Offering indispensable insight from experts in the field, Fundamentals of Natural Gas Processing, Third Edition provides an introduction to the gas industry and the processes required to convert wellhead gas into valuable natural gas and hydrocarbon liquids products including LNG. The authors compile information from the literature, meeting proceedings, short courses, and their own work experiences to give an accurate picture of where gas processing technology stands today as well as to highlight relatively new technologies that could become important in the future.
The third edition of this bestselling text features updates on North American gas processing and changing gas treating requirements due to shale gas production. It covers the international nature of natural gas trade, LNG, economics, and more. To help nonengineers understand technical issues, the first 5 chapters present an overview of the basic engineering concepts applicable throughout the gas, oil, and chemical industries. The following 15 chapters address natural gas processing, with a focus on gas plant processes and technologies. The book contains 2 appendices. The first contains an updated glossary of gas processing terminology. The second is available only online and contains useful conversion factors and physical properties data.
Aimed at students as well as natural gas processing professionals, this edition includes both discussion questions and exercises designed to reinforce important concepts, making this book suitable as a textbook in upper-level or graduate engineering courses.
Preface
Part I
Chapter 1 : Processing Principles Chapter 2 : Pumps Chapter 3 : Heat Transfer Chapter 4 : Separation Processes Chapter 5 : Phase Separation Equipment
Part II
Chapter 6 : Overview of the Natural Gas Industry Chapter 7 : Overview of Gas Plant Processing Chapter 8 : Field Operations and Inlet Receiving Chapter 9 : Compression Chapter 10 : Gas Treating Chapter 11 : Gas Dehydration Chapter 12 : Hydrocarbon Recovery Chapter 13 : Nitrogen Rejection Chapter 14 : Trace Component Recovery or Removal Chapter 15 : Liquids Processing Chapter 16 : Acid Gas Processing and Disposal Chapter 17 : Transporation and Storage Chapter 18 : Liquefied Natural Gas Chapter 19 : Capital Costs of Gas Processing Facilities Chapter 20 : Natural Gas Processing Plants
Appendex A : Glossary of Gas Process Terminology
Index