Improved Choke Valve Design for Debottlenecking Gas Processing Facilities
Bart Prast, Twister BV, Netherlands
Twister BV has developed and successfully tested a low shear coalescing gas/liquid pressure reduction valve which is suitable for debottlenecking both offshore and onshore ...
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Alarm management - a key element of process safety - an offshore case study
Rob Turner, ABB Engineering Services, UK
The paper explores why the alarm system is an important layer of HSE protection. Learn about the four stages of alarm management maturity - is ...
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Application of Rate-Based Column simulation in Offshore Applications such as CO2 and SO2 removal
Rob Hockley, Aspentech, UK
Aspen Rate-based Distillation is a second generation rate-based model for simulation of absorption & stripping columns.
After a brief review of rate-based modelling, thermodynamic and kinetic models ...
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Applications of Jet Pump Technology to Enhance Production from Gas Fields.
Sacha Sarshar, Caltec Ltd. Scotland
Practically all mature gas fields face significant reduction in the reservoir pressure as they approach the end of field life. This, together with production of ...
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Design of an LNG FPSO.
Kishan Nayak, CB&I Lummus, Netherlands
CB&I Lummus and Hoegh LNG AS are developing an LNG FPSO based on a patented process using compressors, expanders and only gaseous refrigerants ...
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Determination of the Phase Envelope – Crucial for Process Design and Problem Solving
Bernt Henning Rusten, StatoilHydro, Norway
The phase envelope for hydrocarbon mixtures is extensively used within process design to obtain specifications for both gas and liquid products. A correct prediction is ...
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FLNG. Drying or CO2 removal. How molecular sieve designs answer to Amine unit performance?
Peter Meyer, CECA SA, France
Floating LNG is the present challenge for compact and competitive design. This paper discusses the impact of Amine Unit setup on fluctuations in CO2 concentration ...
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New Configurations for Offshore High Pressure CO2 Removal
John Y. Mak, Curt Graham, Helena Hill, Nick Amott, Fluor
The need for novel process designs to remove CO2 from natural gas has become more important as producers are required ...
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Seasick? How many times can you afford to clean up the cold box?
Volker Giesen, BASF SE, Germany
In floating LNG concepts, the performance of the acid gas removal unit has been largely taken for granted - perceived as being a reliable and proven ...
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