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Separation Efficiency Estimation of

Oil and Gas Separator

Case Study Highlights

Client Profile:
Offshore Equipment Manufacturer, India
Objective:
To estimate the separation efficiency of the oil and
gas separator

The separating efficiency of oil and gas separators is

dependent on factors such as physical and chemical
characteristics of the crude, operating pressure and
temperature, rate of throughput and the separator
configurations. A leading offshore equipment
manufacturer needed simulation solution for the oil
and gas separator designed to provide the separation
efficiency of 99 percent.

The Solution
Challenges:
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Developing simulation model with accurate

physics to capture useful results

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Ensuring the volume fraction of gas and liquid

to be as per the real conditions

Solution:
The separator design was analyzed through CFD to
estimate the separation efficiency. The results
obtained were close to the claimed efficiency of 99
percent.
Software Used : ANSYS Fluent 15

The separator aimed to provide 99 percent of

separation efficiency was modeled through CAD tools
and the simulation domain was identified. Considering
the volume fraction method, suitable turbulence
models and boundary conditions were applied.
Volume fraction at liquid outlet and gas outlet were
measured and were found close to one, suggesting
that the separator design was adequate to provide the
separation efficiency above 99 percent.This solution
can also be provided using OpenFOAM, STAR CCM+,
Abaqus CFD, COMSOL Multiphysics.

Benefits
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Provided a comparative simulation solution to

valid the claimed efficiency

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Reduced number of physical test trials required

About Hi-Tech

Author: Mehul Patel

CFD Consultant

Hi-Tech CAE is a division of Hi-Tech Outsourcing Services, a pioneer engineering outsourcing company since 1992
based in India & USA. It provides expert Computer Aided Engineering - CAE consulting services for engineering /
product design analysis by modeling & simulation.
The primary services extended include Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), product
design optimization and value engineering services to Automotive, Building / Construction, Process industry, Power
Generation, Manufacturing & Heavy Engineering industries.

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