Spectacle Blind:

It is a flow control and safety device used in piping. It is a steel plate cut into two discs of a certain thickness. The two discs are attached to each other by section of steel similar to the nose piece of a pair of glasses. One of the discs is left solid and the other is cut out in the center so it looks similar to one half of a pair of spectacles. The purpose of the spectacle blind is to find between a pair of pipe flanges. When placed in one position, with the blank portion sticking out, flow through the pipe is possible. If the position is changed so the portion that has the center cut out is exposed, the pipe is blanked off and no flow is possible. The plate thickness is chosen to withstand the full pressure that the system can exert.

Emergency Shut-Down Valves (ESDV):

The emergency shutdown (ESD) valve capable of being operated either from the control room or locally shall be provided at the gas tie-in point. A key switch shall be provided for selecting the local or remote operation. Opening of the valve shall only be executed locally by hand.. For resetting a compensating line shall be installed across the ESD valves for pressure balance. The compensating line shall be provided with a block ball valve.

Provision of SIL Rated ESD Systems using pneumatic/spring return or double acting pneumatic actuated ball valves for safe shutdown of the plant in cases of emergency.

Fuel Gas Conditioning Skids:

The Gas conditioning Skid (GCS) equipments provided shall be capable of removing solid and liquid contaminants from the gas fuel to achieve the required quality and of supplying the required quantity of gas at the required dry and clean conditions. The equipment shall be selected based on the expected quality of gas and based on the quality of gas required by the GT. Gas conditioning skid shall be provided with Scrubber (Multi cyclone type) and filter separator to remove free / entrained liquid and particulate matters in the influent natural gas before admitting to pressure reducing station. Gas scrubber shall remove 100 per cent of solid and liquid particles 8 microns over the range of gas supply temperature and pressures when handling all specified types of fuel gases supply system. Standby equipment shall be provided to facilitate maintenance. Gas conditioning scrubber skid station shall be provided with isolating valves, vents and drains and shall be designed to allow changeover to the standby unit whilst on load under GT operation. The filter can be inertial type, cyclone type, filter /separator type or a combination of these types. The heavy particles including liquid particles shall be removed and re-carrying of liquid droplets shall be avoided. The filter elements shall be replaceable, suitable for the specified gases and meet the necessary requirements for protection of the gas turbine units. The minimum efficiency of the gas filter under normal operation shall be 100 per cent of all solid particles 3 microns and larger and 99 % Particles from 0.5 to 3 microns, when handling all specified types of gases. The bottom of the filter sump shall be equipped with valves and pipe work leading to a condensate tank such that accumulated fluids & contaminants may be drained off on a regular basis. The equipment shall have quick opening covers for easy replacement of elements. Gas conditioning filter & separator on skid

at GCS station shall be provided with isolating valves, vents and drains and shall be designed to allow changeover to the standby unit whilst on load under GT smooth operation. The equipment shall be fitted with drain valves, a lockable vent valve connection leading to the vent system, a pressure safety valve and a vessel purge connection. Equipment inlet and outlet, changeover valves shall be pneumatically operated. All safety vents shall be connected to separate stack and all other vents shall be connected to separate stack with flame arrestors. Gas condensate shall be drained from the scrubbers / filters / separators to the gas condensate tank through drain pipes with slope via. automatic valves initiated by level equipment. High and low level instruments shall also be provided to visible & audible alarm with display in Central Control Room (CCR).

SCOPE OF SUPPLY Knock Out Drum (Kod): Any free moisture present in the gas is removed in the Knock-out Drum.

Sample Problem Vertical Knock Out Drum Sizing Calculations Sample Problem Statement Design a vertical gas-liquid separator or a Knock Out Drum for separation of liquid droplets entrained in fuel gas flow. The liquid in this case is water and the fuel gas phase can be considered to be mostly ethane. Flow rate of water = 18 m3/hr Entrained Flow of fuel gas = 100 m3/hr Operating temperature of separator = 25 0C Operating pressure of separator = 0.2 barg (near atmospheric) Separation efficiency required is to remove water droplets above the size of 10 microns. Fuel gas properties can be approximately taken as properties of ethane. Step 1 Water density at 25 0C = 994.72 kg/m3 Water viscosity at 25 0C = 0.9 cP For fuel gas properties, Molecular weight of ethane = 30 gm/gmole

Fuel gas density at 25 0C = 1.45 kg/m3 Fuel gas viscosity at 25 0C = 0.0069 cP Step 2 The gas liquid separation can be modeled using Stokes law. Where gas bubble terminal velocity is expressed as,

The subscripts L and G stand for liquid phase and vapour phase respectively. And the gas bubble diameter Dp is described in microns. Thus, using Dp = 10 micron, Vt = 0.0078 m/s (It should be noted that the use of Stokes law is valid only for Reynolds number lower than 2. EnggCyclopedias vertical degasser sizing calculatoruses an iterative procedure for calculation of Reynolds number and terminal velocity to make sure that the correct correlation is used. For higher Reynolds number, other equations govern the phase separation) Here Reynolds number is calculated below,

As Re < 2 Stokes law is valid. Step 3 A tentative H/D ratio needs to be fixed for the vessel. Since the diameter of vessel (D) and TL-TL height of the vessel (H) are unknown, it makes it necessary to put a handle between then in the form of H/D ratio. Normally this ratio varies from 3 to 5. Here we select 3.5. Step 4 Next the vessel diameter can be calculated based on the allowable gas phase design velocity value obtained using Stokes law equation. The terminal velocity for gas phase can be expressed as, Vt = 4Vg/(3600d2) where Vg is gas volumetric flow (m3/hr) and d is vessel diameter Hence, d = Vg/(900Vt) d = 100/(9000.0078) = 2.13 m Considering the L/D ratio requirement, L = 3.5 2.13 = 7.45 m This length has to be checked to be compliant with project specification of liquid residence time between HLL and LLL.

Pressure Reduction Skid: The pressure is reduced to near the required pressure by passing the gas through pressure reduction station. As the pressure is reduced there is cooling of gas due to Joule Thomson effect. This causes the precipitation of moisture as well as hydrocarbon condensates. These are separated in condensate separators just as the knock out drum. The condensates are either collected or disposed off. Pressure reducing and Metering skid(PRMS)

Indirect Bath Heaters/Electrical Heating Skids:

As the temperature falls below the dew point, the gas requires heating. This is done in either "Indirect Water Bath Heaters (IDBH)" or "Electrical Heaters". However the priority is to use Indirect Bath Heaters because of their safe operating design. Electrical Heating Skids are used for low capacity plants.

Scrubber Skids:
Multi-cyclone scrubbers are used for removing moisture up to 10 micron level. The dust particles are also removed to some extent.

Filter Separators:
The gas is further passed through cloth filters or cartridges. Very fine cloth made of polyethylene or other special materials like fiber glass is used to filter out particles less than 3 microns.

Pressure Regulation Skid:

Finally the pressure is brought to the desired level through pressure regulation system which, consist of Pressure Regulating valves.

Gas Metering Skid:

The metering has to be exact & accurate. For this special type of flow meters like Coriolis or Ultrasonic flow meters are used.
Filters and Separators

Fuel Gas Conditioning Skid For Gas Turbines

Fuel Gas Conditioning System for treatment of turbine or combustion turbine fuel gas are also known as Fuel Gas Skid, Fuel Gas System and Fuel Gas Filtration and Heating. The treatment of fuel gas is crucial to the performance and longevity of gas turbine. In certain cases, gas turbine fuel gas treatment is required to meet the fuel requirement and warranty of the gas turbine. A well design fuel treatment system for combustion turbine should remove the offending contamination and provide the necessary superheating of the fuel gas. Contamination in fuel can be categorized into gas, solids, liquid form. A few common contaminations that are removed by fuel treatment for gas turbines may include

Contamination
Solid Rust, Mill Scale, Sand

Example

Effect
Erosion and deposit in the hot section Hot Spot in combustor. Missed Emission Deposit on injector.

Liquid

Water, Condensed gas, Heavy Hydrocarbon, Lube Oil from upstream reciprocating compressor.

Gas

Siloxane, Hydrogen Sulfide

Deposit and corrosion of hot section

A basic fuel gas conditioning system will remove solid and liquid contamination utilizing ultra efficient coalescing filter element. After solid and liquid removal, the gas is superheated utilizing electric heater or other means of heating. Following is a typical block diagram of a basic fuel gas conditioning system.

Untreated fuel gas enters pre-heater H-100. This heater may be required to prevent the formation of hydrate due to pressure and temperature drop across pressure regulator PCV-110. The formation of hydrate depends on the presence of free water, gas composition and amount of pressure drop across PCV-110. When required, H-110 will raise the temperature of the gas above its hydrate formation temperature as the gas is regulated through PCV-110. Pressure regulator PCV-110 is employed to regulate the pressure of the gas when the supply pressure exceeds the requirement of the gas turbine fuel system. Once the gas is at the correct pressure, it goes though one of the two high efficiency filter coalescer F-200A/B. These are 2 x 100% rated filter coalescer that would enable the changing of the filter without disrupting the fuel supply to the gas turbine. A high efficiency coalescing element with an 99.99% efficiency of 0.3 micron may be required whenever there are reciprocating compressor located upstream of the gas supply chain . We have seen many instance where the lube oil from these compressor making it way to the fuel system of gas turbine and causing problem. Thus, it is imperative that the fuel gas conditioning system is design with them in mind. At this point the gas is saturated since all free liquid have been removed by the filter coalescer (worst case scenario). By providing the necessary differential temperature rise across super heater H-300, we are assured that the gas has met the minimum superheat requirement of the gas turbine specification. Super heater H-300 is employed to provide the required superheating. Our approach is to provide all the super heating across this heater. For instance, if the gas turbine required 50 degrees superheat, the heater will be sized to provide 50 degrees temperature rise across it. We also recommend EML Manufacturing electric heaters due to their instant on capability, no emission , and reliability compared other types heating method. EML Manufacturing has extensive knowledge and experience in the design of fuel gas conditioning system for major gas turbine manufacturer's.

Fuel Gas Conditioning Skid For Internal Combustion Engines

Fuel gas conditioning skid for Internal Combustion Engines is design to treat fuel gas for use in gas/piston engines for driving electric generator or reciprocating compressors. In some instances, the fuel gas source is too rich and would require the heavier hydrocarbon to be removed before the engine can consume the gas. Some manufacturer may specify the Methane number or the Lower Heating Value of the fuel gas. Currently the few technologies that are available to accomplish this are - JT Valve (Joule Thomson Valve) - This system as shown in Fig 2 below utilized the cooling effect from the pressure reduction valve in conjunction with the lower pressure to condense the heavy hydrocarbon from the gas stream. The higher the pressure let down the more effective is this system. - Membrane System. A membrane system utilized the different diffusion rate of the gases through the membrane media to separate the heavy hydrocarbon from the gas stream. In most cases the membrane system requires pressure drop across the membrane to function. In addition, the rejected rich gas could be 40 to 60% of the supply. Thus, this system is not suitable for end of the line application where there is no place to dispose of the rich gas stream. - Refrigeration Chiller System. A refrigeration chiller system is utilized to chill the gas below the dew point of the heavy hydrocarbon. The liquid hydrocarbon is then separated from the gas stream utilizing high efficiency filter coalescer. - A combination of technology above may be utilized to treat the fuel gas. For example, a refrigeration unit may be used in conjunction with a JT valve.

Fig 2

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