Günter Wagner, LIWACOM Zdeněk Vostrý, Simone Research Group Heat Effects in Gas Systems 9 th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17, 2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Günter Wagner, LIWACOMZdeněk Vostrý, Simone Research Group

Heat Effects in Gas Systems

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Contents

• Internal Energy, Heat and Work

• Joule-Thomson Effect

• Friction

• Heat Transfer

• Aftercooling

• Hydrate Formation

• Hydrocarbon Condensation

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Internal Energy and Temperature

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Compression Work Adds Heat

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Expansion Work Extracts Heat

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Why does the Temperature Drop?

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. . . The Joule-Thomson Effect !

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The Test Pipeline

95 barg40 °C

95 barg

200 km / 1000 mm

Fuel Gas

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Friction

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Friction

Assumptions:-> No Heat Transfer-> No Joule-Thomson Effect

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Heat Transfer

GasTemperature

Undisturbed SoilTemperature

Heat Flow9th SIMONE Congress, October 15-17, 2008, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Pipeline Temperature Profile

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km 176

Aftercooling Increases Capacity

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Aftercooling Increases Efficiency

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Hydrate Formation

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km 153

Hydrocarbon Condensation

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km 103

km 0

km 200

Conclusions

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