design as a model
- Inlet gas stream composition:
Component Mole Fraction Component Mole Fraction
N2 0.0010 i-C4 0.0059
H2S 0.0155 n-C4 0.0030
CO2 0.0284 i-C5 0.0010
C1 0.8979 n-C5 0.0005
C2 0.0310 H2O 0.0010
C3 0.0148 TEG 0.0000

- Fluid Pkg: Peng Robinson

By: Eng. Ahmed Deyab Fares

Mobile: 002-01227549943 - Email: adeyab@adeyab.com 1
 PROCESS SIMULATION CASES 2015

1- Draw the process flow sheet here!

2- Calculate:
- Pressure Drop inside the Valve .. kPa
- Temperature of tube side outlet from the Heat Exchanger.oC

3- Create a case study to study the effect of changing feed stream

temperature (10- 50 oC) on the master component mole fraction of H2O in

dry gas stream from absorber and write your comment about this study.

By: Eng. Ahmed Deyab Fares

Mobile: 002-01227549943 - Email: adeyab@adeyab.com 2