Gas Gathering

Gas Gathering &

Pipeline Simulation

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Workshop
In this example, a gas gathering system located on varied terrain is
simulated using the steady state capabilities of HYSYS. The following
figure shows the physical configuration of this system superimposed on a
topographic map. The system consists of four wells distributed over an
area of approximately 2.0 square km, connected to a gas plant via a
network of pipelines.

Learning Objectives
Once you have completed this module, you will be able to use the Pipe
Segment in HYSYS to model pipelines.

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Example:
There are 4 gas wells, we need to gather the gas from the wells and

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transfer it to the plant through pipe lines shown below:

The composition of the four wells is the same:

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Mole Fraction
Component
Mole Fraction
0.6230
0.00405
n-pentane
0.2800
0.00659
n-hexane
0.0163
0.00992
C7+
0.00433
0.00554
N2
0.00821
0.0225
CO2
0.00416
0.0154
H2S
3
C7+: MW=122, =47.45 lb/ft

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Component
Methane
Ethane
Propane
i-butane
n-butane
i-pentane

The pipe segments data are given below:

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Gas Gathering

Schedule 40 steel pipes is used throughout and all branches are buried at
a depth of 1 m (3 ft). All pipes are uninsulated
Consider inner and outer HTC and the pipe wall in heat transfer
estimation. (Ambient Temperature=5oC)
- Calculate the pressure drop and the heat loses inside each branch.
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To start the program, From Start Menu, Select All Programs >>
Aspen Tech >> Process Modeling V8.x >>>> Aspen HYSYS >> Aspen

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HYSYS

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1- First, Start a new case

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2- Add the Components

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3- Choose the system components from the databank:

After adding the pure components (N2, H2S, CO2, C1, C2, C3, n-C4, i-C4,
n-C5, i-C5, n-C6, H2O) we have to add the last component (C7+) which is
not a pure component as it represents all components above C7 including
C7 in the feed.
To define C7+ we have to create it as a hypothetical component as the
following:
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From the drop menu select Hypothetical instead of pure components

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Select create and edit hypos

Click on New Hypo

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After adding a hypo component you can edit the name, add the properties

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you have, and estimate the unknown properties as follows:

Finally add the hypo component to the component list

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Now, select the suitable fluid package

In this case, select Peng-Robinson

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Gas Gathering

Now you can start drawing the flow sheet for the process by clicking the

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Simulation button:

Now add a material stream to define the composition and the conditions
of the feed stream
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From the palette:

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After adding the compositions and the conditions for the first well, add
another stream for well 2 and define the composition from the first stream

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as follows:

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Add the conditions for the second stream

Add the conditions & Compositions for the other two streams as
above

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Now, Add a Pipe Segment from the palette

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The pipe segment is used to simulate a wide variety of piping situations
ranging from single/multiphase plant piping with rigorous heat transfer

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estimation, to large capacity looped pipeline problems

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On the Sizing page, you construct the length-elevation profile for the Pipe
Segment. Each pipe section and fitting is labeled as a segment. To fully
define the pipe sections segments, you must also specify pipe schedule,
diameters, pipe material and a number of increments.
- The first pipe, Branch 1 is broken into three segments.

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Add the first segment to the pipe unit operation by clicking the Append Segment

button. Specify the following information for the segment.

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- To specify the diameter, click the View Segment button.

- Select Schedule 40 as the Pipe Schedule.

- From the Available Nominal Diameters group, select 76.20 mm (3 inch) diameter
pipe and click the Specify button. The Outer and Inner Diameter will be calculated by
HYSYS.

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- Use the default Pipe Material, Mild Steel

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- Two more segments are needed to complete the branch.

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The Pipe Segment is not yet able to solve because we have not specified
any information about the heat transfer properties of the pipe.

Heat Transfer page

On this page, you select the method that HYSYS will use for the heat transfer
calculations.
For all pipes in this simulation, use the Estimate HTC method.

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Now add the remaining unit operations to your case.

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Now, add a mixer operation to mix the outlet streams from both
branch 1 & branch 2

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Mix the outlet from both branch 5 & branch 6

The last branch

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You can go to the performance tab inside each segment to view the
profile

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You can also go to the parameters page to see the pressure drop &
heat losses inside each branch:

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Save Your Case!

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