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5-Day In-House Gas Processing Training Course

In
ADVANCED GAS TREATMENT, CONDITIONING, AND LIQUEFACTION
Abu Dhabi, 20 – 24 October 2025
PRE-COURSE TEST

Name: _________________________________________ Date: __ Oct. 2025

SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWERS FROM THE FOLLOWING:

1. Btu is equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of ____________ of
water one degree Fahrenheit at 60 ⁰F.
A. One Kilogram
B. One Gram
C. One pound

2. the BTU increases with increasing the _____________ number

A. Carbon
B. Hydrogen
C. Both above

3. The viscosity of gases _______________ as temperature increases

A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. No relation

4. The higher heating value exceeds the lower heating value by the energy that would be
released were all ____________ the products condensed to liquid.
A. Oil
B. Water
C. Condensate

5. The difference between the lower heating value and the high heating value
A. Amount of water condensed
B. Combustion speed
C. Specific gravity

6. Critical Temperature: Above this temperature, the gas can't be liquefied, regardless of the
A. Composition
B. Pressure
C. Molecular wight

7. Retrograde Region: It is an area inside the phase envelope where condensation of liquid
occurs by _________ the pressure or increasing temp.
A. Increasing
B. Lowering
C. Adjusting
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8. The dense phase has a ______ similar to that of a gas, but a ____ closer to that of a liquid.
A. Viscosity, density
B. Density viscosity
C. Wight, viscosity
9. The water content of a gas depends on the system _____________ (containing gas).
A. Temperature
B. Pressure and composition of the water
C. All of the above
10. Sour gas will hold ____________ water than sweet gas at the typical operating conditions.
A. Less
B. More
C. Salty
11. ___________ volume is the time takes to lower the liquid level from normal to low level,
while maintaining normal outlet flow without feeding
A. Surge
B. Retention
C. Hold up
12. ______________ time is defined as time taken to rise the liquid level from the normal to
Maximum while normal feed and no outlet flow
A. Surge
B. Retention
C. Hold up
13. Separator with the ______ is usually employed when heavy liquid phase content is less
than 3-5% and when water (heavy phase) content in oil or condensate (light phase) is very
small volume.
A. Vertical shape
B. Horizontal shape
C. Boot
14. Four components are required to form gas hydrates: _______________
A. Vapor water, light hydrocarbon gases, low temperature, and high pressure.
B. Composition temperature pressure
C. Free water, light hydrocarbon gases, low temperature, and high pressure
15. Factors affecting the separation process
A. Viscosity
B. Temperature
C. Pressure
D. All of the above
16. The two salts that form in the contactor are Amine sulfide and amine carbonate both of
these salts are _______________, so they leave the contactor in the solution.
A. Water soluble
B. Non-water-soluble
C. Heat resistance
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17. Good design practice includes low amine solution velocity especially in the rich amine
piping to prevent eroding the __________
A. Iron (III) Carbonate layer
B. Iron sulfide layer
C. Heat-stable salt layer

18. _________ is the amount of acid gas, on a molar basis, that will be picked up by a solvent
A. Acid gas loading
B. Amine strength
C. Rich Aime loading

19. increasing the partial pressure of H2S and CO2 __________ the Amin selectivity
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Has no effect

20. Reducing the temperature approached between the sour gas and solvent _________ the
H2S absorption.
A. Decrease
B. Enhance
C. Does not affect

21. The temperature of the lean amine solution should be as low as possible but still about 5-
8°C [10-15°F] _______ than the incoming gas
A. Less
B. Warmer
C. Closer

22. Amine strength: adjusted occasionally by adding amine from storage or by _____ excess
water at the regenerator.
A. Removing
B. Adding
C. Boling

23. Absorption of H2S is _____ with lowering temperature, so too is the absorption of
Hydrocarbons.
A. Increased
B. Decreased

24. In glycol dehydration unit Filter size in a properly operated glycol system should be ___
micron
A. 1 to 5
B. 5 to 10
C. 50 to 100

25. The surge drum should be sized to provide the following A retention time not less than
____ minutes between low and normal levels, based on design circulation rate
A. 1
B. 5
C. 20
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26. The compression ratio for a centrifugal compressor is

A. 1:3
B. 5:10
C. 10:20

27. In center fugal compressor chock flow or stone wall condition will take place at ______
A. Low gas flow rate
B. High flow rate
C. Low suction pressure

28. compressor surge could be avoided by reducing __________

A. Suction temperature
B. Discharge pressure
C. Both above

29. The chiller pressure can be controlled in one of two ways:

A. Controlling compressor capacity.
B. Use of a control valve in the refrigerant vapor line leaving the chiller.
C. All of the above

30. Protection Device, which is responsible for cutting off the current in case of a short
circuit.
a. Contactor
b. Circuit breaker
c. Relay
d. Load switch

31. Protection Device, which is responsible for deciding to cut off the current in case of a
short circuit:
a. Contactor
b. Circuit breaker
c. Relay
d. Load switch

MARK TRUE () OR FALSE () FOR THE FOLLOWING:

1. The solubility of CO2 in water (hence the corrosion rate) is a function of CO2
partial pressure in the vapor above the aqueous phase (High partial pressure leads
to higher solubility). ( )
2. The location and magnitude of the temperature bulge are also a function of the acid
gas concentration and the solvent strength. ( )
3. The rich amine temperature should be limited to about 82-88°C [180-190°F] to
maximize the amount of acid gas liberated inside the exchanger's tubes. ( )
4. Bulge Temperature - Maximum Amin solution temperature in an absorber tower.
The temperature of the amine solution decreases as it flows down due to the heat
released by acid gas absorption. ( )
5. The Level control valve of the Amin unit flash drum should be downstream of the
lean-rich heat exchanger. ( )
6. The level control valve of the Amin absorber should be installed very far from the ( )
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flash drum.
7. Tray flooding occurs at low vapor/gas flow rates. The upward vapor flow through
the plate perforations prevents the liquid from leaking through the tray perforation. ( )
8. In packing towers, their primary advantage is that they allow higher gas rates than
trayed towers. ( )
9. It is sometimes necessary to raise the regeneration temperature 50-100°C [90-
180°F] above normal regeneration temperatures. This allows the heavier
hydrocarbons to be removed from the adsorbent. ( )
10. A compressor discharge check or non-return valve should be installed very close to
the compressor. ( )
11. Discharge throttling of a centrifugal compressor is not used as the primary control
because it increases the horsepower required from the driver and moves the
compressor towards the surge point. ( )
12. Chiller duty is maximized when the pressure on the refrigerant in the shell is kept
at a maximum. ( )
13. The chiller is the point in the refrigeration system where the energy picked up by
the refrigerant at the chiller is rejected to ambient conditions. ( )
14. The total heat removed from the refrigerant in the condenser is called the
condenser duty. The condenser duty is equal to the chiller duty plus the compressor
work. ( )
15. Condensing temperature has a significant effect on the compressor horsepower and
condenser duty requirements. The colder the condensing temperature, the lower the
horsepower requirements for a given duty. ( )
16. The most economical operation of a refrigeration system (from the refrigeration
system's point of view) occurs when the compressor's suction pressure is at the
lowest pressure compatible with the chiller's operating temperature requirements,
and the refrigerant condenser's temperature is at a minimum. ( )