Compressible flow press.drop (COMP1): Page 1 of 1 Sheet no.
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Project: Tyra East Recycle Via Pipelines By: WCS
Case : D C'k'd: ___________
App'd: ___________
Notes: Calculation of outlet pressure for given flowrate and inlet pressure.
References: 1) Serghides, T. K.; Chem. Eng. March 5,1984
2) Hansen and Soeltoft, Kemiske Enhedsoperationer
Specify flowing conditions
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Input: Inlet Pressure Pin = 4200 psia
Temperature Tin = 120 deg.F
Flowrate gas vg0 = 170 MMscfd
Moleweight gas MW = 18.3 lb/lbmole
Viscosity myo = 0.0324 cP
Compressibility Zin = 0.86
Outlet Temperature Tout= 100 deg.F
Compressibility Zout= 0.82
Results:Vol. flow gas vg = 27654 ft3/hr
Mass flow gas wg = 341568 lb/hr
Average Temperature Ta = 569.67 deg.R
Compressibility Za = 0.840
Density d = wg/vg = 12.35 lb/ft3
Viscosity my = 2.42*myo = 0.0784 lb/ft/hr
Pipe Dimensions:
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Input: Outer diameter Do = 14.000 in
Wall thickness Wt = 1.000 in
Roughness e = 0.15 mm
Length L = 3000 m
Result: Inner diameter Di = Do-2*Wt = 12.000 in
Flow area fa = pi/4*ri^2/144 = 0.7854 ft2
Reynolds no. Re = Di/12*wg/fa/my 5.55E+6
Relative roughness er = e/25.4/Di 0.0005
Fanning friction factor (ref. 1)
A = -2*Log(er/3.7+12/Re) = 7.738
B = -2*Log(er/3.7+2.51*A/Re) = 7.730
C = -2*Log(er/3.7+2.51*B/Re) = 7.730
f= 0.25/(A-(B-A)^2/(C-2B+A))^2 = 0.00418
Gas Constant R = 8314 J/kgmol/K
Friction pressure drop (ref. 2)
dPf = 64*R/pi^2*f*L/(D*0.0254)^5*Ta/1.8 Mw*(wg*0.4536/3600)^2/6895^2
= 1.46E+5 psi^2
Outlet pressure Pout = sqrt(Pin^2-dPf) = 4182.6 psia
Velocity vel = vg/3600/fa = 9.78 ft/sec
C-factor calculation C = vel*sqrt(d) = 34.4
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Project: By
Case : C'k'd
App'd
Notes: Calculation of inlet pressure for given flowrate and outlet pressure.
References: 1) Serghides, T. K.; Chem. Eng. March 5,1984
2) Hansen and Soeltoft, Kemiske Enhedsoperationer
Specify flowing conditions
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Input: Inlet Temperature Tin = 45 deg.F
Flowrate gas vg0 = 53.5 MMscfd
Moleweight gas MW = 20 lb/lbmole
Viscosity myo = 0.01 cP
Compressibility Zin = 0.9
Outlet Pressure Pout= 1000 psia
Temperature Tout= 30 deg.F
Compressibility Zout= 0.99
Results: Vol. flow gas vg = 31823 ft3/hr
Mass flow gas wg = 117479 lb/hr
Average Temperature Ta = 497.17 deg.R
Compressibility Za = 0.945
Density d = wg/vg = 3.69 lb/ft3
Viscosity my = 2.42*myo = 0.0242 lb/ft/hr
Pipe Dimensions:
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Input: Outer diameter Do = 14.000 in
Wall thickness Wt = 0.500 in
Roughness e = 0.15 mm
Length L = 12000 m
Result: Inner diameter Di = Do-2*Wt = 13.000 in
Flow area fa = pi/4*ri^2/144 = 0.9218 ft2
Reynolds no. Re = Di/12*wg/fa/my 5.71E+6
Relative roughness er = e/25.4/Di = 0.0005
Fanning friction factor (ref. 1)
A = -2*Log(er/3.7+12/Re) = 7.807
B = -2*Log(er/3.7+2.51*A/Re) = 7.798
C = -2*Log(er/3.7+2.51*B/Re) = 7.798
f= 0.25/(A-(B-A)^2/(C-2B+A))^2 = 0.00411
Gas Constant R = 8314 J/kgmol/K
Friction pressure drop (ref. 2)
dPf = 64*R/pi^2*f*L/(D*0.0254)^5*Ta/1.8 Za/M (wg*0.4536/3600)^2/6895^2 =
4.08E+4 psi^2
Inlet pressure Pin = sqrt(Pout^2+dPf) = 1020.2 psia
Velocity vel = vg/3600/fa = 9.59 ft/sec
C-factor calculation C = vel*sqrt(d) = 18.4
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Project: By
Case : C'k'd
App'd
Notes: Calculation of flowrate for given inlet and outlet pressures.
References: 1) Serghides, T. K.; Chem. Eng. March 5,1984
2) Hansen and Soeltoft, Kemiske Enhedsoperationer
Specify flowing conditions
Input: Inlet Pressure Pin = 3500 psia
Temperature Tin = 45 deg.F
Moleweight gas MW = 20 lb/lbmole
Viscosity myo = 0.01 cP
Compressibility Zin = 0.9
Outlet Pressure Pout= 3000 psia
Temperature Tout= 30 deg.F
Compressibility Zout= 0.99
Guessed Flowrate gas vg0 = 0.1 MMscfd
Results: Vol. flow gas vg = 17 ft3/hr
Mass flow gas wg = 220 lb/hr
Average Temperature Ta = 497.17 deg.R
Compressibility Za = 0.945
Density da =
(Pin+Pout)/2*Mw/10.73/Ta/Za = 12.89 lb/ft3
Viscosity my = 2.42*myo = 0.0242 lb/ft/hr
Pipe Dimensions:
Input: Outer diameter Do = 6.625 in
Wall thickness Wt = 0.500 in
Roughness e = 0.15 mm
Length L = 12000 m
Result: Inner diameter Di = Do-2*Wt = 5.625 in
Flow area fa = pi/4*ri^2/144 = 0.1726 ft2
Gas Constant R = 8314 J/kgmol/K
Relative roughnes er = e/25.4/Di = 0.0010
Results: iteration no. 1 2
Reynolds no. Re = Di/12*wg/fa/my = 2.46E+4 1.13E+7
Fanning friction factor (ref. 1) A = -2*Log(er/3.7+12/Re)= 6.226 7.091
B = -2*Log(er/3.7+2.51*A/Re) = 6.074 7.089
C = -2*Log(er/3.7+2.51*B/Re) = 6.089 7.089
f= 0.25/(A-(B-A)^2/(C-2B+A))^2 = 0.00675 0.00497
Flow rate (ref. 2)
wg = sqrt{(Pin^2-Pout^2)*68 [64*R/pi^2*f*L/(Di*0.0254)^5*
Ta/1.8*Za/Mw]}* 3600/0.4536 = 1.01E+5 1.17E+5 lb/hr
Flow rate vg0 = wg/Mw*24*379.5/1000000 45.9 53.5 MMscfd
Velocity vel = wg/da/3600/fa = 12.59 14.66 ft/sec
C-factor calculation C = vel*sqrt(da) = 45.2 52.7
