Prodem Chapter 7 Gas Dehydration: Presented By: Rr. Sri Hastiyatisatiyah Ecp/Pro April 13th, 2015

PRODEM CHAPTER 7
GAS DEHYDRATION
Presented by:
Rr. Sri Hastiyatisatiyah
ECP/PRO
April 13th, 2015
OUTLINE
GENERAL
GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT
DRIZO GAS DEHYDRATION
MOLECULAR SIEVE DEHYDRATION
DEHYDRATION UNIT AT TEPI
REAL CASE AT TEPI
RULE OF THUMB
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T GENERAL
DEFINITION
BACKGROUND
TYPE OF GAS DEHYDRATION

GENERAL - DEFINITION
WHAT IS GAS DEHYDRATION?
“Gas Dehydration is the process of removing water vapor from a gas

stream.”

GENERAL - BACKGROUND
● Composition of Natural Gas (CPA):
Composition % mol
C1 72.489
C2 5.843
C3 3.046
iC4 0.674
Water content: 28.7 lb/MMscf
nC4 0.884
iC5 0.362
nC5 0.237
C6+ 0.723
CO2 15.679
Nitrogen 0.063
Source: CPA Process- CPA Gas Composition 2 March 2015

GENERAL - BACKGROUND
● Natural gas combine with liquid or free water could form solids
hydrates.
● Corrosive, especially when CO2 and/or H2S are also present.
● Most gas sales contracts specify a max value for the amount of
water vapor allowable in gas, approximately:
40 kg/106 Sm3 (2.5 lb/106 Std cuft or about 40 ppmw) at standard
condition is 15 ºC, 101.325 kPa.
Hydrate
Corrosion

GENERAL – TYPE OF GAS DEHYDRATION
● Gas Dehydration can be ranged of three groups:

1. By gas refrigeration and hydrate inhibition processes.
- Produced by autorefrigeration using J.T. Expansion (trough a
valve or a polytropic expansion through a turbo expander).
- Produced by an external refrigeration.
- Hydrate inhibition is performed by MEG, DEG or methanol
injection.
2. By physical absorption processes.

- Almost 100% of the glycol dehydrators use TEG.
3. By physical adsoption processes.

- Use molecular sieve.

Hydrate Inhibition
Advantages
Methanol Glycol
Low initial cost Low operating cost
Minimal equipment Non toxic
Easy to regenerate
Disadvantages
Methanol Glycol
High operating cost (expensive) High initial cost
Toxic Large loss if line breaks
Difficult to regenerate

Advantages
Glycol Dehydration Solids Desiccants

Lower installation cost Water vapor content of
0.8 kg H2O/106 Sm3 are
obtainable
Water vapor content of 0.8 kg Less affected by small
H2O/106 Sm3 until 0.4 kg H2O/106 changes in gas pressure,
Sm3 temperature,and flowrate
Glycol make-up is easily

accomplished

Disadvantages
Glycol Dehydration Solid Desiccants
Susceptible to contamination Desiccant poisoning by
heavy hydrocarbon,
methanol, solid
Corrosive when decomposed Mechanical breaking of
desiccant pacticles
Foaming problem (cost) High space and weight
requirements

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT
TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL (TEG)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT - TEG
The characteristics of Triethylene Glycol (TEG):
• High affinity for water.
• Low cost.
• Non corrosiveness.
• Stability during regeneration.
• Ease of regeneration.
• Low or moderate viscosity.
• Low vapor pressure at contact temperature.
• Low solubility for natural gases and hydrocarbon liquids.
• Low foaming or emulsifying tendencies.

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT –
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
GPSA Chapter 20 “Dehydration”

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT – PROCESS
DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION
The feed gas treatment system consists of:

1. A knock out drum for bulk liquid removal: to separate the liquid
slugs carried by the wet gas.
2. A filtration and coalescing sytem for fine solids and liquid droplets
removal.

DESCRIPTION – OPERATING CONDITION
Mc. Ketta-Wiehe Correlation for Water Content of Natural Gas
T>
High pressure and low temperatures are preffered for operating conditions because they
reduce water content, equipment size and fabrication cost.

DESCRIPTION
Operating Condition:
Absorption
• Low Temperature, High Pressure
Regeneration
• High Temperature, Low Pressure

DESCRIPTION
Animation

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT – EQUIPMENT
CHARACTERISTICS - ABSORBER
Mist Extractor
& Vane Pack
(at the top) Structured
Packing
Drying Section
Absorber
(middle)
Bubble Cap
Liquid surge Trays
volume
(at the bottom)
Bubble Cap Trays

Structured Packing – Side View Structured Packing – Top view

CHARACTERISTICS - ABSORBER
● TEG absorbs 7.5x10-3 Sm3 of natural gas per
liter at 70 barg and 35°C.
● Pressure drop through the contactor max 0.5 bar.
● The gas temperature increase in the glycol
contactor shall not exceed 3°C for the normal glycol
inlet temperature.
● Liquid levels may be set in the bottom head with
minimum 300 mm from the column bottom line.
● The structured packing height shall not be less than
3 meters and six (6) bubble cap trays shall be
installed at minimum.
● The distance between the top of the structured
packing and the mist eliminator shall be at least
1200 mm while the distance between the mist
eliminator and the vane pack (if any) shall be at
least 400 mm.
● Skimming facility shall be installed inside the glycol
column to remove possible hydrocarbon carried
Absorber over from upstream equipment.

DESCRIPTION - ABSORBER
Structured Packing Bubble Cap Trays
Providing roughly twice the Less efficient (suitable for viscous
capacity liq and low liq/gas flow ratio)
Up to 50% greater efficiency For onshore plant operating at

relatively low pressure
Provide low pressure drop per High corrosion

equilibrium stages
Reduce height equivalent Installation cost and maintenance
theoritical plates (HETP) are more expensive
For small column diameter Low flowrate due to high pressure

drop

Water content of wet gas Lean TEG/Removed water ratio
mg/Sm3 kg/MMSCF lb/MMSCF kg/kg USG/lb
(x 0.0283) (x 0.0624) (x 0.1089)
≥ 5000 ≥ 141 ≥ 312 15 1.6
3000 – 5000 85 – 141 187 – 312 28 2.0
2000 – 3000 57 – 85 125 – 187 20 2.2
1200 – 2000 34 – 57 75 – 125 22 2.4
800 – 1200 23 – 34 50 -75 25 2.7
600 – 800 17 – 23 37.5 – 50 27.5 3.0
400 – 600 11 – 17 25 – 50 30 3.3
≤ 400 ≤ 11 ≤ 25 35 3.8

CHARACTERISTICS – FLASH DRUM
Horizontal Flash Drum
● The operating temperature of the Flash Drum shall be maintained in

the range 70 to 90°C.
● A vertical weir. In this case, a vortex breaker shall be provided on the
liquid hydrocarbons outlet.
● The glycol retention time in the flash drum shall not be less than 30
minutes operating at 2 to 5 barg.
CHARACTERISTICS – SOLID PARTICLE FILTERS
● The solid content should be kept below 0.01

weight percent.
● Two identical catridge filters designed to
handle 125% of the rich glycol nominal
flowrate.
● Pressure drop through the filter shall not
exceed 0.1 bar in clean condition and 0.7
bar in fouled condition.
● Filter size in a properly operated glycol system
should be 5-10 µm. Larger sizes, 25 – 50 µm
may be required during start-up and in dirty
service (99% > 10 µm).
● Minimum filtration area is 0.2 m2 per m3 of
TEG.
Solid Particle Filters

CHARACTERISTICS – ACTIVATED CARBON FILTER
● Removes dissolved impurities: surfactants,

well treating chemicals, high boiling
hydrocarbons, etc.
● Shall be designed to handle a minimum of
15% of the rich glycol nominal flowrate.
● The pressure drop across the activated
carbon filter shall not exceed 0.1 bar in
clean conditions and 0.7 bar in fouled
conditions.
● The mechanical design pressure of activated
carbon filter shall be at least 10 barg.
Activated Carbon Filter ● The length to diameter ratio should be at least
five.
● Coal-based activated carbon should be
used.
● The carbon should be replaced when it no
longer removes color of glycol.

CHARACTERISTICS – STILL COLUMN
● Shall be fitted with two beds of 316
stainless steel random packing (@ 1
meter minimum).
● Glycol losses in the water vapor leaving
the still are minimal with a reflux equal to
30% of effluent water vapor.
● The still column condenser may be an
integrated condenser for low capacity
units, and external condenser for larger
Still Column & Reboiler capacity units.
● The still column condenser shall be sized
for a minimum 30% basen on total
quantity of water to be removed.
● The design pressure shall be 3.5 barg as
a minimum.
Pall rings

CHARACTERISTICS – REBOILER
● The reboiler provides the heat necessary to boil the

water out of the glycol.
● Reboiler temperature of 204°C maximum.
● The maxium outside fire-tube skin temperature
ELECTRICAL does not exceed 221°C.
HEATERS ● Average heat flux across fire tube or electrical
REBOILER bundle wall shall not exceed 23 kW/m2.
FIRE TUBE ● An overdesign of respectively 20% for electrical
REBOILERS heaters and 10% for fire tube reboilers shall be
applied on reboiler normal duty at design capacity.
● The typical heat balance will indicate a reboiler heat
load of 390-450 kJ/liter of TEG circulated.
● Glycol level in the reboiler is controlled by a weir, or
the height of the downcomer. The glycol level
should be 15 cm over the top heat sources.

CHARACTERISTICS – HEAT EXCHANGER(S)
● The Heat Exchangers in a glycol unit should be design to accomplish

the following:
1. Supply the lean glycol to the absorber 5°C to 10°C warmer than
dried gas leaving the absorber.
2. Maintain the top of the still column at below 100°C (at sea level).
- Integrated condenser at the top of the still column (for low
capacity).
- External condenser with reflux drum (for large capacity).
3. Preheat the rich glycol entering the still column (by the heat
recovery from the lean glycol leaving the reboiler).

CHARACTERISTICS – STRIPPING GAS
● To achieve very high glycol concentrations.

● To remove the residual water after glycol reconcentrated.
● Taken from the reboiler fuel gas line.
● It will vary according to the lean glycol concentration.
● It is usually between 2 and 10 scf/gallon of glycol circulated.

CHARACTERISTICS – STRIPPING COLUMN
● Low investment.
● Packed with 1 bed of 1.2 m high minimum and the stripping gas
(fuel gas quality) is injected at the bottom of the downcomer.
● Allows to obtain higher concentration of lean glycol (above 99.9%)
and lower consumption of stripping gas.
● A downcomer between the reboiler and the surge tank.

● Stripping gas determination (GPSA Engineering Data Book)

Equilibrium H2O dew point vs Temperature at various TEG
concentrations
Without Stripping
Column & Stripping
Gas
Stripping Gas
without Stripping
Column
Stripping Column
& Stripping Gas

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT – GLYCOL LOSS
Carry over
from the
contactor
and
foaming Anti foam agents are
sometimes used
Vaporzation
Spillage to
drain
Glycol from
contactor,
system Loss reboiler, still
column
Leakage at
valves and
pumps
gaskets

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT – GLYCOL LOSS
10 Liters/106 Sm3 4.1 Liters/ 106 Sm3 Total:

(0.07USG/MMSCFD) (0.03USG/MMSCFD) 14.1 liters/ 106 Sm3
(Contactor) (Regeneration skid) (0.1 USG/MMSCFD)

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT – GLYCOL QUALITY
● Oxygen in the system

● Thermal decomposition
● pH Control
- Below 6.0 : contamination, oxidation, and corrosion
- Above 9.0 : promotes foaming and emulsion formation
● Salt contamination
- Corrosion ; ion exchange, ion retardation, vacuum distilation
● Liquid hydrocarbons
● Sludge accumulation
● Foaming
● Aromatic absorption (BTEX)

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT – FOAMING
Mechanical Chemical
Foaming

● High wet gas inlet flowrate

● High differential temperature between wet gas inlet and lean glycol
inlet to the contactor
● High glycol pH (pH > 9)
● Hydrocarbon liquids (condensate)
● Finely divided suspended solids
● Salt contamination
● Field corrosion inhibitors
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Prevent Foaming:
1. Effective gas cleaning
2. Good filtration
3. Careful monitoring (pH, pressure drop, etc)
4. Lean glycol temperature
Solution:
1. Add antifoam compound (silicon emulsion type)
2. Increase filter capacity

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT – PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE
Purpose:
1. Reduces operating costs.
2. Repair equipment only when needed (early diagnosis of troubles).
3. Prevent the glycol loss.
Daily inspections should include:

1. Check controls for proper operation.
2. Replace broken thermometers and pressure gauges.
3. Measure and record:
- sales flowrate and dew point (or water content),
- contactor temperature and pressure,
- pressure drop across trays or packing of absorber (foaming)
- glycol circulation rate

GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT – PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE
Daily inspections should include:
3. Measure and record:
- glycol temperature at top of contactor,
- glycol temperature entering pump,
- reboiler bath temperature,
- temperature at downstream the condenser of still column.
- glycol quality characteristics:

DRIZO GAS DEHYDRATION

OTHER DEHYDRATION UNIT – DRIZO GAS
DEHYDRATION PROCESS
DEFINITION
DRIZO Technology is a glycol (TEG) based gas dehydration by
physical absorption process, based on patented technology from the
Dow Chemical Company, and licensed worldwide through OPC
Drizo, Inc in 1985. Today PROSERNAT (Tour Framatome-La
Defence) have purchased this patent.

DEHYDRATION PROCESS
● Costs approximately 50% less than a molecular sieve unit with
installation costs being more than 25% less.
● Achieves very high concentrations of glycol purity (Lean glycol
99.990 wt % to 99.999 wt %).
● Gas dehydration for special situations:
- Achieving trated gas with water dew points of from - 40°C to - 90°C
(dry gas with water contents as low as 1 ppm H2O).
- Removing and recovering BTEX components absorbed by the
glycol which otherwise might be vented or flared with conventional
regeneration units (BTEX emissions from the regenerator vent or
loss to flare are reduced by 95% or optionally to zero, with no vent
vapor compression).

DEHYDRATION PROCESS
● Three variables influence the treated gas dew point for a given inlet
composition:
1. Number of theoritical stages in the contactor (4 – 6 stages).
2. Glycol circulation (min. 12.5 – 25 L/kg H2O removal).
3. Glycol concentration (99.997 wt%).

DEHYDRATION PROCESS
● Advantages of DRIZO Technology:
1. Claims to achieves the same water content of “dry” gas as the one
obtained with molecular sieve unit (1 ppmw).
2. Capital costs are comparable to plants using the standard TEG
glycol process and far less than plants utilizing solid dessicants.
3. The regeneration and replacement costs for glycol are fare less
than solid dessicants.
4. Molecular sieve regeneration facilities are eliminated heating,
possible blower,..
5. Plot size, weight and total equipment size is reduced (offshore
use).

● MOLECULAR SIEVE (ADSORPTION) DEHYDRATION

OTHER DEHYDRATION UNIT – MOLECULAR SIEVE
(ADSORPTION) DEHYDRATION UNIT
● Adsorption dehydration is the process where a solid dessicant is
used for the removal of water vapor from a gas stream.
● The solid dessicant commonly used are that can be regenerated,
and, consequently, used over several adsorption-desorption cycles.
● Molecular sieve can dehydrate gas to 1 ppm or less (used on feed
streams for cyrogenic processing).

DEHYDRATION UNIT – PROCESS DESCRIPTION

DEHYDRATION UNIT – DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Operating Condition
● Adsorption (Low Temperature, High Pressure)
- Cycle time 8 hours
● Desorption (High Temperature, Low Pressure)
- 4.5 hours for heating
- 3 hours for cooling
- 0.5 hour for standby and switching
● Gas velocity decrease, adsorption ability increase

DEHYDRATION UNIT
Van der Waals

forces
Physical
Solid bed
Adsorption dehydration
system
Chemical

DEHYDRATION UNIT
ADVANTAGES
● The dry bed has the advantage of producing very low dew points.
● Adaptable to very large changes in flow rates.
DISADVANTAGES
● Batch process.
● There is a relatively high pressure drop through the system.
● Dessicants are sensitive to poisoning with liquids or other impurities
in the gas.

DEHYDRATION UNIT
Property Molecular Sieve Activited Silica Gel
4A – 5A Alumina Grade 03
Surface area, m2/g 650 - 800 210 750 – 830
Bulk density, kg/m3 690 - 720 800 - 880 720

Heat capacity, kJ/(kg. °C) 0.96 1.00 0.92
Design capacity 100 x (weight 8 - 10 6-7 6–7
water/weight bed)
Regeneration temperature, °C 230 - 290 180 - 260 180
Dew points achievable, °C - 90 - 70 - 60
Water vapor content of effluent < 1 ppm weight < 1 ppm weight 20 to 110
gas kg/106 Sm3
Heat of adsorption, kJ/kg 4187

DEHYDRATION UNIT
● Inlet Separator (Filter Type Separator)
To protect the desiccant from impurities such as free water, salt
water, compressor & adsorption oil, liquid hydrocarbons, etc. All
droplets larger than 10 µm and 99% of droplets 0.5 to 10 µm
should be removed.
● Adsorption Tower
Consists of a bed support, gas stream distributors at both ends,
adsorbent loading and removal connections, and a sample/moisture
probe. Maximum pressure drop about 0.35 – 0.55 bar.
● Regeneration Heater
Undersizing the heater results in incomplete regeneration and thus
reduces the performance of the entire unit.

DEHYDRATION UNIT
● Regeneration Cooler
Ambient air generally used (temperature shall not be smaller than
10 °C).
● Regeneration Separator
A three-phase separator suitably sized to accommodate any surges
is recommended.
● Switching Valves
Three-way valves have more probles than two-ways valves.
Because low leakage is mandatory, ball valves with metal seats
are recommended.
● Dry Gas Filters
Installed downstream the dehydration towers to eliminate the
molecular sieve powder generated by the molecular sieve erosion
produced by the gas flow through the molecular sieve bed (1µm
filters are frequently installed).

DEHYDRATION UNIT AT TOTAL E&P INDONESIE
● CPA : Glycol Dehydration

● NPU : Glycol Dehydration
● CPU : Glycol Dehydration
● PPA : Refrigeration Cycle
● TPA : Glycol Dehydration

REAL CASE AT TOTAL E&P INDONESIE
● CPA
Process Parameters Literature CPA Design Condition CPA Actual Condition
No.
Contactor column
192
1 Capacity, MMSCFD - 90.3
(turndown flow = 79.1)
2 Inlet gas temperature, °C 25 – 40ºC (60 ºC is maximum) 50 50.6
66°C
5-10°C (mean 5 ºC) warmer than inlet
3 Inlet lean glycol temperature,°C 62
gas
(16°C warmer than inlet gas)
4 pH lean glycol 7.0 - 8.5 - 6.3 – 9.42

5 pH rich glycol 7.0 - 8.5 - 5.3 – 6.9
6 Outlet gas water-content, lb/MMSCF Below 20 Below 20 15
7 Glycol circulation rate, L/kg water absorbed 15 – 35 (mean 27.4) 19 22.8
8 TEG lean concentration, % Min 98.5 99.7 99.7
9 Number of actual tray Min 6 7 7

Reboiler
10 Temperature, °C 180 - 204 204 193
11 Pressure, barg - 0.35 0.3
Stripping fuel gas, 14.34 41.5

12 Max 70
m3 gas/m3 glycol (0.045 MMscfd) (0.1 MMscfd)
13 Fire fuel gas, MMSCFD - 0.1 0.03
14 Glycol losses, L/MMSCF 0.5 - 1 Max 0.77 0.83
Source: PDMS report and Handil Laboratory

GLYCOL LOSS
● Principle Theory
Based on literature, the glycol loss is in the range of 0.5 – 1
L/MMSCF. The unit on CPA glycol system is designed for glycol
losses are not exceed 0.77 L/MMSCF. Main causes of glycol losses
are :
- Stripping by vapour leaving the still column.
- Stripping by gas leaving the glycol contactor.
- Leaks, mainly at pump packing gland.
- Degradation in the reboiler (temperature is too high).
- Temperature of the lean glycol.
● CPA actual condition.
- The glycol losses is higher than the design (0.83 L/MMSCF). This
parameter can still be optimized.

● Typical Refrigeration Cycle
Gas
P>T> T<
T>
Liquid
P<T<
f (T)
GPSA Engineering Data Book

● Refrigeration Cycle at PPA
Condenser
Compressor
Refrigerant Surge
Drum
Reevaporator
Refrigerant
Intercooler

● Gas Dehydration by Gas Refrigeration

RULE OF THUMB
● Inlet gas temperature max. 60 °C.
● Temperature lean glycol entering contactor 5 – 10 °C above inlet
gas.
● Reboiler temperature max. 204°C.
● Temperature rich glycol entering flash drum max. 90°C.
● pH glycol should be 7 – 8.5.
● Pressure drop across the absorber max. 0.5 bara.
● Glycol circulation rate 15 to 35 L/kg absorbed water.

REFERENCES
● PRODEM Chapter 7 “Gas Dehydration”

● GS EP ECP 101 “Glycol Package Unit”
● GPSA Engineering Data Book Chapter 20 “Dehydration”
● Surface Production Operation, Third Edition

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GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT

DRIZO GAS DEHYDRATION

MOLECULAR SIEVE DEHYDRATION

DEHYDRATION UNIT AT TEPI

REAL CASE AT TEPI

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TYPE OF GAS DEHYDRATION

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WHAT IS GAS DEHYDRATION?

“Gas Dehydration is the process of removing water vapor from a gas

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Source: CPA Process- CPA Gas Composition 2 March 2015

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● Gas Dehydration can be ranged of three groups:

2. By physical absorption processes.

3. By physical adsoption processes.

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Glycol Dehydration Solids Desiccants

Glycol make-up is easily

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GPSA Chapter 20 “Dehydration”

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The feed gas treatment system consists of:

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Bubble Cap Trays

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Up to 50% greater efficiency For onshore plant operating at

Provide low pressure drop per High corrosion

For small column diameter Low flowrate due to high pressure

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Horizontal Flash Drum

● The operating temperature of the Flash Drum shall be maintained in

● The solid content should be kept below 0.01

Solid Particle Filters

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● Removes dissolved impurities: surfactants,

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● The reboiler provides the heat necessary to boil the

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● The Heat Exchangers in a glycol unit should be design to accomplish

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● To achieve very high glycol concentrations.

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10 Liters/106 Sm3 4.1 Liters/ 106 Sm3 Total:

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● Oxygen in the system