Case Study Process Ecology Reduces Capital Costs and Prevents Downtime by Using Aspen HYSYS® FamilyCHALLENGE Slug catchers that manage the impact of condensed heavy fractions (slugs) in natural gas need to be optimally sized to minimize CAPEX. SOLUTION Aspen HYSYS and Aspen HYSYS Upstream were used to estimate the slug volumes and duration to appropriately size the slug catcher. BENEFITS • Saved substantial capital costs by properly sizing equipment in gas gathering systems, 60% in this case • Gained insight into pipe flow and prevented downtime in gas production, which has tight revenue margins • Predicted process constraints and understood the process sensitivity with respect to feed consumption Reduced capital costs by 60 % “We rely on Aspen T ech engineering software

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