Heat Recovery
Billions of cubic feet of solution gas are vented or flared annually at oil production sites as a “waste” by-product of crude oil production. There is a tremendous amount of energy available in that solution gas.
Coyote North has a Heat Recovery System that:
- Combusts the solution gas cleanly with no soot, smoke, odour
- Captures the heat of combustion
- Converts that heat to electricity
Coyote North has options to use the recovered heat in other processes as well. We provide you with utility from an otherwise wasted resource.
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Heat Recovery For Heating Water
Water has very good heat transfer properties and low cost which make it a popular choice for a heat transfer medium. It does require chemical treatments for scaling and corrosion.
Typical applications for heated water or steam include:
- Heat for other processes
at a facility
- Heat for heavy oil
storage tanks in the winter
- Heat for local buildings
- Working fluid for higher temperature / pressure Electrical Power Generation Systems
Heat Recovery for Heating Glycols
Glycol (typically Triethylene Glycol (TEG), is used for its higher boiling point. Heat transfer systems can be designed to accept higher temperatures than water without the extra pressure from steam. TEG blended with water is used as a heat medium in colder climates where freezing of water can occur when systems are not operating.
Typical applications for heated glycol include:
- Heat for heavy oil storage tanks in the winter
- Heat for piping systems in cold climates
- Heat for inline heavy oil heating systems
- Working fluid for Organic Rankine Cycle Electrical Power Generation Systems.
Heat Recovery for Heating Thermal Oil (HTF)
Thermal oils offer the ability to operate at higher temperatures & lower pressures than glycols or water (300 – 400 degrees Celsius). If you need to heat a liquid (especially corrosive), the surface area required in the exchanger is typically much smaller. Limiting the amount of heat transfer material exposed to the corrosive fluid reduces equipment and maintenance costs.
Typical applications for heated thermal oil include:
- Heat for other high temperature processes at a facility
- Heat for indirect steam generators
- Heat for piping systems in cold climates
- Heat for inline heavy oil heating systems
- Heat for inline natural gas heating systems
- Working fluid for indirect Electrical Power Generation Systems.
