ProMax Special Topics – Air Emissions
This ProMax Special Topics course is designed to provide insight into the use of process simulation software to calculate air emissions.
Attendees will learn:
· Techniques to model process operations
· Application of the ProMax software to find emissions rates
· Completion of a ProMax Foundations (Level 1) course or familiarity with process simulation
· Basic understanding of oil & gas plant operations
· Background in chemical, petroleum, environmental engineering or a related discipline
· Instructor-led demonstrations
· Hands-on simulation
· Question-Answer
· Open floor discussion
Introduction and Installation of ProMax
An overview of the different types of air emissions will be provided. Time will also be reserved to ensure all attendees can successfully run ProMax.
Emissions Calculations Using ProMax
Exercise 1: Condensate Tank – Flash losses of organic compounds found in natural gas condensate are modeled in this exercise. A method to verify laboratory samples is discussed, and a Property Stencil to sum component flow rates is introduced.
Exercise 2: Oil Tank – This exercise involves calculation of total emissions from an oil tank. Crude oil characterization is covered, and a Property Stencil for calculating working and breathing losses based on tank geometry is introduced.
Exercise 3: Oil Tank with API Gravity – This exercise includes a method of characterizing the crude oil fraction using API Gravity.
Exercise 4: Well Site – A well site model with different equipment configurations is presented. Equipment includes a high-pressure separator, a heater-treater, a vapor recovery unit and a compressor.
Exercise 5: Process Emissions – A method of finding emissions rates from glycol dehydration and amine sweetening units is presented. The impact to changes to circulation rate is examined.
Exercise 6: Flares – The combustion process is examined in this exercise, beginning with an analysis of the fuel. A burner reactor is used to model the flare.
Exercise 7: Excel Integration - This exercise demonstrates the ability to exchange data between ProMax and Excel, allowing a comprehensive emissions report to be generated from a process model.
Our agenda is provided to give the approximate material to be covered in the course, in the approximate order it will be covered. All courses we provide will be tailored to the needs of the host company providing the training accommodations, as well as the needs of the course attendees. Some courses may cover additional topics, while some may cover less than indicated in the agenda. Please contact us at training@bre.com, or through the consulting engineer for your region, for specific information for any course.