Gas-Liquid And Liquid-Liquid Separators

Gas-Liquid And Liquid-Liquid Separators is practical guide designed to help engineers and operators develop a ?feel? for selection, specification, operating parameters, and trouble-shooting separators; form an understanding of the uncertainties and assumptions inherent in operating the equipment. The goal is to help familiarize operators with the knowledge and tools required to understand design flaws and solve everyday operational problems for types of separators. Gas-Liquid And Liquid-Liquid Separators is divided into six parts: Part one and two covers fundamentals such as: physical properties, phase behaviour and calculations. Part three through five is dedicated to topics such as: separator construction, factors affecting separation, vessel operation, and separator operation considerations. Part six is devoted to the ASME codes governing wall thickness determination of vessel weight fabrication, inspection, alteration and repair of separators
- 500 illustrations
- Easy to understand calculations methods
- Guide for protecting downstream equipment
- Helps reduce the loss of expensive intermediate ends
- Helps increase product purity

Dr. Maurice Stewart, PE, a Registered Professional Engineer with over 40 years international consulting experience in project management; designing, selecting, specifying, installing, operating, optimizing, retrofitting and troubleshooting oil, water and gas handling, conditioning and processing facilities; designing plant piping and pipeline systems, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, process equipment, and pumping and compression systems; and leading hazards analysis reviews and risk assessments.Ken Arnold was President of K. Arnold Consulting, Inc., providing expert consulting services to the oil and gas industry covering surface engineering, project management, and project development. Ken retired from the industry in 2022. Previously, he was Senior Technical Advisor for Worley Parsons and CEO of Paragon Engineering Services, now owned by Wood Group. Ken earned a BSCE in civil engineering from Cornell University and a MS in civil engineering from Tulane University.

Part 1: Production of Gases and Liquids1: Hydrocarbon reservoirs and reservoir fluid characteristics2: Physical properties 3: Phase behaviour 4: Flash Calculations5: Introduction to field facilities6: Major operational functions7: Equipment and facilities8: Offshore considerations Part 2: Separation9: Fundamentals 10: Factors affecting separation11: Vessel internals and operation 12: Separator operation considerations14: Two-phase sizing and Three-phase sizing Part 3: Separator design using the ASME Code 15: Separator construction16: Wall Thickness and Vessel weight17: Fabrication, Inspection, Alteration and Repair