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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2018
Norman K. Yeh, Shenandoah, TX (US);
Edward J. Grave, Montgomery, TX (US);
Shwetha Ramkumar, Cypress, TX (US);
Juan C. Juarez, Shenandoah, TX (US);
Norman K. Yeh, Shenandoah, TX (US);
Edward J. Grave, Montgomery, TX (US);
Shwetha Ramkumar, Cypress, TX (US);
Juan C. Juarez, Shenandoah, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
A fractionation system for removing heavy hydrocarbons in a gas stream. A stripping section receives a predominantly liquid phase of a feed gas stream. First and second co-current contacting systems are located in-line within a pipe. The first co-current contacting system receives a predominantly vapor phase of the feed gas stream. Each co-current contacting system includes a co-current contactor and a separation system. Each co-current contactor includes a droplet generator and a mass transfer section. The droplet generator generates droplets from a liquid and disperses the droplets into a gas stream. The mass transfer section provides a mixed, two-phase flow having a vapor phase and a liquid phase. The separation system separates the vapor phase from the liquid phase.