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Dears,
As you know softwares like HYSYS, UNISIM and Pro-II are widely used
for depressurization studies. But what to do if software is not available
with process engineer due to any reason.

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An interesting paper is recently published in Chemical Engineering

journal dated on June 2013 titled "Vapor depressurization - concept and
implementation" . This paper is written by Mr.Hitesh Pandya.
At this paper below equation is presented to estimate depressuring load:
W1 = (N*M/t) * ln (P1/P2)
Where:
W1 = the initial depressuring rate, kg/min
N = the initial moles of vapor in the system
M = the molecular weight of vapor, kg/kmol

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t = time, min
P1 = initial upstream pressure, bara
P2 = final upstream pressure, bara
As per author's explanation:
1. This equation provides good results for vapor-only systems.
2. For other systems a contingency of between 20100% should be applied to the calculated rate, to allow
for uncertainties (for instance, vapor molecular weight changes that may result from
liquid flash).
3. Equation is valid only for systems where the flowrate from the depressurization calculations is critical

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Thanks for good information. As you've
mentioned this equation assumed constant
temperature while in reality, temperature...
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4. It also assumes that temperature, molecular weight and compressibility are constant
throughout this period.
Could you please share your experiences with this equation in terms of accuracy and reliability in
comparison with your cases which have been studied by software.
Also anyone that does not have this paper can send me an e-mail for a copy (My e-mail address:
mojtabahabibi1981@yahoo.com)

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Estimate Depressuring Load When Software Is not Available Dears,
As you know softwares like HYSYS, UNISIM and Pro-II are widely used for depressurization studies. But
what to do if software is not available with process engineer due to any reason.
An interesting paper is recently published in Chemical Engineering journal dated on June 2013 titled
"Vapor depressurization - concept and implementation" . This paper is written by Mr.Hitesh Pandya.

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At this paper below equation is presented to estimate depressuring load:

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W1 = the initial depressuring rate, kg/min

N = the initial moles of vapor in the system
M = the molecular weight of vapor, kg/kmol
t = time, min
P1 = initial upstream pressure, bara
P2 = final upstream pressure, bara
As per author's explanation:
1. This equation provides good results for vapor-only systems.
2. For other systems a contingency of between 20100% should be applied to the calculated rate, to allow
for uncertainties (for instance, vapor molecular weight changes that may result from
liquid flash).
3. Equation is valid only for systems where the flowrate from the depressurization calculations is critical
4. It also assumes that temperature, molecular weight and compressibility are constant
throughout this period.
Could you please share your experiences with this equation in terms of accuracy and reliability in
comparison with your cases which have been studied by software.
Also anyone that does not have this paper can send me an e-mail for a copy (My e-mail address:
mojtabahabibi1981@yahoo.com)
Best,
Mojtaba
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Navid Hooshmand
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Dear Mojtaba,
Navid
Thanks for good information.
As you've mentioned this equation assumed constant temperature while in reality, temperature
may varies significantly, i.e., depressurizing air from 30 bar to 7 bar leads 50C reduction of
temperature. So, this equation is good for small pressure drop.
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Hooshmand
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