Definitions of words and terms used in the gas processing industry.
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A grouping of non discrete hydrocarbon components in chemical composition.
An adsorption-desorption cycle that is driven by changes in pressure which effects sorbent capacity.
A contract for taking raw natural gas fluids and converting them into merchantable products.
A paraffinic compound having the chemical formula C3H8 .
A specific grade of propane meeting the GPA Publications 2140 HD-5 propane specifications..
A liquefied hydrocarbon product consisting predominately of propane and/or propylene and is ready for commercial use.
A olefinic compound having the chemical formula C3H6.
A multiple-stage refrigeration cycles used for LNG production to liquify natural gas utilizing 3 types of refrigerants: propane, ethylene and methane.
Unprocessed natural gas.
Unfractionated product from a gas processing facility.
A vapor phase mixture that deviates from the ideal gas law due to intermolecular forces
A device used to add energy to the bottom of the distillation column.
A vessel in which a process stream or product, especially a condensed overhead, is temporarily stored.
A device which captures undesirable high boiling point contaminants of a stream and separates them from the desired lighter materials.
That percent or fraction of a given component in the plant feed which is recovered as plant product.
The return of a stream or a part of a stream to a previous processing location for additional recovery of the desired components and/or for operational control.
In fractionation or distillation, the portion of condensed overhead product returned to the column to enhance achievable purity of the overhead product.
The term applied to the distillation process to give a relative measurement to the volume of reflux to overhead product.
A process that uses compression, liquifecation, and evaporation for cooling needs.
A valve which controls the flow or pressure of liquid or gas through a line.
The mass of a specific volume of fluid divided by the mass of a specific volume of reference fluid, per the specified conditions.
The equipment used for temporarily releasing fluid to avoid a pressure in excess of the design pressure for a vessel or piping arrangement.
Estimated quantities of gas and liquid hydrocarbon reservoir fluids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable.
The material which remains after a separation process.
A phase behavior phenomenon where liquids condense from a gas as pressure is reduced.
