GLYCOL DEHYDRATION METHODS

  • Discipline: Facilities Engineering
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Duration: 3 Days

Objectives

This course aims to support facilities engineers, process engineers, senior operations personnel, field supervisors and engineers how to design, install, assess and operate gas processing plants using glycol dehydration processes like TEG and MEG equipment: gas scrubbers, glycol contactors, flash tank, filters, lean/rich heat exchanger, regenerator, stripping gas, problems solving for TEG and MEG systems, troubleshooting and Hydrate inhibitions methods.

Syllabus

  • GLYCOL TYPES AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • BASICS OF GLYCOL DEHYDRATION UNIT
  • PROCESS DESIGN FACTORS
  • PRINCIPLES OF ABSORBER AND REGENERATION
  • GLYCOL DEHYDRATION COMPONENTS; CONTACTOR, TRAYS, PLATES, REBOILER, HEAT EXCHANGERS, FLASH DRUM, FILTERS, GLYCOL PUMP, ETC., 
  • OPERATING PROBLEMS
  • TROUBLESHOOTING AND PROCEDURES FOR RECOMMENDING ACTIONS
  • HYDRATE INHIBITION
  • METHODS OF PREVENTING HYDRATES FORMATION
  • CALCULATING METHANOL AND GLYCOL INJECTION RATES