LINE SIZING

Process and Process Safety Department

PT. Meindo Elang Indah
Engineering, Procurement and Construction

Menara Batavia, 3Ard Floor

Jl. K H Mansyur Kav 126, Jakarta 10220
Phone : +62-21-57902855 / Fax : +62-21-57902856
Website: http://meindo.com
 Safety Moment

 Be careful while walking on wet floor and slippery

area.

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 Contents
 Purpose of Line Sizing
 Common Sizing Criteria
 Liquid Phase Line Sizing
 Gas Phase Line Sizing
 Two Phase Line Sizing

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 PURPOSE OF LINE SIZING

 Determining correct pipe size

 Effect of Poor line sizing
Plug Lines
Errosion
Pressure Loss
Leak
Etc

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 COMMON SIZING CRITERIA

• Liquid Line
Min velocity 3 ft/s Sand deposition & other solids
Max velocity 15 ft/s Minimize flashing ahead of control valves
• Gas Line
Max velocity 60 ft/s Noise problem
• 2 Phase Line
Min velocity 10 ft/s Minimize slugging

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 Liquid Line Sizing

• SELECT TYPE OF LINE ACCESSORIES (FITTING,ELBOW,VALVE ETC)

• CALCULATE EQUIVALENT LENGTH (EQUIVALENT LENGTH BASED ON TABLE 2.2
API 14E)
• SELECT NPS AND SCH
• CALCULATE VELOCITY,Vl

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• CALCULATE REYNOLD NUMBER

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• DEFINE MOODY FRICTION FACTOR, f
Re < 2000 Re > 4000

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• CALCULATE PRESSURE DROP/100 FT (Fanning)

• CALCULATE STATIC PRESSURE DUE TO ELEVATION CHANGE

elevation start ( ft )  elevation finish ( ft )

Static pressure ( psi )  x SG
2.31

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• CALCULATE TOTAL PRESSURE DROP
(total DP = DP/100 ft x pipe length)
• CALCULATE OUTLET PRESSURE
(Outlet P = Inlet P + static P - Total DP)
• SELECT LINE SIZE THAT MEET DESIGN CRITERIA

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 Gas Phase Line Sizing

• SELECT TYPE OF LINE ACCESSORIES (FITTING,ELBOW,VALVE ETC)

• CALCULATE EQUIVALENT LENGTH (EQUIVALENT LENGTH BASED ON TABLE 2.2
API 14E)
• SELECT NPS AND SCH

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• CALCULATE VELOCITY,Vg

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• CALCULATE REYNOLD NUMBER

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• DEFINE MOODY FRICTION FACTOR, f
Re < 2000 Re > 4000

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• CALCULATE PRESSURE DROP/100 FT

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• CALCULATE STATIC PRESSURE DUE TO ELEVATION CHANGE

elevation start ( ft )  elevation finish ( ft )

Static pressure ( psi )  x SG
2.31
• CALCULATE TOTAL PRESSURE DROP
(total DP = DP/100 ft x pipe length)
• CALCULATE OUTLET PRESSURE
(Outlet P = Inlet P + static P - Total DP)
• SELECT LINE SIZE THAT MEET DESIGN CRITERIA

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 Two Phase Line Sizing

• CALCULATE GAS - LIQUID MIX DENSITY, ρm

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• CALCULATE ERROSIONAL VELOCITY (MAX VELOCITY), Ve

Service C

Continuous 100

Intermittent 125

Continuous 150-200 if there is corrosion control

Intermittent 250 if there is corrosion control

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• CALCULATE MINIMUM PIPE CROSS SECTION AREA, A

• SELECT TYPE OF LINE ACCESSORIES (FITTING,ELBOW,VALVE ETC)

• CALCULATE EQUIVALENT LENGTH (EQUIVALENT LENGTH BASED ON TABLE 2.2
API 14E)
• SELECT NPS AND SCH
• CALCULATE VELOCITY
mass flow (lb / h)
velocity ( ft / s ) 
density (lb / ft 3) x pipe cross sec tion area ( ft 2)
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• CALCULATE PRESSURE DROP/100 FT (Darcy)

Max 10% Pressure Drop

If f=0.015

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• CALCULATE STATIC PRESSURE DUE TO ELEVATION CHANGE

elevation start ( ft )  elevation finish ( ft )

Static pressure ( psi )  x SG
2.31
• CALCULATE TOTAL PRESSURE DROP
(total DP = DP/100 ft x pipe length)
• CALCULATE OUTLET PRESSURE
(Outlet P = Inlet P + static P - Total DP)
• SELECT LINE SIZE THAT MEET DESIGN CRITERIA

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