Upstream is a variable flow and pressure reservoir. It typically follows a production type curve for both flow and pressure. Pressure can start as high as 11,000 psi with flow around 14,000 MMSCFD. They then being to decline.
JT valves are put into place to control that pressure and flow...
The issue I run into when reaching out to vendors/suppliers is that the sales teams is pushing their products rather than looking at things differently. They are not the R&D team.
I have reached out to them, received quotes and done the math on ROI. Everything checks out and looks like a good...
I know this is definitely a backwards approach, but it's the reason I am asking for input. There are plenty of options for designing and installing a properly sized generator/expander system in a gas stream - see CAES.
My reason for working backwards is to avoid JT or control valves as much...
There would definitely need to be a controller monitoring multiple things to make this work.
The flow may increase if you increase pressure drop. I am less concerned with flow than I am of pressure. It is a hydrocarbon stream.
Would an induction generator with a regenerative FVD be a...
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A back pressure turbine is exactly what I am referring to. Thanks for honing that in for me.
I am still curious if there would be a way (without mechanical valves) to control the RPM of the generator and therefore slightly adjust the outlet pressure of the steam.
For example - if...
Thanks for the reply.
Currently this is just a theory that I am trying to test the efficacy of. I have more of a chemical/mechanical background than electrical - I am out of my element.
It could be any kind of generator and likely a bigger one (300kw). The pressure drop would be in the...
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I am working on a project that would insert a generator/expander system to a pressurized stream of gas in order to generate electricity.
I would like to control the rotational speed of the generator in order to adjust the gas stream flow rate.
Would it be possible to control the...