HYDROCARBON GAS PROCESSING

摘要

Methods and apparatus for heating and cooling portions of a fluid are provided. The method may include flowing a stream of a fluid through a first coil of a heat exchanger, separating a liquid component from the stream of the fluid, flowing the liquid component through a second coil of the heat exchanger, and flowing the stream of the fluid leaving the first coil over the first coil and the second coil, thereby cooling the stream of fluid flowing through the first coil and heating the liquid component flowing through the second coil. The apparatus may include a housing, a heat exchanger disposed within the housing, a separation chamber disposed within the housing and operable to separate a liquid component of the fluid, and a control system in fluid communication with the separation chamber and the heat exchanger, wherein the control system is operable to direct the liquid component from the separation chamber to the heat exchanger.