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Twister - Twister Supersonic Separator

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The Twister Supersonic Separator represents a significant innovation in the field of natural gas processing. Employing advanced principles of aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics, this technology condenses and segregates water and heavy hydrocarbons at supersonic velocities. The design yields profound efficiencies, offering deeper cooling and higher NGL recovery compared to traditional Joule-Thomson (JT) processes. Its near-isentropic expansion method not only minimizes pressure drop but also enhances dewpointing performance. With no moving parts, it ensures long-term reliability and minimal maintenance, as well as superior safety due to reduced hydrocarbon and H2S volumes. Operating succinctly as piping, the compact and robust unit has an impressive capacity to process 30 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD), making it an economic choice by reducing both capital and operating costs. Additionally, its small footprint lends itself to cost-effective offshore installation. By leveraging these efficiencies, Twister's Supersonic Separator offers robust solutions across various applications including Offshore Sweet Gas Dehydration and Offshore Sour Gas Dehydration, leading to higher NGL recovery and ultimately increased profitability.
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H2S gas
  • Effective application in sour gas
  • No hydrate formation
  • No emissions
  • Compact and enclosed
  • Simple / no rotating parts
  • Reduced plot space
  • Reduced maintenance
  • Low cost infrastructure
  • High availability
  • Instantaneous start up

The Twister™ Supersonic Separator improves the HC dew pointing performance of existing JT-LTS plants

Efficiency
With the same pressure drop, the near-isentropic expansion achieves a much deeper cooling compared to a conventional JT process, generating higher NGL recovery and revenues.

Simplicity
Without the need for chemical regeneration, a single Twister Supersonic Separator will typically process 30 MMSCFD, simultaneously achieving required water and hydrocarbon dewpoints.

Reliability
Without moving parts virtually no maintenance is required during years of operation, ensuring unmatched system availability.

Safety
The Twister Supersonic Separator is categorized as piping. The small closed volume minimises the hydrocarbon inventory and, in the case of sour gas processing, H2S volumes.

Profitability
Higher NGL recovery generates more revenues. The low weight and compact design requires less plot space, allowing for smaller, more cost effective offshore structures.