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Slug Catchers Slug Catcher is the name of a unit in the gas refinery or petroleum industry in which slugs at the outlet of pipelines are collected or caught. A slug is a large quantity of a liquid that exists in a multi-phase pipeline. Pipelines that transport both gas and liquids together, known as two-phase flow, can operate in a flow regime known as slugging flow or slug flow. Under the influence of gravity, liquids will tend to settle on the bottom of the pipeline, while the gases occupy the top section of the pipeline. Under certain operating conditions gas and liquid are not evenly distributed throughout the pipeline, but travel as large plugs with mostly liquids or mostly gases through the pipeline. These large plugs are called slugs. Slugs exiting the pipeline can overload the gas/liquid handling capacity of the plant at the pipeline outlet, as they are often produced at a much larger rate than the equipment is designed for. A slug catcher is a vessel with sufficient buffer volume to store the largest slugs expected from the upstream system. The slug catcher is located between the outlet of the pipeline and the processing equipment. The buffered liquids can be drained to the processing equipment at a much slower rate to prevent overloading the system. As slugs are a periodical phenomenon, the slug catcher should be emptied before the next slug arrives. Slug catchers can be used continuously or on-demand. A slug catcher permanently connected to the pipeline will buffer all production, including the slugs, before it is sent to the gas and liquid handling facilities. This is used for difficult to predict slugging behaviour found in terrain slugging, hydrodynamic slugging or riser-based slugging. Alternatively, the slug catcher can be bypassed in normal operation and be brought online when a slug is expected, usually during pigging operations. An advantage of this set-up is that inspection and maintenance on the slug catcher can be done without interrupting the normal operation. Source of video: https://lnkd.in/dVJiVfbv #oil #gas #refinery #vessel #piping #pipeline #slug #slugcatcher #equipment #operation #inspection #learning #pig #slug #operationalsafety #processsafety #tank #maintenance
Very informative It's worth mentioning that this is Specifically a *Finger Slug Catcher* your definition of slug is not entirely correct, ensure you research properly next time
Have a question on the video production. What kind software have been used to produce this simulation?
Hi. Generally, this equipment takes up a lot of space in an installation. In the case of a fire, and using API 521, the wetted area will be the entire length of the piping? Best regards,
Aman Hemchand
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Wow, never knew about slug catchers before! It's really interesting how they manage those liquid surges in pipelines. Thanks for sharing this!
Deva Susanto
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Very good I saw the liquid and gas were separated. what software are used ?
Very informative
Thompson Derimie
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Thanks for sharing
Good to know!
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