Choose the correct heat transfer fluid for gas processing operations

摘要

In recent years, the gas processing industry has seen rapid growth worldwide. The US, Russia, Iran and Qatar are thought to have the largest natural gas reserves in the world. In the US, Canada and China, shale gas production is increasing. Shale gas potential is also being studied in parts of South America and Africa. The growth of the natural gas market has created a high demand for gas processing plants and major pipelines in natural gas-rich areas of the world. Raw natural gas has impurities that must be removed before being processed further. These impurities typically include water, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, methane, ethane, butane and the BTEX compounds (i.e., benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene), which are volatile organic compounds. These impurities are removed in a series of processes, some of which use heat transfer (HT) fluids. Choosing the correct HT fluid is based on a number of different factors and requires technical support from an HT fluid expert.