DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A GAS DEHYDRATION UNIT FOR THE CNA-Q PILOT PLANTProposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Process Technology degree Chemistry at the College of the North Atlantic-QatarBy: Osama Shakeel (60072544)Malik Asad Sultan (60072820)Supervisors:Dr. Mohammed Al MahdawiMr. Matthew StranachAdvisorMr. Sandeep HegdeDateMarch 17, 2014Table of Contents1.0 Project Statement ……………………………………………………………………… 32.0 Background ……………………… … …………………………………………………… 32.1 Importance of natural gas …………………………………………………………. 32.2 Natural gas in Qatar …………………………………………………………………….. 42.3 Natural gas ……...……………………………… ………………………………… 62.4 Problems caused by water ………………………………………………………… 63.0 Objectives and criteria ………… …… …………………………………………………… 74.0 Methodology and schedule ………………………………………………………… ….. 75.0 Resources needed …………………………………………………………………… … 76.0 Conclusion …………………………… ………… ………………………………………… 87.0 References ………………………………………………………………………… ……… 8List of tables and figuresFigure 1: Circular diagram for natural gas consumption ……………………………………………...…5Figure 2: Production and consumption of natural gas Qatar ………………… ….………………6Figure 3: Global distribution of natural gas reserves in trillion cubic feet ………….……………6Table 1: Objectives and criteria ……… ………………………… ………………….……………81.0 Project statementThe project chosen for the course PR 3214 Capstone Project 1 consists of designing and simulating a gas dehydration unit intended to be used in the CNA-Q pilot plant. The unit should have an area of ​​8-10 m2 and be capable of dehydrating the water content to less than 65 mg/Sm3.2.0 BackgroundWhen natural gas is extracted from the well, it contains many impurities. First, it's... middle of paper ... the importance of natural gas in Qatar. Natural gas must be treated in several stages after drilling wells to remove impurities. The 2 most important stages are “gas sweetening” and “gas dehydration”. There is a gas sweetening simulation plant at the CNAQ but no dehydration plant. This project will provide a complete design with operating conditions of a dehydration plant which can easily be built in the pilot plant on an area of ​​8-12 m2. ReferencesAbdel-Aal, HK, Fahim, MA and Aggour, M. (2003). Oil and gas field processing. New York, USA: Marcel DeckerGas Processor Suppliers Association. (2012). Engineering Data Book. Tulsa, OK: GPSAKidnay, A.J. (2011). Fundamentals of natural gas processing. Boca Raton, FL: CRC PressKukemelk, J. (n.d.). Qatar – the largest exporter of liquid gas in the world. Recovered