Improvement of Parameters for the Multi-Functional Oil-Gas Separator of “HEATER-TREATER” Type

This The article deals with the modeling of separation processes in a multifunctional oil-gas separator of “HEATER-TREATER” type, which allow effectively separating a gas-liquid hydrocarbon mixture into separate components by the combination of different methods of separation (processes of heating, separation, and dehydration). The engineering technique for design calculation of sections of the device is developed considering the main factors influencing the separation process and determines the optimal hydrodynamic and structural parameters. The method of testing the hypothesis of increasing the parameters of linear motion for the mixture in the apparatus more than 2.0-2.5 times is proposed by using CFD model of the porous medium. This approach is aimed at reducing finite volume grid, which contains a significant number of elements. According to this technique, it is necessary to determine the related constant (which contains in viscous coefficient of resistance) separately for each type of plate according to the results of the numerical experiment. For the less laborious and consumptive determination of the constants, the proposed approach should be based on the results a numerical experiment.