VORTEX TUBE CAN INCREASE LIQUID HYDROCARBON RECOVERY AT PLANT INLET

Use of a vortex-tube device yields improved inlet gas-liquid separation, when compared with a Joule-Thomson system, but is less costly and complex than a true isentropic system, such as a turboexpander. Because the vortex-tube unit provides separation as well as pressure reduction, the capital cost of a Joule-Thomson system with valve and separator will be similar to that of the vortex-tube system. The comparative advantage of the vortex tube depends upon the inlet conditions of the gas and the available pressure drop.

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  PennWell Publishing Company

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• Authors:
  • Hajdik, B
  • Lorey, M
  • Steinle, J
  • Thomas, K
• Publication Date: 1997-9-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 76-83
• Serial:
  • Oil and Gas Journal
  • Volume: 95
  • Issue Number: 36
  • Publisher: PennWell Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0030-1388

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hydrocarbons; Liquid fuels; Oils; Separators
• Uncontrolled Terms: Oil separators; Separation
• Old TRIS Terms: Inlet flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00741214
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 2 1997 12:00AM