Yes / A simulation was conducted using Aspen HYSYS® software for an industrial scale
condensate stabilization unit and the results of the product composition from the simulation
were compared with the plant data. The results were also compared to the results obtained
using PRO/II software. It was found that the simulation is closely matched with the plant data
and in particular for medium range hydrocarbons. The effects of four process conditions, i.e.
feed flow rate, temperature, pressure and reboiler temperature on the product Reid Vapour
Pressure (RVP) and sulphur content were also studied. The operating conditions which gave
rise to the production of off-specification condensate were found. It was found that at a
column pressure of 8.5 barg and reboiler temperature of 180°C, the condensate is
successfully stabilised to a RVP of 60.6 kPa (8.78 psia). It is also found that as compared to
the other parameters the reboiler temperature is the most influential parameter control the
product properties. Among the all sulphur contents in the feed, nP-Mercaptan played a
dominant role for the finishing product in terms of sulphur contents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/8160 |
| Date | 08 April 2016 |
| Creators | Rahmanian, Nejat, Jusoh, L.S.B., Homayoonfard, M., Nasrifar, K., Moshfeghian, M. |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, Accepted manuscript |
| Rights | © 2016 Elsevier. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/, CC-BY-NC-ND |
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