SIMULATION ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT DESIGN OF NATURAL GAS PURIFICATION PLANT

OIL AND GAS ENGINEERING

Natural gas (NG) is a naturally occurring gas mixture that is collected straight from a gas well. When natural gas is burned, it produces very little pollution and is widely buried over the world. Because of these characteristics, NG is gaining popularity as a low-carbon, environmentally friendly alternative fuel. It is our country's primary energy source for both home and industrial operations. Natural gas processing plants convert raw natural gas from gas reservoirs into saleable gas, which is a highly sought-after commodity on the market. To avoid pipeline corrosion, hydrate development in the gas, and quick industry consumption, sales gas specifications often required processed gas with a modest amount of water. The facility is equipped with gas dehydration system facilities to absorb water from raw gas, with tri-ethylene glycol (TEG) process units being used in the majority of the gas dehydration processes. Using a typical gas process plant in Nigeria as an example, this article proposes a generalized framework for natural gas process plant modeling and optimization. In this investigation, Aspen HYSYS was used to do a steady-state simulation of the process plant. The project's major goals are to complete a plant simulation model using Aspen HYSYS software and to optimize the gas dehydration system in a suitable way.

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