A General Correlation for Accurate Prediction of the Dew Points of Acidic Combustion Gases in Petroleum Industry

摘要

A general correlation has been proposed for the first time for accurate prediction of the acidic combustion gases dew points to mitigate the corrosion potential in pollution control and energy recovery equipments. Acidic combustion gases can cause rapid corrosion when they condense on the surfaces of the heat recovery and flue gas treatment equipments. The most important acidic gases, namely, SO3, SO2, NO2, HCl, and HBr, are considered in this investigation. The presented correlation can be used for accurate prediction of the flue gas acid dew point temperatures over wide ranges of acid and water vapor concentrations in oil and gas industries.