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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2002
Finn Patrick Nilsen, Nattland, NO;
Harald Linga, Nesttun, NO;
Statoil ASA, Stavanger, NO;
Abstract
A system for removing water from natural gas which comprises: bringing the natural gas into contact with a liquid including an absorbent for the water; subjecting the natural gas and liquid to turbulent mixing conditions thereby causing the water to be absorbed by the absorbent; and separating a natural gas phase with reduced water content and a liquid phase including the absorbent and absorbed water. The mixing is conducted in a turbulent contactor ( ) including a gas inlet ( ), a liquid inlet ( ), an outlet ( ) leading to a venturi passage ( ) and a tube ( ) extending from the outlet ( ) back upstream. The tube ( ) may be perforated and/or spaced from the periphery of the outlet ( ).