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TABLE OF°CONTENTS
1. PURPOSE OF DOCUMENT ........................................................................................................... 3
Project Description ........................................................................................................................... 3
2. APPLICABLE°CODES, STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS .................................................... 4
2.1 Project References ................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Company Standards and Specifications ............................................................................... 4
3. ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 5
4. CALCULATION BASIS .................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Two pipe flows groups ........................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Calculation ............................................................................................................................. 6
4.3 Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 6
4.4 Study Input............................................................................................................................. 6
4.5 Basic Assumptions ................................................................................................................ 6
4.6 Study Methodology ................................................................................................................ 6
Roughness of pipes ........................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Pressure drop coefficients values ...................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
5 STUDY OUTPUT .................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1 Hydraulic pipe calculations 1 ..................................................................................................... 7
5.2 hydraulic calculations 2 ............................................................................................................ 15
6. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................... 23
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1. Purpose of Document
This document presents the assessment pressure drop calculations for two groups of piping.
This document used for assessing the pressure demand for pumping and the required diameter
for the pipes
Project Description
Total and OiLibya inaugurated their new industrial facility in Borg El Arab, near Alexandria in
October 2009. Oil Products Storage and Blending Alexandria (OPSBA), an industrial joint
venture in which the two Companies hold 65% and 35% respectively, are operating the Plant.
The purpose of the Company is manufacturing, purchasing, exporting, trading, marketing and
distributing petroleum products, motor oils, lubricants and specialties in addition to any related
services.
OPSBA intends to install Viscosity Improver Modifier Dissolution Unit (VIMU) in the plant to
achieve strategic goals and objectives. The VI Modifier shall enable OPSBA to blend the
viscosity index improver additives in-house, which will help in reducing the finished product
blending time, enhance the material planning process, and save the space dedicated to store
the packed V.I additives and increase the space for storing other types of packed additives. The
project will also help reducing the risk of handling full packed drums and will reduce the traffic
inside the blending plant.
The project outline is the installation of Viscosity Improver Modifier Blender with Capacity of
10mT along with 2 x 50 M³ Additive Tanks with Related Accessories and integrating them to the
existing Blending system.
On other hand, OPSBA intends to make extra scope for some pipelines modification in the sake
of plant improvement.
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2. APPLICABLE°CODES, STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
The design and implementation will be in accordance with project reference documents (Job
Specification) and applicable requirements of the revision at the time of Contract of the following
Codes and standards.
The following specifications, standards, drawings and regulations shall be applied to FEED
designs.
a) Project References;
b) Company Standards and Specifications;
c) International Codes, Standards and Specifications.
2.1 Project References
Document Number Document Title
EN18011\12 Isometric report for piping
MSDS for flowing medium
TDS for flowing medium
2.2 Company Standards and Specifications
Company Specifications will followed in this Project. Order of precedence shall be as follows:
1) Addendum to TOTAL Specification / New Project Specification
2) TOTAL Specification
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3. ABBREVIATIONS
PSI Pound per square inch
“ Inch
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4. CALCULATION BASIS
4.1 Two pipe flows groups
Every pipe group calculation is separate
4.2 Calculation
The Calculation performed manually and using online software
4.3 Methodology
The various step involved in the Calculation are:
Study the detailed piping parameters from isometric drawings
Carry out pressure drop calculations
4.4 Study Input
Study inputs are
Physical parameters for flowing medium
Thermodynamic properties from TDS
Isometric drawings for piping
4.5 Basic Assumptions
Following assumption was considered as part of this report.
Calculations are held twice, for 4-inch pipe diameter and for 6-inch pipe diameter
4.6 Study Methodology
This study based on Concepts of pressure drop using Bernoulli equations and heuristic data
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5 Study Output
5.1 Hydraulic pipe calculations 1
Table 1 pipeline length , elbows, and valves submissions
Total length of straight pipe 51.6+6.2+0.6+20.1 78.5m
Total number of elbows 6+4+4+1 15 elbows
Total number of valves 1+1 2 valves
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Elbows
4”
Table 2 input data
Flow medium Base oil
Volume flow 25m3/hr
Weight density 970kg/m3
Kinematic viscosity (at 90oc) 2500 cST
Element of pipe Carbon steel
Dimension of element 4"
Temperature 90oc
Table 3 output data
Velocity flow 0.86m/s
Reynolds number 35
Flow type Laminar
Table 4 elbows pressure drop table
4” 1 elbow 2 elbows
Pressure drop 0.07595psi 1.13925psi
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Elbow
6”
Table 2 input data
Flow medium Base oil
Volume flow 25m3/hr
Weight density 970kg/m3
Kinematic viscosity (at 90oc) 2500cST
Element of pipe Carbon steel
Dimension of element 6"
Temperature 90oc
Table 3 output data
Velocity flow 0.38m/s
Reynolds number 23
Flow type Laminar
Table 4 elbows pressure drop table
6” 1 elbow 2 elbows
Pressure drop 0.0168psi 0.252psi
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Pipeline length
4”
Table 2 input data
Flow medium Base oil
Volume flow 25m^3/hr
Weight density 970kg/m^3
Kinematic viscosity (at 90oc) 2500cST
Element of pipe Carbon steel
Dimension of element 4"
Temperature 90oc
Table 3 output data
Velocity flow 0.86m/s
Reynolds number 35
Flow type Laminar
Table 4 pipeline pressure drop table
4” 1 meter 79 meters
Pressure drop 0.933914psi 73.54 psi
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Pipeline length
6”
Table 2 input data
Flow medium Base oil
Volume flow 25m3/hr
Weight density 970kg/m3
Kinematic viscosity (at 90oc) 2500 cST
Element of pipe Carbon steel
Dimension of element 6"
Temperature 90oc
Table 3 output data
Velocity flow 0.38m/s
Reynolds number 23
Flow type Laminar
Table 4 pipeline pressure drop table
6” 1 meter 79meters
Pressure drop 0.1844psi 14.38psi
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Valves
4”
Table 2 input data
Flow medium Base oil
Volume flow 25m3/hr
Weight density 970kg/m3
Kinematic viscosity (at 90oc) 2500 cST
Valve type Globe valve
Dimension of element 4"
Temperature 90oc
Table 3 output data
Velocity flow 0.86m/s
Reynolds number 35
Flow type Laminar
Table 4 elbows pressure drop table
4” 1 valve 2 valves
Pressure drop 2.482psi 4.964 psi
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Valve
6”
Table 2 input data
Flow medium Base oil
Volume flow 25 m3/hr
Weight density 970kg/m^3
Kinematic viscosity (at 90oc) 2500cST
Valve type Globe valve
Dimension of element 6"
Temperature 90 oc
Table 3 output data
Velocity flow 0.38m/s
Reynolds number 23
Flow type Laminar
Table 4 elbows pressure drop table
6” 1 valve 2 valves
Pressure drop 0.7064psi 1.412psi
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Summary tables
Table 2 total pressure drop @4"
4” Valves Pipelines Elbows
Pressure drop 4.964psi 73.312psi 1.13925psi
79.415psi =
Total pressure drop 5.48 bar
Table 3 total pressure drop @6"
6” Valves Pipelines Elbows
Pressure drop 1.412psi 14.38psi 0.252psi
16.044psi =
Total pressure drop 1.1 bar
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5.2 hydraulic calculations 2
Table 4 pipeline length , elbows, and valves submissions
total length of straight pipe 29.6+22.1+0.6+19.1 72M
total number of elbows 6+4+4 14elbows
total number of valves 1+1 2valves
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ELBOWS
4”
Table 2 input data
flow medium base oil
volume flow 25m3/hr
weight density 970Kg/m3
kinematic viscosity 2500 cST
element of pipe Carbon steel
dimension of element 4"
temperature 90oC
Table 3 output data
velocity flow 0.86m/s
Reynolds number 35
flow type laminar
Table 4 elbows pressure drop table
4” 1 elbow 14 elbows
pressure drop 0.077595PSI 1.086PSI
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Elbow
6”
Table 2 input data
flow medium base oil
volume flow 25m3/hr
weight density 970Kg/m3
kinematic viscosity 2500 cST
element of pipe Carbon steel
dimension of element 6"
temperature 90oC
Table 3 output data
velocity flow 0.38m/s
Reynolds number 23
flow type laminar
Table 4 elbows pressure drop table
6” 1 elbow 14 elbows
pressure drop 0.0168PSI 0.23554PSI
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Pipeline length
4”
Table 2 input data
flow medium base oil
volume flow 25m3/hr
weight density 970Kg/m3
kinematic viscosity 2500 cST
element of pipe Carbon steel
dimension of element 4"
temperature 90oC
Table 3 output data
velocity flow 0.86m/s
Reynolds number 35
flow type laminar
Table 4 pipeline pressure drop table
4” 1 meter 72meters
pressure drop 0.933914PSI 67.24PSI
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PIPELINE length
6”
Table 2 input data
flow medium base oil
volume flow 25m3/hr
weight density 970Kg/m3
kinematic viscosity 2500 cST
element of pipe Carbon steel
dimension of element 6"
temperature 90oC
Table 3 output data
velocity flow 0.38m/s
Reynolds number 23
flow type laminar
Table 4 pipeline pressure drop table
6” 1 meter 72 meters
pressure drop 0.1844 psi 13.28 psi
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VALVES
4”
Table 2 input data
flow medium base oil
volume flow 25m3/hr
weight density 970Kg/m3
kinematic viscosity 2500 cST
Valve type Globe valve
dimension of element 4"
temperature 90oC
Table 3 output data
velocity flow 0.86m/s
Reynolds number 35
flow type laminar
Table 4 elbows pressure drop table
4” 1 valve 2 valves
pressure drop 2.482 psi 4.964psi
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VALVE
6”
Table 2 input data
flow medium base oil
volume flow 25m3/hr
weight density 970Kg/m3
kinematic viscosity 2500CST
Valve type Globe valve
dimension of element 6"
temperature 90oC
Table 3 output data
velocity flow 0.38m/s
Reynolds number 23
flow type laminar
Table 4 elbows pressure drop table
6” 1 valve 2 valves
pressure drop 0.7064PSI 1.14128psi
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SUMMARY TABLE
Table 5 total pressure drop @4"
Pipelines
4” valves length elbows
pressure drop 4.9664PSI 67.24PSI 1.086PSI
73.22psi =
total pressure drop 5.04bar
Table 6 total pressure drop @6"
Pipelines
6” valves length elbows
pressure drop 1.4128PSI 13.28PSI 0.23554PSI
14.65 psi =
total pressure drop 1.0100bar
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6. CONCLUSION
Based on the pressure drop calculations, the pressure drop is very high at 4-inch diameter so that it
is not acceptable. For the 6-inch, it is also not recommended as the pressure drop value is still high
and will need higher pumping power to flow.
