Deaeration
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Deaeration is the removal of air molecules (usually meaning oxygen) from another gas or liquid. It can refer to:
Deaeration is used in the upstream oil & gas industry
to remove oxygen from seawater
, preventing or reducing corrosion, and growth of bacteria.
- Use of a deaeratorDeaeratorA deaerator is a device that is widely used for the removal of oxygen and other dissolved gases from the feedwater to steam-generating boilers. In particular, dissolved oxygen in boiler feedwaters will cause serious corrosion damage in steam systems by attaching to the walls of metal piping and...
. - DegasificationDegasificationDegasification is the removal of dissolved gases from liquids, especially water or aqueous solutions, in the fields of science and engineering. There are numerous possible methods for such removal of gases from solids....
, the removal of dissolved gases, such as oxygen, from liquids.
Deaeration is used in the upstream oil & gas industry
Upstream (oil industry)
The oil and gas industry is usually divided into three major components: Upstream, midstream and downstream, though midstream operations are usually included in the downstream category....
to remove oxygen from seawater
Seawater
Seawater is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% . This means that every kilogram of seawater has approximately of dissolved salts . The average density of seawater at the ocean surface is 1.025 g/ml...
, preventing or reducing corrosion, and growth of bacteria.