The absorption of acid gas using reactive amines is among the most widely used types of capturing technologies.However,the absorption process requires intensive energy expenditure majorly in the solvent regeneration p...The absorption of acid gas using reactive amines is among the most widely used types of capturing technologies.However,the absorption process requires intensive energy expenditure majorly in the solvent regeneration process.This study simultaneously evaluated the regeneration energy of MDEA and PZ/MDEA solvents in terms of heat of absorption,sensible heat,and vaporization heat.Aspen Hysys version 8.8 simulation tool is applied to model the full acid gas removal plant for the chemical absorption process.The new energy balance technique presents around the absorption and desorption columns to bring a new perspective of energy distribution in the capturing of acid gas plants.Sensitivity analysis of regeneration energy and its three contributors is performed at several operation parameters such as absorber and stripper pressures,lean amine circulation rate,solvent concentration,reflux ratio,and CO2 and H2 S concentrations.The results show that the heat of absorption of PZ/MDEA system is higher than that for MDEA system for the same operating conditions.The sensible heat is the main contributor in the required regeneration energy of MDEA solvent system.The simulation results have been validated against data taken from real plant and literature.The product specifications of our simulation corroborate with real plant data in an excellent approach;additionally,the profile temperature of the absorber and the stripper columns are in good agreement with literature.The overall results highlight the direction of the effects of each parameter on the heat of absorption,sensible heat,and vaporization heat.展开更多
Sweeting natural gas processes are mainly focused on removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). The high-energy requirements and opera-tional limitations make amine absorption process sensitive to any c...Sweeting natural gas processes are mainly focused on removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). The high-energy requirements and opera-tional limitations make amine absorption process sensitive to any change in conditions. This paper presented a steady- state simulation using Hysys to reasonably predict removal amounts of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from natural gas with the diethanolamine (DEA) solvent. The product specifications are taken from the real plant (GASCO5S Habshan) which uses the methyldiethanola-mine (MDEA) solvent, while this simulation uses DEA under the same operation conditions. First, the simulation validation has been checked with the data of the real plant. The results show accurate prediction for CO2 slippage and accepted agreement for H2S content compared with the data of the plant. A parametric analysis has been performed to test all possible parameters that affect the performance of the acid gases removal plant. The effects of operational parameters are examined in terms of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide contents in clean gas and reboiler duty.展开更多
文摘The absorption of acid gas using reactive amines is among the most widely used types of capturing technologies.However,the absorption process requires intensive energy expenditure majorly in the solvent regeneration process.This study simultaneously evaluated the regeneration energy of MDEA and PZ/MDEA solvents in terms of heat of absorption,sensible heat,and vaporization heat.Aspen Hysys version 8.8 simulation tool is applied to model the full acid gas removal plant for the chemical absorption process.The new energy balance technique presents around the absorption and desorption columns to bring a new perspective of energy distribution in the capturing of acid gas plants.Sensitivity analysis of regeneration energy and its three contributors is performed at several operation parameters such as absorber and stripper pressures,lean amine circulation rate,solvent concentration,reflux ratio,and CO2 and H2 S concentrations.The results show that the heat of absorption of PZ/MDEA system is higher than that for MDEA system for the same operating conditions.The sensible heat is the main contributor in the required regeneration energy of MDEA solvent system.The simulation results have been validated against data taken from real plant and literature.The product specifications of our simulation corroborate with real plant data in an excellent approach;additionally,the profile temperature of the absorber and the stripper columns are in good agreement with literature.The overall results highlight the direction of the effects of each parameter on the heat of absorption,sensible heat,and vaporization heat.
文摘Sweeting natural gas processes are mainly focused on removing carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). The high-energy requirements and opera-tional limitations make amine absorption process sensitive to any change in conditions. This paper presented a steady- state simulation using Hysys to reasonably predict removal amounts of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from natural gas with the diethanolamine (DEA) solvent. The product specifications are taken from the real plant (GASCO5S Habshan) which uses the methyldiethanola-mine (MDEA) solvent, while this simulation uses DEA under the same operation conditions. First, the simulation validation has been checked with the data of the real plant. The results show accurate prediction for CO2 slippage and accepted agreement for H2S content compared with the data of the plant. A parametric analysis has been performed to test all possible parameters that affect the performance of the acid gases removal plant. The effects of operational parameters are examined in terms of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide contents in clean gas and reboiler duty.
