Computer program for heater Treater parameters optimization

Abstract

Emulsion refers to mixture of two or more immiscible liquids. For an emulsion to form the component should be immiscible with each other. Various equipment's are available in oil and gas industry. Heater treaters are predominantly used and it provides heat to break the emulsion. There are two types of heater treater, vertical and horizontal. In this study an attempt has been made to build a computer program that gives accurate results for heater treater sizing. To size the heater treater, three equations are used, settling equation, retention time equation, and heat required equation.At the end of this study, optimum diameter, effective length, optimum height of heater treater, and heat requiredto break emulsion has been provided.