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Helium Recovery Calculator

Cryogenic · PSA · Membrane · Hybrid — production, power & revenue

Estimate helium recovery, production rate, and revenue from a He-bearing natural gas stream. Compares four technologies (cryogenic distillation, PSA, membrane, hybrid) on recovery, purity ceiling, and power consumption. Per GPSA §16 and GPA-2261; vendor performance bands from Häussinger (Ullmann's 2002) and Daly & Murray (2018).

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mol %
psia

Technology

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Economics

$/Mscf

Equations

He production:

qHe (Mscf/day) = F · 1000 · (xHe/100) · (η/100)

Annual revenue:

$yr = qHe · 365 · OS · price

Power:

P (kW) = qHe · power_factor / 24