CPC F17D 3/145 (2013.01) [B08B 15/002 (2013.01); F17D 3/16 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A process for capturing blowdown emissions in a natural gas pipeline, the process comprising:
sending a blowdown gas to a compressor, wherein the blowdown gas is removed from a gas stream in the natural gas pipeline, and wherein the blowdown gas is transported out of the natural gas pipeline through a blowdown valve;
compressing the blowdown gas; and
sending the compressed gas back into the natural gas pipeline at a location downstream of the blowdown valve to recombine the compressed gas with the gas stream flowing inside the natural gas pipeline.
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