Operating Conditions:

Operating Pressure P barg 10

Operating Temperature T °C 20/46

vapor
Vapor Mass flow kg/h Wv kg/h 43266.6
Density ρv kg/m3 6.4
Viscosity μv cP 0.01

Light Liquid
Light Liquid Mass flow kg/h WL kg/h 93155.3
Density ρL kg/m3 737.12
Viscosity μL cP 0.81

Heavy Liquid
Mass flow kg/h WH kg/h 106102.1
Density ρH kg/m3 990.9
Viscosity μH cP 0.58

Operating Pressure P barg 10

Separator Dimension
Diameter D mm 4000
Length L mm 12000
Weir Height HW mm 1350
Weir Location from LW mm 10800

Hold up Time Min 5

Surge Time Min. 5

1 Vapor Vol. flow Rate, Qv ft3/sec 66.32

2 Light Liquid Vol. flow Rate QL ft3/sec 74.38

3 Light Liquid Vol. flow Rate, Qv ft3/sec 63.02

4 Calculate Terminal Velocity, UT ft/sec 3.35

Constant K ft/sec 0.31

0.34

Considering design margin (25% margin) ft/sec 2.51

 Total cross sectional area for separator AT ft2 135.26

AV based on horizontal vapour velocity AV ft2 19.81

' AV/AT = 0.15

H/D

5 Volumetric flow rate of light liquid, QLL ft3/min. 74.38

6 Volumetric flow rate of heavy liquid, QHH ft3/min. 63.02

7 hold up volume, VH ft3 687.027590813

8 hold up volume, Vs ft3 687.027590813

9 Calculate D 70.1170015133

Hold up time verification for ligh crude

HHLL mm 2.8
HLL mm 2650
NLL mm 1300
LLL mm 1150
LLLL mm 1050

Retention Time for HHLL-HLL min. 3.57

Retention Time for HLL-NLL min. 34.0
Retention Time for NLL-LLL min. 3.5
Retention Time for LLL-LLLL min. 2.3

Weir Heigh = 1100

Hold up time verification for Heavy Medium(Water)

HILL mm 1250
HIL mm 1100
NIL mm 950
LIL mm 450
LILL mm 300

Retention Time for HHLL-HLL min. 3.42

Retention Time for HLL-NLL min. 3.3
Retention Time for HLL-NLL min. 9.4
Retention Time for HLL-NLL min. 2.2
95386.41 lb/h
0.40 lb/ft3

205372.04 lb/h
46.02 lb/ft3
x=A/AT
Y = H/D
Y
233914.81 lb/h a
61.86 lb/ft3 b
c
d
159.70 e
f
g
13.12 ft h
39.37 ft i

h/d
h

0.15
 2.11 m3/min

1.78 m3/min

Filled Volume
125.8842
118.3578
46.6564
39.2205
34.4337

Remark: From High liquid level (H) to High high liquid level (HH)
150mm

Filled Volume
37.2047 40.12 1.45765 0.72883
31.11 33.4381 1.16405 0.58203
25.2781 27.0645 0.8932 0.4466
8.5442 8.9827 0.21925 0.10963
4.6914 4.893 0.1008 0.0504
 0.15

0.00153756
26.787101
3.299201
-22.923932
24.353518
-14.844824
-36.999376
10.529572
9.892851

7.281E-05
0.29123863
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