Table 1 Scenarios examined for intermediate pressure ratio.

From: A novel strategy for process optimization of a natural gas liquid recovery unit by replacing Joule–Thomson valve with supersonic separator

Scenarios

P1 (Bar)

P2 (Bar)

P3 (Bar)

ΔP1 = P1–P2

ΔP1 = P2–P3

ΔP1/ΔP2

Scenario 1

121

110

69.4

11 bar

40.6 bar

0.27

Scenario 2

121

100

69.4

21 bar

30.6 bar

0.68

Scenario 3

121

90

69.4

31 bar

20.6 bar

1.50

Scenario 4

121

80

69.4

41 bar

10.6 bar

3.86

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