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Finger type or vessel slug catcher

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Alireza Rashidkhani
Senior Process Engineer at Aker Solutions

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I would like to know when we go for finger type slug catchers and when
we use the vessels , what are the cons and pros for each one and which Saeid R. Mofrad
are the major criteria for this selection? Principal Process Engineer at Petrofac (P.E.)

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2. Slug Volume:
Plant Managers:
For low to moderate slug volume (say 200 m3) vessel type can be used with reasonable Make sense of all the data
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dimensions. For higher slug volumes the vessel type dimensions will fall in a range that is costly generated in your plant. Now you
and difficult to fabricate and finger type should be selected instead. I have seen finger type slug can; see how!
catchers sized for slug volumes of 1000 m3 and 2500 m3.

3. Plant Plot Area: Latest Activity

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For offshore projects there is limitation at plot area. So vessel type will be feasible option. flare
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Obumneme Uyaemesi group on Flare Stack design: The difference
Process / Flow Assurance Engineer is the latent heat. However, I am not sure
whether it considers latent heat of liquid HC
The “multiple-pipe” slug catchers (“Finger Type”) equipment is the most common equipment to also (I believe it should) during...
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Obumneme handle slug volume, it is efficient and the operation is well known, however the common practice
recommends that for volumes less than 100 m3, it is better to use the “vessel type”.
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Another factor to consider is the weight that is a transportation risk, because some roads may
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of all it should be made clear if you are
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