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Introduction for Test Separator

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I. Test separator introduction

II. Test separator working process and operation
procedure
III. Important parts of Test separator
1. Liquid level gauge
2. Mass flow meter for liquid
3. vortex flow meter for gas
4. Safety valve
5. Control panel for mass flow meter
6. Pressure and temperature sensor
7. Electrical heater control panel
IV. Fault handling
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I. Test separator introduction
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Serial Size
Location Operation condition
number ID×L(S/S)mm
OGM6 SK-261810 1000×3000
OGM7 SK-271810 1000×3000
Designed pressure
OGM8 SK-281810 1000×3000 4.0MPa
Designed
OGM9 SK-291810 1000×3000 temperature: 85℃

OGM10 SK-101810 1000×3000

OGM11 SK-111810 1000×3000

The test separator is a 2:1 standard ellipsoidal

head and skirt support vertical cylindrical steel
pressure vessel.

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 I. Test separator introduction
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1) Internal parts
The internal parts of the main function is to absorb
the kinetic energy to flow and change its direction.
The part is used for removing the most liquid in
import logistics. Liquid and large droplets are first
removal in order to reduce gas turbulence and droplet
entrainment, preparing for next step separation.
2) Wire netting thus mist
The internal parts of the main function is to remove
the gas droplets greater than 10 microns in diameter.
3) Vortex shields
Main effect to prevent the liquid outlet. The internal
parts can be removed easily from the manhole.

4) Sacrificial anode
Installed inside the separator layer, materials for aluminum zinc alloy. Main function is when the
device cylinder head be scratched or damaged, protect separator from corrosion 。
5)Electrical heater
Installed in the separator under low level, its role is largely during the period of equipment
maintenance, to prevent the residual liquid solidification.
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II. Test separator working process and operation procedure
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Entry into the mixture of oil and gas

from the test separator equipment,
mixture through preliminary entrance
components separation into gas and
liquid two phase. After the separation of
gas to rise to the gas phase space, gas
carried in the particle size of more than
100 microns of droplets by gravity settling

OPEN to the liquid phase space, particle size of

droplet is greater than 10 microns at the
back of the gas phase space of wire
OPEN netting thus mist capture, fluid content
below 0.10.1 USG/MMSCF gas from gas
exports.
Crude oil fell to the bottom of the
equipment, isolated from the lower part of
equipment liquid outlet flow out. 5
II. Test separator working process and operation procedure
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 II. Test separator working process and operation procedure
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1. Check
• Check the flow path and the valves are flexible.
• Check the instruments, pipelines and accessory are completed.
•Inform the control room operator to record the basic data in advance.
2. Operation
•Close the gas and liquid outlet valves before, open the inlet valve slowly and watch the
vessel pressure and liquid level change.
•When the liquid level is stable at 800mm and open the liquid and gas outlet valves,
watch the vessel pressure and liquid level change.
•When the separator pressure reaches to 0.5MPa and open the gas valve, hold the
separator pressure.
• Manual operation first, next let it run automatically.
3. Shut down
•Close the inlet valve, gas and liquid outlet valves.
•Open the drain valve and drain everything, finish that close the drain valve.
•Open the drain valve and release the pressure to “0”.
•Open the sand clean valve and clean the sand or dirty thing if it stop for a long time.
•Finish draining the separator vessel and close the drain valve.

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 III. Important parts of Test separator
1. Mass flow meter for liquid
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Principle of vortex flow meter is applied karman
vortex street and modern electronic technology design
and manufacturing of a flow meter, the vortex
frequency is proportional to the velocity of the fluid,
the principle of vortex flow meter is applied karman
vortex street and modern electronic technology design
and manufacturing of a flow meter, the vortex
frequency is proportional to the velocity of the fluid,
Under certain conditions, in line with the type: F = St
(type of f: vortex frequency v: velocity d: width of
triangular prism)Fluid vortex on the variations of
pressure caused by the triangular prism, by
piezoelectric sensor detection signal into electrical
signal by the preamplifier amplification, into a
standard electrical signal output. VA type series vortex
flow meter can be for a wide range of gas, including
steam and liquid volume measurement, matching and
flow totalizer especially temperature and pressure
sensors can be quality operation and display various
parameters.
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2. Control switch and transmitter

Liquid level transmitter control the
liquid valve and alarm set: High
Alarm H:0.9m ， Low Alarm
Temperature
L:0.5m,High High Alarm HH:1.1m,
transmitter
Low Low Alarm LL:0.3m;Signal of
Elecreical heater control
Liquid
level LCP ， Temperature transmitter
switch control device, Temperature switch,
Liquid level low low alarm switch
connect to LCP to control the
electrical heater start-up and shut
down. Pressure transmitter control
Temperature the gas outlet valve to control the
Switch Electrical
Liquid pressure. Gas flow meter, pressure
Heater
level and temperature transmitters offer
transmitter the pressure and temperature
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3. Control panel for mass flow

meter

Selection
Button

Select ！ Password ！
/Confirm Do not operate
Help Quit

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！ Lock ！
Do not operate

！ Lock ！
Do not operate

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4. Liquid level gauge

Magnetic flap level gauge (also known as magnetic float level meter) according to the principle of
buoyancy and magnetic coupling. When the measured liquid level fluctuation of the container, tube of
the magnetic float level gauge ontology is lifting, float in the permanent magnets by magnetic coupling
to a magnetic column indicator, column turn 180 ° driver red, white, double column level when it rises
from white to red, when the liquid level drops from red to white, double column level indicator at the
junction of the red and white for the inside of a container of actual height, so as to realize level clear
instructions. Distance between two adjacent dashboard axial to 10 mm, therefore, the liquid level
indication error of plus or minus 10 mm.

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5. Electrical valve

Hand shank

Electrical control with power:

1.Remote position normally.
2.Stop position when the valve stop running.
3.Local position on site:
A ： open ， opened completely
B ： close, closed completely
C ： Turn to middle position after
finishing adjustment

Electrical control without power:

1. Pull the hand shank.
2. Turn the well to control the valve.
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6. Safety valve
Safety valve is the last measure to avoid high
pressure damage. Operator should find out the
overpressure reason in time and take the
emergency measures to keep the devices safe.

Verify valve once

every year
It’s used for maintenance and
drain the gas of separator

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7. Accessory equipment
Pipelines flow to open drain tank
1. Safety valve release
2. Separator drain dirty things
3. Skid rain water.
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Mass flow meter has high requirement for
medium. It needs to filter the crude oil in case the
wax, sand and dirty flow to mass flow meter to
influence the precision. So filter must be installed
before every one mass flow meter. It should be
cleaned once every month to make sure the mass
flow meter is exact.
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8. Electrical heater control panel

Electrical heater Liquid valve
power switch power switch

Main power Pressure valve

switch power switch
Temp Manual/Auto
controller Switch
RUN STOP
Stop button

High temp alarm Start button

Low Level alarm

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 IV. Fault handling
Item Reason
1.Liquid out control valve failure.
High liquid level 2.Income liquid increase quickly and adjust the liquid level.
alarm
liquid valve is controlled with lag.
3.Instrument false appearance.
1.Liquid out control valve failure.
2.Income liquid decrease quickly and adjust the liquid level.
Low liquid level
alarm liquid valve is controlled with lag.
3.Instrument false appearance.
1.Control valve failure.
High pressure
level alarm 2.Instrument air supplement is blocked.
3.Instrument false appearance.
1.Control valve failure.
Low pressure
level alarm 2.Income gas volume decrease.
3.Instrument false appearance.
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Solution
1.Turn to manual control and open the bypass valve to
2.Observe that and open the bypass if it’s necessary.
3.Compare with the local instrument.
1.Turn to manual control and open the bypass valve to
2.Observe that and open the bypass if it’s necessary.
3.Compare with the local instrument.
1.Open the bypass valve and check the outlet pipeline
operation condition. Lower the pressure by bypass
valve.
2.Open Bypass valve
3.Compare with the local instrument.
1.Turn to manual control and open the bypass valve to
adjust the liquid level.
2.Observe that and close the outlet valve if the income
gas volume keep on decreasing.
3.Compare with the local instrument.
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