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Residence time

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004437

The average duration that a given volume of fluid remains within a process vessel, such as a separator or contactor, before exiting. It is calculated by dividing the active volume of the vessel by the volumetric flow rate of the fluid passing through it. For a three-phase separator, separate residence times are calculated for the oil, water, and gas phases to confirm adequate time for gravity-based separation, with typical liquid residence times ranging from one to five minutes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004437
FieldOil and gas
SubjectProduction Facilities
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004437",
  "term": "Residence time",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The average duration that a given volume of fluid remains within a process vessel, such as a separator or contactor, before exiting. It is calculated by dividing the active volume of the vessel by the volumetric flow rate of the fluid passing through it. For a three-phase separator, separate residence times are calculated for the oil, water, and gas phases to confirm adequate time for gravity-based separation, with typical liquid residence times ranging from one to five minutes.",
  "subject": "Production Facilities",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/residence-time/"
}

Record 3,349 of 4,499 in Oil and gas terminology (MLC-0103). Request the full dataset.