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Water Dew Point in Natural Gas

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cpwrocky

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I wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction on this question. I have 7 lbs/mmcf water vapor in natural gas at atmospheric pressure. What is the water dew point temperature? At 3,600 psi? Where do I find the curve or method to calculate this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I had heard that GRI or GPSA had developed curves for this but have not had luck locating anything.
 
Extra-polating from the GPSA chart, the dew point is about 50 oF and the hydrate temp is above 70 oF.
 
Thanks - Is that data for the gas at 3,600 psi, or atmospheric? I was looking for both. Also, what book can that curve be found in or can it be purchased separately? I may need to purchase it, as we will be sampling this gas stream regularly for fuel quality maintenance (Compressed nat gas for NGV's)
 
The water dew point of natural gas at atm pressure is about -40 oF and ice temp is ofcourse 32 oF.

There is an earlier threat in Chemical Engineering about this tropic. Try searching for it.

 
I don't know if that chart is available separately, but the text I have it in is GPSA's Engineering Data Book, Volume II, in Section 20 (Dehydration). It might be in a different section now, however, as I'm still using the 10th edition, and I believe they're on the 11th edition now, if not the 12th.
 
Thanks for your help guys. This is really a great means of sharing knowledge.
 
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