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TEG Dehydration Plant Design Overview

The document outlines the preliminary design calculations for a TEG Dehydration Plant, detailing input data such as feed flowrate, inlet pressure, and required water content. It includes calculations for dew point temperature, water removal efficiency, and glycol circulation rates, along with specifications for the lean/rich glycol exchanger and glycol reboiler. The design aims to ensure effective dehydration of gas while maintaining operational efficiency.

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TEG Dehydration Plant Design Overview

The document outlines the preliminary design calculations for a TEG Dehydration Plant, detailing input data such as feed flowrate, inlet pressure, and required water content. It includes calculations for dew point temperature, water removal efficiency, and glycol circulation rates, along with specifications for the lean/rich glycol exchanger and glycol reboiler. The design aims to ensure effective dehydration of gas while maintaining operational efficiency.

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TEG Dehydration Plant

Preliminary Design

Calculation No. 1

Engineering Department Sheet No 1 of 2

Client: October Platform Glycol Dehydration plant Job No.


Subject:
Based on: Dwg. No.

Computer: Chk'd by Appr'd by Date: ay,19,2013

Input Data
Feed
Flowrate, MM SCFD (Q) 62
Inlet Pressure, psia (P) 1500
Inlet Temperature, deg F (TC) 100
Gas MW 21.921
Gas Compressibility (Z) 0.92

Required water content, lb/MM SCF (WI) 7


Approach to equilibrium, deg F 10
Gallon TEG/lb water (R) 3.0
Tray efficiency, % (E) 25
Tray spacing, in (S) 24
HETP, in (H) 60
C factor for structured packing, ft/hr: 1200
Reflux Ratio (RR) 0.25
Lean/Rich Glycol Exchanger approach, deg F 100
Lean/Rich Glycol Exchanger OHTC (U) 15
Reboiler Heat loss, % 10
Air dry bulb temperature, deg F 80
Glycol Cooler OHTC 10

Step Calculation
1 Dew Point temperature of outlet gas, deg F 42
2 Equilibrium dewpoint, deg F 32
3 Lean TEG concentration, % 97.00
4 Inlet water content, lb/MM SCF (WI) 42
5 Water removal efficiency 0.834
6 Number of theoretical stages (N) 2.500

Column Details Bubble Packing


7 Column/Packing height, ft 20 12.5
8 K factor, ft/s 0.16
9 C factor, ft/hr 576
10 Gas density, lb/ft3 (rV) 5.95
11 TEG Density, lb/ft3 (rL) 69.2
12 Maximum allowable gas velocity, lb/hr.ft2 (VG) 11176
13 Mass flowrate, lb/hr (G) 149221
14 Required Cross sectional area, ft2 (CSA) 13.352
15 Vessel diameter, ft 4.123 2.857
16 Overall column length, ft 26.5 19.5

Glycol Circulation
17 Water removed, lb/hr (WW) 90.6
18 TEG circulation rate, US gpm 4.53
19 TEG circulation rate, lb/hr (MLG) 2,515
20 Dry TEG circulation rate, lb/hr (MT) 2,440
21 Water in lean TEG, lb/hr (MLW) 75.5
22 Water in rich TEG, lb/hr (MRW) 166.0
23 Rich TEG concentration, wt% (XRG) 93.6

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TEG Dehydration Plant
Preliminary Design

Brown & Root Calculation No.

Engineering Department Sheet No 2 of 2

Client: October Platform Glycol Dehydration plant Job No.


Subject:
Based on: Dwg. No.

Computer: Chk'd by Appr'd by Date: y,19,2013

Lean/Rich Glycol Exchanger


24 Lean TEG inlet temperature, deg F 395
25 Rich TEG inlet temperature, deg F 100
26 Lean TEG outlet temperature, deg F 200
27 Lean TEG Heat Duty, BTU/hr 324,800
28 Rich TEG outlet temperature, deg F 303
29 Rich TEG Heat Duty, BTU/hr (Check) 324,800 TD1 TD2
30 Exchanger LMTD, deg F 96 92.3 100.0
31 Exchanger area, ft2 225

Glycol Reboiler
Reboiler duty:
32 Sensible heat 179,327
33 Water vaporisation 87,894
34 Condenser duty 21,973
35 Heat loss 28,919
36 Total, BTU/hr 381,736
37 Number of stages below reboiler 1 2 3
38 Stripping gas, SCF/gall TEG 0.0 0.0 0.0
39 Stripping gas flowrate, SCFH 0.0 0.0 0.0

Glycol Cooler
40 Lean TEG inlet temperature, deg F 200
41 Lean TEG outlet temperature, deg F 105
42 Heat duty, BTU/hr 136,055 TD1 TD2
43 Exchanger LMTD 61 120 25
44 Approximate cooler area, ft2 225

Warnings
1. Not applicable.
2. Not applicable.
3. Not applicable.
4. Not applicable.
5. Not applicable

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