Methods of drying pipelines

Details Methods of drying pipelines Methods of drying pipelines

1997-12-18

2000-06-20

Lovering, Richard D.

Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids

Process

With contacting of material treated with solid or liquid agent

95153, 166310, 252194, 507 90, 510188, 585 15, F23B 300, C09K 300, B01D 4700

Patent

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060762780

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides improved methods of drying pipelines containing water which are to transport hydrate forming gaseous fluids. The methods basically comprise flowing a liquid which forms an azeotrope mixture with water into contact with water in a pipeline, the amount of the azeotropic liquid being sufficient to form an azeotrope mixture with the water whereby as the mixture is evaporated in the pipeline, the water concentration in the remaining mixture does not reach that concentration which will form hydrates with the hydrate forming gaseous fluid.

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