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419,150 415,000
Case No. Horizontal Flow Example As a Degasser 415,493
36 ft.
Inlet Vapor Flow Rate = 415,000 lb/hr
Vapor Density 1.06 lb/cf
Vapor Mol Wt = 17.3
Vapor Viscosity, Cp 0.012 3,657
Particle Diameter, Microns 100 Mist Size
Inlet Line Liquid Flow Rate = 4,150 lb/hr Calculated Results
Surface Tension = 15.00 dynes/cm Retention Time = 68.96
Liquid Density = 53 lb/cf Vapor Rate, cfs = 108.75
Min. Liquid Retention Time = 60 min. CRe^2 = 1284
Inlet Noz Nominal Diam, in. = 36 inches Drag Coefficient, C = 2.46
Operating Temp = 61 F Particle Re No. = 22.85
Operating Pressure = 318 psia Drop Out Velocity, ud, fps = 0.53
Outlet Nozzle Loc'n (1 or 2) 1 Inlet Nozzle At Far End From Outlet Nozzle
Min. Liq
Normal Liq Max Liq
Level Level Level
Assumed T to T Length 40 40 40 ft.
Tan To Nozzle (both) = 4 4 4 ft. Nozzle Dia + 1 ft.
Assumed Vessel Diameter = 15 15 15 ft. 180.00
Vessel L/D = 2.67 2.67 2.67
Liq Ht as % Vessel Dia. 49.50% 50.00% 50.50% At Max LL - Single Flow to PSV
Assumed Liq Ht Fr Bottom = 89.10 90.00 90.9 in. Min. Must Be Grtr of 12" or
Vessel Radius = 90 90 90 inches
Liquid Volume Percent = 49.4% 50.0% 50.6% Req'd For PSV Design for API We
H/R = 0.99 1.00 1.01
y= 0.9 0.00 -0.9 inches
y/R = 0.0100 0.0000 -0.0100
Arccos = 1.5608 1.5708 1.5808 radians
Theta = 89.43 90.00 90.57 degrees
LWI = 179.99 180.00 179.99 inches
area triangles = 81 0 -81 sq. in.
area of sector of circle = 12,642 12,723 12,804 sq. in.
Liq X-Sec Area Area, = 12,561 12,723 12,885 sq. in.
Liq X-Sec Area Area, = 87.23 88.36 89.48 sq. ft.
Vap X-Sec Area for Flow 89.48 88.36 87.23 sq. ft.
Tower X-Sec Area = 176.71 176.71 176.71 sq. ft.
Liquid Volume = 3489.293534.29 3579.29 cu. Ft.
Liquid Volume, USG = 26,100 26,437 26,773 USG Mid Vol 26,437
Liquid Rate = 1.31 1.31 1.31 cu. ft./min.
Time to Drain Empty 2673.722708.20 2742.69 min.
Liq Inven MaxLL-MinLL = 90.00 cu. ft.
Reten Time, MaxLL-MinLL = >>>>>>>>>>>> 68.96 <<<<<<<<<<<< min.
Comment on Retention Time = > Min. Ret
Vertical ht. for Liq Drop Out = 90.90 90.00 89.10 inches Vert Ht = Dia.*12
Liquid Drop Out Time, td = 14.29 14.15 14.01 sec td, sec = Vert Ht f
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Velocity of Vapor, vh = 1.22 1.23 1.25 ft/sec vh = CFS Vapor /
Req'd Drop Out Length, L = 17.37 17.42 17.47 ft. Req'd Length, L =
Assumed Drop Out Length = 36.00 36.00 36.00 ft DOL = Tan-Tan L -
Comment Ass'd Drop Out Lengt Length OK Length OK Length OK Calc'd DOL must b
Scheiman Rdh = CFS*(Dv/(DL-Dv))^0.5/0.178/D^2*Vap Spc "/12/(Vap X-sec Area/Area )/L
Scheiman Rd Factor for HKO 0.1612 0.1616 0.1621 Range 0.2 - 0.4
Liq Ent't by HTRI Method = 484 493 503 lb/hr.
0.0012
Contents at Normal LL = 187,317 lbs
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lb/hr Liquid entrained (NLL)
lb/hr Vapor
lb/hr total V + L
max LL
min. LL
lb/hr Liquid at NLL
minutes
Perry Eq 5-263
Perry Tab 5-22
Re Limits OK
Perry Eq 5-264
Nozzle Dia + 1 ft. for backup flange
inches ID
ngle Flow to PSV Max = 85%
Be Grtr of 12" or 20% of ID
Design for API Wetted Area
Vert Ht = Dia.*12 - Liq. Ht.
td, sec = Vert Ht ft. / ud ft/sec
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vh = CFS Vapor / Vap X-Sec Area for Flow
Req'd Length, L = (td, sec)(vh, ft/sec)
DOL = Tan-Tan L - Inlet Nozzle Dia - 1
Calc'd DOL must be < Assumed DOL
Range 0.2 - 0.4
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SIZING SHELL DIAMETERS FOR KETTLE REBOILERS 02/03/2017
Basis = HTRI Report B-K-1/2 (See KO Book For HTRI Report) 3-Feb-17
9:50 AM
CASE NO. = Horizontal Flow Example As a Degasser
Db
fc
Vapor rate = 415,000 lb/hr
Bundle Length = 36 ft.
Bundle Dia, Db = 89.10 inches Liquid Pool
Vapor Density = 1.06 lb/cf
Liquid Density = 53 lb/cf Kettle Exchanger
Surface Tension = 15.00 dynes/cm
Specified Entrainment Level = 0.00666 fpe, fraction, default = 0.00666 or 2/3% lb/hr Liq / lb/hr Vapor
Is Exchanger A Reboiler ? No Yes or No
Column Reflux Ratio = 0 Only spec if reboiler. If Reflux Ratio unknow, default = 1.0
Tray Efficiency = 0 Fractional Value. Only Spec if Reboiler = Yes - Typical = 0.80
Max Allow Tray Eff'y Decrease = 0 fee, for bottom tray if reboiler = Yes, default = 0.05
Foam Clearance, fc, Above Liquid = 0 inches, default = 5" for safety margin
Nozzle Location (1 or 2) = 1 Outlet Nozzle At far End Select No. Noz
No. Nozzles = 1 2 3 4 2
Trial Shell Dia.,Ds, in. = 180 180 180 180 180
Is Entrain't < Than Spec'd ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Entrainment Coeff With Vge = 0.0707 0.0500 0.0408 0.0353 0.0500
Entrainment, E, With Vge = 0.00117 0.00041 0.00022 0.00015 0.00041 lb/hr Liq / lb/hr Vapor
Min. Specified Entrainment = 0.00666 0.00666 0.00666 0.00666 0.00666 lb/hr Liq / lb/hr Vapor
lbs/hr Liquid Entrained With Vapour = 483.89 171.08 93.13 60.49 171.08
Is exchanger a reboiler ? No from Cell C12
Press Drop Limitation = 0.00666 Eq. 4-7, from cell C11
Eff'y Limitation if Reboiler Eq. 4-9, Logic = IF(C12="Yes",(1/(1-C15)-1)*C13/C14,"")
Minimum Entrainment, E = 0.00666 Entrained lbs Liquid / lb Vapor
Is 0.0001 < E < 0.5 ? Within Limit
Entrainment Coeff, K, = 0.1263 Eq. 4-13
Entrainment Velocity, Vg = 0.8844 ft/sec Eq 4-11
Vert Velocity, Vgv, f/s = 0.201 0.201 0.201 0.201
Horiz Velocity, Vgh, f/s = 1.2154 0.6077 0.4051 0.3038
Effective Velocity, Vge, f/s = 0.4947 0.3498 0.2856 0.2474
Vge Greater Than Vgv ?? 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
Vge Less Than Vg ?? 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000
Shell Diameter,Ds, ft., = 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
Ht above Liquid foam, inches, = 90.90 90.90 90.90 90.90
Ht Above Foam Limit Must be > 10" Within Limit Within Limit Within Limit Within Limit
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SIZING SHELL DIAMETERS FOR KETTLE REBOILERS 02/03/2017
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lb/hr Liq / lb/hr Vapor
lb/hr Liq / lb/hr Vapor
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