MethanolInjection.

xls
This spreadsheet calculates the minimum amount of required inhibotor usage.
Instructions:
1) Update input data in blue;
2) View result.
Input Data:
Gas flow rate:
Gas specific gravity (g):
Minimum pressure (pm):

10 MMscfd
0.7 air = 1
900 psia

Inlet gas temperature (ti):

90

Hydrate temperature pm:

Operating temperature (to):

64
40

Water content at ti and pm:

Water content at to and pm:
Inhibitor solution density:
Inhibitor concentration (W in):

F
F
F

48 lb/MMscf
9.6 lb/MMscf
6.64 ppg
100 Wt %

Intermediate Calculations:
Water to be removed from gas (wG):

38.4 lb/MMscf

Molecular weight of inhibitor (MW)inh:

32

Hammerschmidt constant for inhibitor (KH):

2335

Depression of hydrate formation temperature (th):

24

Inhibitor requirement based on Hammerschmidt's method:

W h=

( MW )inh t h
100
( MW )inh t h + K H

24.75 Wt %

12.63 lb/MMscf

Liquid phase:

I 100=

WG

100 100

W out W in

Gas phase:

lbm MeOH/MMscf
WT % NeOH in Water
Inhibitor requirement:
System total:

=f ( P , t )

1.05

25.99 lb/MMscf

Inhibitor requirement:
Daily injection rate:
Hourly injection rate:

38.62
386.18
58.16
2.42

lb/MMscf
lb/day
gal/day
gal/hour

Check:

I 100=

WG
KH

100
1+

( MW )inh t h W in

12.63