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IA Consumption

This document calculates the instrument air and compressor capacity needs for a plant. It estimates instrument air consumption for control valves and on-off valves. The total instrument air demand is calculated as 551 Nm3/hr. An additional 10% is added for refrigeration systems. The total demand is increased by 30% for a margin. Utility air is 20% of instrument air demand. The compressor capacity is 150% of the total instrument air demand, which is calculated as 1200 Nm3/hr.

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IA Consumption

This document calculates the instrument air and compressor capacity needs for a plant. It estimates instrument air consumption for control valves and on-off valves. The total instrument air demand is calculated as 551 Nm3/hr. An additional 10% is added for refrigeration systems. The total demand is increased by 30% for a margin. Utility air is 20% of instrument air demand. The compressor capacity is 150% of the total instrument air demand, which is calculated as 1200 Nm3/hr.

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Basis assumption

1. IA consumption for each control valve is 1 scfm (continuous, as per API 550)
2. IA consumption for on-off valve: < 8" = 1.15 scfm, 10" > = 1.51 scfm
3. IA consumption for on-off is intermitent. It is assumed as 10% from total IA consumption for on-off valve.
4. Utility air demand is based on 20% from total IA demand. Utility air demand already include blowing requirement
5. Compressor capacity is based on 150% from total instrument air demand

Demand Calculation
Instrument Air
Margin Consumption (Nm3/hr)
No. Item Description
1 On-off Valve at natural gas line to Boiler & DEG 0.2
2 OSBL Area Packaging Area 21
3 ISBL Area Physical Refining 170
4 ISBL Area Dry Fractination 360
Total Demand 551.2
Instrument Air for Refrigerant System 10% 55.12
Instrument Air Demand+Refrig System 606.32
Design Margin 30% 181.896
Total Instrument Air Demand 788.216

Utility Air Margin Consumption (Nm3/hr)


1 Total IA Demand 788.216
2 Utililty air demand 20% 157.6432
Total Instrument Air Demand 945.8592

Compressor Capacity
1 IA Demand 788.216
2 Margin 50% 394.108
3 Air Compressor Capacity 1182.324
Selected capacity air compressor 1200
tion for on-off valve.
nclude blowing requirement

tion (Nm3/hr)

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