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Natural Gas Processing from Midstream to Downstream
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Natural Gas Processing from Midstream to Downstream

by Nimir O. Elbashir, Mahmoud M. El-Halwagi, Ioannis G. Economou, Kenneth R. Hall
February 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
584 pages
21h 28m
English
Wiley
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10 Study for the Optimal Operation of Natural Gas Liquid Recovery and Natural Gas Production

Mozammel Mazumder and Qiang Xu

Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, USA

Chapter Menu

  1. 10.1 Introduction
  2. 10.2 Methodology Framework
  3. 10.3 New Process Design for NGL Recovery
  4. 10.4 Thermodynamic Analysis for Propane Refrigeration System
  5. 10.5 Optimization for Natural Gas Liquefaction
  6. 10.6 Conclusion
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Nomenclature

10.1 Introduction

The recent increase in the supply of natural gas is the result of improved recovery methods (fracking) and has been a tectonic development in the energy sector. Natural gas prices have dropped significantly to less than 30% of their previous highs. As reported, cheap natural gas has greatly improved the cost and profitability of the U.S. chemical and petrochemical industry (Luyben et al. 2013). In the meantime, as the once largest energy‐consuming country in the world, the United States has been becoming energy independent and may possibly become an important energy resource (especially natural gas) exporter. It is no doubt that natural gas will become a major clean energy resource worldwide in the coming decades. Along with this trend, the technology development for natural‐gas processing becomes an increasingly important area in chemical and petrochemical engineering.

The composition of natural gas includes methane, heavier hydrocarbons (e.g., ethane, propane, and butane) ...

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