Title: Enhanced exergy analysis of the modified condensate gas treatment process

Authors: Liqiong Chen; Cai He; Guoguang Ma

Addresses: School of Oil and Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, China ' School of Oil and Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, China ' School of Oil and Natural Gas Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, China

Abstract: This paper presents a comparative analysis of the process before and after the modification. Furthermore, the modified process was subjected to both conventional and enhanced exergy analysis. The results demonstrated a reduction in energy consumption and the number of main equipment units in the modified system. The primary source of exergy destruction within the system was the MDEA (N-Methyldiethanolamine) regeneration tower. The total destruction of the system is 39.23%, which could be mitigated by enhancing the efficiency of the components. The proposed measures aim to provide guidance for the reduction of exergy destruction in similar oil and gas treatment processes.

Keywords: condensate gas treatment; energy consumption; enhanced exergy analysis; exergy destruction; improvement strategies.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2024.142628

International Journal of Exergy, 2024 Vol.45 No.3/4, pp.257 - 278

Received: 23 May 2024
Accepted: 07 Sep 2024
Published online: 12 Nov 2024 *

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