Molecular Sieve Sizing Sheet

DESICCANT DEHYDRATION UNIT

PEMATANG GAS PLANT
REF: SLON-PNTPTMG000-PRO-PFD-IBU-001-00

Inlet Gas Description Value Unit Bed Specification Value Unit Summary
Flow Rate 5 MMscfd Bed Regeneration Temp 500 °F Vessel Dimension
Mass Flow Rate 7,137,229.44 lb/hr Regeneration Time 12 hr Diameter 1 ft
Vol. Flow Rate 8.2 ft³/min Regen Gas Heating Temp. 550 °F Height (tan to tan) 3 ft
Molecular Weight 23.02 Bed Heating Time 7.2 hr Vessel Wall Thickness 0.148 inches
Pressure 414.7 psia Relative Saturation 100 % Flow Rate 5 MMSCFD
Temperature 59.6 °F Saturate Correction Factor for Sieve, CSS 1.005 Inlet Feed Gas Pressure 414.7 Psia
Dew Point 59.6 °F Temperature Correction Factor, CT 1.041 Inlet Feed Gas Temperature 59.6 °F
Compressibility Factor 0.8958 Particle Type B C Vessel Design Pressure 456.17 Psia
Density 1.915 lb/ft³ 1/8" bead (4x8 mesh) 0.056 8.89E-05 Vessel Design Temperature 640 °F
Viscosity 0.015 cP 1/8" extrudate 0.0722 0.000124 Weight of Molecular Sieve 749 lb
Moisture Content in Gas 34.87 lb/MMscfd 1/16" bead (8x12 mesh) 0.152 0.000136 Regeneration Gas Flow Rate 395.73 lb/hr
Allowable Pressure Drop, ΔP/Lmax 0.33 psi/ft 1/16" extrudate 0.238 0.00021 Total Regeneration Heat Duty 846219.94 Btu
Z for 1/8" Sieve 1.7 - Regeneration Gas Pressure Drop, ΔP/L 0.001 psi/ft

Regeneration Gas Parameter Value Unit Calculation

Temperature 100 °F Dryer Calculation Regeneration Calculation
Pressure 400 psia Superficial Vapour Velocity, VMax 41.6 ft/min Total Sieve Required 749 lb
Molecular Weight 22 Molecular Sieve Diameter, DMin 0.50097415 ft Inlet Gas ΔP for Total Bed Height 2.118 psi
Density 0.94 lb/ft³ Approx. Mol. Sieve Diameter, DMin 1 ft Design Pressure, PDesign 456.17 psia
Viscosity 0.023 cP Surperficial Vapour Velocitym Vadjusted 10.5 ft/min Vessel Wall Thickness, t 0.148 inches
Regen. Gas Heating Temperature 550 °F Pressure Drop / Unit Length(ΔP/L)adjusted 0.10 psi/ft Weight of Steel 1054.91295 lbs
Specific Heat, Cp duty required to heat vessel and piping to 55,750.04 Btu
@ Ambient Temperature 545 Btu/lb Water Quantity Estimation regeneration temperature, Qst
@ Heating Temperature 250 Btu/lb Water Content Removed 8 lb/hr Desorption of Water Heat Duty, QW 172,800.00 Btu
Specific Heat @ Diff. Temperature, Cp 0.66 Btu/lb°F Water Content Removed 96 lb/12 hr duty required to heat Mol. Sieve to
Regeneration Temperature, Qsi 79,166.30 Btu
Density of Regen. Gas @ Heating Temp. 0.94 lb/ft³
Sieve Calculation Regeneration Heat Loss Duty, Qhl 30771.6343582 Btu
Amount Mol. Sieve Req'd, SS 706 lb Total Regeneration Heat Duty, Qtr 846,219.94 Btu
Particle Type 1/8 inch Bead Length of Packed Bed, LS 19.98 ft Mass Flow Rate Regeneration, mrg 395.73 lb/hr
Desiccant Mole Sieve Grace-Davison 4A Length of Packed Bed Mass Transfer, LMTZ 1.2 ft Hot Regeneration Gas Flow Rate 7.02 ft³/min
Sieve Bulk Density 45 lb/ft³ LMTZ + LS 21.18 ft Regeneration Gas Velocity 0.16 ft/min
Regeneration Gas Pressure Drop, ΔP/L 0.001 psi/ft
QUICKLY CALCULATE THE WATER CONTENT OF NATURAL GAS
Source: F.M.A.Kazim, 'Quickly calculate the water content of natural gas'; Hydrocarbon Processing ; March 1996, p. 105-10
The correlation is based on the graph of McKetta and Wehe (J.J. McKetta and A.H. Wehe, Petroleum Refiner, No.8, 1958, p. 15

Only change numbers in blue! calculated constants A, B Constants used in equations:

T<37 37<T<82
Calculating the water content: A 4.41491 9.96406 Constants
B 1.03528 1.02572 a1
Pressure = 28.3 bar °F -> °C: a2
Temperature = 15.3 °C °F = 9/5 (°C) +32 a3
Bar -> psi: a4
Water content if T < 37 °C : 558.6 mg/m³std 1 bar = 14.504 psi b1
Water content if 37 °C < T < 82 °C : 725.1 mg/m³std lbs -> mg b2
1 lb = 453592 mg b3
Water content = 558.6 mg/m³std cf --> m3 b4
1 cf = 0.0283 m3
733.2 ppmV 1 MMcf = 28316.85 m3
lb/scf --> kg/m3std The constants are used in an
1 lb/scf = 16.019 kg/m3std expression describing the gra

Note that at pressures above 70 bara the The water content is calculated according to:
correlation overestimates the water content Where:
significantly. W = watercontent in lbH2O/MMscf
T = temperature (°F)
A and B are constants defined as:
essing ; March 1996, p. 105-108.
eum Refiner, No.8, 1958, p. 153)

Constants used in equations:

Temperature ranges
T < 37 °C 37 °C < T < 82 °C
4.34322 10.38175
1.35912 -3.41588
-6.82391 -7.93877
3.95407 5.84950
1.03776 1.02674
-0.02865 -0.01235
0.04198 0.02313 0.0624279606
-0.01945 -0.01155 34.871751313

The constants are used in an analytical

expression describing the graphs referred to above.

W  A.B T
d according to: i 1
4
 P  350 
A   ai  
i 1  600 
i 1
4
 P  350 
B   bi  
i 1  600 
MethanolInjection.xls
This spreadsheet calculates the minimum amount of required inhibotor usage.

Instructions:
1) Update input data in blue;
2) View result.

Input Data:

Gas flow rate: 5 MMscfd

Gas specific gravity (gg): 0.7 air = 1
Minimum pressure (pm): 414.7 psia
Inlet gas temperature (ti): 100 o
F
Hydrate temperature pm: 64 o
F
Operating temperature (to): 40 o
F
Water content at ti and pm: 34.87 lb/MMscf
Water content at to and pm: 9.6 lb/MMscf
Inhibitor solution density: 6.64 ppg
Inhibitor concentration (Win): 100 Wt %

Intermediate Calculations:

Water to be removed from gas (w G): 25.272 lb/MMscf

Molecular weight of inhibitor (MW)inh: 32
Hammerschmidt constant for inhibitor (K H): 2335
Depression of hydrate formation temperature ( Dth): 24 oF
Inhibitor requirement based on Hammerschmidt's method:
( MW ) inh t h
Wh   100 = 24.75 Wt %
( MW ) inh t h  K H

Liquid phase:

WG
I 100  = 8.31 lb/MMscf
 100 100 
  
W
 out Win 

Gas phase:

lb m MeOH/MMscf
 f ( P, t ) = 1.05
WT % NeOH in Water

Inhibitor requirement: 25.99 lb/MMscf

System total:

Inhibitor requirement: 34.30 lb/MMscf

Daily injection rate: 171.50 lb/day
25.83 gal/day
Hourly injection rate: 1.08 gal/hour
Check:
WG
I 100  = 8.31
KH 100
1 
( MW ) inh  t h W in
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20 0.88
15 0.86 0.75
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170 0.75
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