Natural gas makes its journey from the refiner to the home through carbon-steel pipelines.
More than a quarter of the energy used in the United States derives from natural gas. Natural gas has a variety of uses, from heating homes in the Midwest to providing fuel for taxi cabs. Before natural gas reaches the consumer, it has to be processed to remove impurities and moisture. Dehydrating natural gas is not a process routinely performed by the layman. The process can be cumbersome and expensive, and should be undertaken only by a professional.
Instructions
1. Apply the natural gas line to the hydrocyclone machine. Pump the gas into the machine. Because natural gas is often found in large deposits of nonrefined oil, many refiners have hydrocyclone machines on site for use in the processing of shale-based oil.
2. Start the hydrocyclone machine. The machine uses a high speed centrifuge to spin the natural gas and water mixture. The heat raises the temperature of the natural gas to a level where a molecular separation process can take place.
3. Monitor the process. As the natural gas starts spinning, acceleration will begin. Acceleration is the start of the separation of the gas from the water. When the mixture reaches a predetermined temperature, the water is forced out of the hydrocyclone into a collection vat.
4. Pump the waste water back into the formation where the original natural gas was removed. The water aids in the further extraction of natural gas deposits. Because of the water's high salt content, it cannot be reused as an environmentally safe water product.
