Condensate Line Sizing

Pipe Diameter = 14 Inch

Mass Flow Rate of Condensate = 120000 Kg/hr or 264552 lb/hr

Condensate Pressure Before Flashing = 40 Kg/cm2G or 583.143 psia

Flasher Condesate Header Pressure = 5 Kg/cm2G or 85.338 psia

Constant A = 0.1984955

Constant X = 2.3170874

Constant B = 0.0098146

Weight Fraction of Condensate flashed

to Vapour = 0.1995549

Flashed Steam Flow Rate = 23946.588 Kg/hr or 52792.649 lb/hr

Flashed Condensate Liquid Flow = 96053.412 Kg/hr or 211759.35 lb/hr

Temperature of Flashed Condensate = 253.27318 C or 487.89172 F

Flashed Steam Density = 3.0091582 kg/m3 or 0.1878493 lb/ft3

Flashed Condensate Liquid Density = 910.81386 kg/m3 or 56.858347 lb/ft3

Density of Mixture (Flashed

Condensate/Steam) = 14.882131 kg/m3 or 0.9290299 lb/ft3

For Turbulent Flow =

Friction Factor = 0.012571

Pressure Drop of Flashed Condensate

mixture = 0.5916444 psi/100ft

Velocity of Flashed Condensate mixture = 4437.0498 ft/min

sate Line Sizing

Assumptions:

1. Most of the flow patterns for steam condensate headers fall within the annular
or dispersed region on the baker map. Rarely flow pattern falls in slug flow
region.
2. Flashed steam is less than 30% by weight.
3. Vapour-liquid mixture throughout the condensate line is represented by
mixture conditions near the end of the line.

Method:

1. Amount of condensate flashed is calculated.

2. Further to above the density of the mixture (condensate+flashed steam) is
found out.
3. Using two pressure drop correlations, pressure per 100 ft. is calculated.
4. Also, the velocity of the mixture in the line of specified size is calculated. If
the velocity is lower than 5000 Foot/Min., the specified line size is said to be
adequate.

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