Thanks Stonecold, appreciate the advice. I think I am going to end up going down this route as we do have ample pressure rating over what we need to have by code. I believe this should be a good solution to the problem.
Thanks for the explanation SJones, this makes sense. Then, what StoneCold mentioned (a proper starup procedure) should be a good approach to mitigating this?
Thanks. I agree that some engineering calculations need to be done, specifically related to the heat transfer rates between the exposed metal and the gas. They key point here I believe is that the exposure to cold fluid is for a very limited time frame. In that sense, I don't think fitness...
I know that normally that would be the case, but it is alot of extra expense to make all of the materials in the separator packages low temp materials, particularly when they are already in a heated building.
Is it as simple as that? That if the metal is going to be exposed to a fluid at -50...
I'm working on a wellsite, and I'm wondering if upon cold startup of the site, there will be an issues with MDMT of the separator piping or vessels.
For example, lets say it is -40oC outside, and so the gas in the piping from the wellhead to the separators is now at -40oC. I have a separator...
