Glycol testing unit
OwnerBuddy G. Barnettinventor
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Abstract
A testing unit for testing the glycol reboiler effluent, waste gas, (effluent) concentration in glycol dehydrator reboilers, which unit includes an upward-standing separator device characterized by a shell and a tube extending through the shell, for receiving effluent from a glycol dehydrator reboiler. The effluent is routed from the reboiler upwardly in the tube and water entrained in the effluent is removed from the bottom of the tube by gravity. The effluent is then caused to flow through an orifice meter, where the effluent flow rate is measured and recorded by a Barton differential meter. A coolant is introduced into the testing unit on the shell side to cool the effluent stream and sample bombs are connected to the tube for sampling the stream to determine the chemical composition of the effluent.
Claims20
A glycol testing unit comprising a separator unit having a tube extending therethrough to define a shell having a shell side surrounding a selected length of said tube;
- an effluent inlet line communicating with said tube for introducing glycol effluent into said tube;
- an orifice meter provided in said tube downstream from said effluent inlet line for metering effluent flowing through said tube;
- and pressure-operated recording means provided in pressure communication with said orifice meter for receiving pressure impulses from said orifice meter and recording the flow rate of effluent through said orifice meter.
A glycol testing unit for determining the volume of effluent escaping from a glycol reboiler, comprising a separator unit characterized by a substantially vertically-oriented shell;
- a tube extending longitudinally through said shell to define an annulus between said tube and said shell;
- an effluent inlet line provided in fluid communication with said tube for introducing effluent from the glycol reboiler upwardly into said tube;
- at least one sample container carried by said shell and communicating with said tube for receiving a sample of effluent from said tube;
- an orifice meter provided in said tube downstream from said glycol inlet line for metering effluent flowing through said tube;
- pressure-operated recording means provided in pressure communication with said orifice meter for receiving pressure impulses from said orifice meter and recording the flow rate of effluent through said orifice meter;
- and cooling fluid inlet and outlet lines communicating with said annulus in said separator unit for circulating a cooling fluid through said annulus and cooling said effluent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.