Monthly Archives: September 2014
The Importance of Separators Optimization
Moisture separators are key products when it comes to production of oil and natural gas. Separators are important as they provide safety, regulate oil and gas pressure levels, and maintain liquid outflow. However, simply installing a separator in an application is not sufficient. There are times when the separators need support to maintain their efficiency and maximize production. This is where separator optimization comes into play.
Why is Separator Optimization Important?
Separators are optimized by the use of process units such as diagnostics and flow measurement devices. These units allow engineers to quantify the performance of a well, and provide clarity on the current operation stage of oil production. They can also help to determine necessary changes to increase production.
Steam Separators – Must for Ensuring High Quality Steam Provision
Applications or systems that make use of steam for operations require the quality of steam to be of the highest grade. In order to maintain the thermal efficiency of a system, it is imperative for the steam to be of 100 percent pure quality. This feat can be achieved with the help of steam separators (also sometimes known as moisture separators).
Before we delve into the features of a steam separator, let us first understand the need of separating moisture or water droplets from the steam.
Need of Steam Separators
Any application that runs on steam has to invariably maintain its thermal efficiency. If the moisture content is not separated from the steam before it is introduced in the application, then this may lead to a decrease in your device’s thermal efficiency. Water droplets if not properly removed from the steam could lead to corrosion and/ or condensation of steam at the inlet of your device. Sometimes excessive moisture content can lead to electrical sparks and failure of system components. There have been cases when low quality steam has caused the flow meters and control valves of pumps to operate haphazardly.
In order to avoid the aforementioned issues caused by low quality steam, separators are needed to be installed in steam systems.
