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    This document provides information about powder transfer parameters and calculations for pipe flow and vacuum system design. It specifies the powder batch weight and volume, transfer time and rate. It also details the process pressure and vacuum level, pipe dimensions and material, elbow configurations, and calculations for flow rate, conductance, and required pump capacity.

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    This document provides information about powder transfer parameters and calculations for pipe flow and vacuum system design. It specifies the powder batch weight and volume, transfer time and rate. It also details the process pressure and vacuum level, pipe dimensions and material, elbow configurations, and calculations for flow rate, conductance, and required pump capacity.

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    Powder Bulk Density 8 lb/ft³ 128.

    144
    Powder Batch weight 50 kg
    Powder batch volume 0.39 m³
    Transfer time 2 min
    Powder transfer rate 0.20 m³/min 11.71

    Discharge Pressure 400 torr 53,328.9


    TOTAL process and air volumetric flow rate @ vacuum header 0 m3/h 0
    Air molecular weight 28.97 g/mol
    Dry air viscosity 0.0181 cP 1.81E-05
    Actual air temperature 20 °C 293.15
    Atmospheric pressure 1 atm 101325
    Air density @ working vacuum pressure, 20 C 0.6339 kg/m3
    Selected pump volumetric flow rate for air @ vacuum header, 20 C 220 m3/h
    Selected pump mass flow rate for air @ vacuum header, 20 C 139.45 kg/h
    Air density @ 1 atm, 20 C 1.20 kg/m3
    Max volumetric flow rate for air @ 1 atm, 20 C (for air bleed valve) 115.79 m3/h
    Universal gas constant 8.3144598 J/K.mol

    Process pressure @ discharge 400 torr


    Differential pressure between suction (atm) and discharge 360 47,996.1
    Pipe Size NPS 2 in
    Pipe Schedule No. 40S -
    Pipe outside diameter, do 60.3 mm
    Pipe wall thickness, tw 3.91 mm
    Pipe inside diameter, di 52.48 mm 5.2
    Area or pipe inside 2,163.1 mm2 21.6
    Pipe length 40.0 m 4000.0
    Velocity in the pipe 1.5 m/s
    Reynolds Number 2,762.59 - Turbulent
    Pipe absolute roughness, ε 0.0150 mm
    Pipe relative roughness, ε/di 0.0003 -
    Pipe friction factor, ƒ 0.0408 -
    Elbows count 10 -
    Elbows angle 90 °
    Equivalnet pipe length for elbows 34.9 cm
    Effective pipe length 4034.9 cm
    Conductance of pipe for air (laminar flow) 12,235.2 l/s 44,046.6
    Conductance of pipe for air (turbulent flow) 1.5 l/s 5.4

    Total conductance 44,046.6 m3/h 25,924.8


    Pump flow capacity at calculated total flow rate @ vacuum header 11.7 m /h3
    11.7
    Required pump capacity for the calculated total flow rate @ vacuum header 11.7 m3/h 6.9
    kg/m³

    m³/h 6.89 CFM

    Pa 533.3 mbar
    CFM

    Pa.s 1.81E-07 mbar.s


    K
    Pa 1013.25 mbar
    Ideal Gas Equation

    Ideal Gas Equation

    Pa 480.0 mbar

    Stainless Steel: ASME B36.19M; Carbon Steel: ASME: B36.10M

    cm π.d4.P/(128µ.l)
    cm2
    cm

    Laminar Re < 2300


    0.015 mm Stainless-Steel, 0.045 mm Commercial CS

    Colebrook-White Equation, Churchill Form 1977

    Eq. 1.32, Fundamentals of Vacuum Technology, Leybold

    m3/h 25,924.8 CFM Hagen–Poiseuille equation: π.d⁴.P/(128µ.l) Derived from


    Darcy-Weisbach equation for the calculation of pressure
    m3/h 3.2 CFM drop.
    Replace friction factor with 64/Re.
    Replace velocity with 4Q/πd
    CFM
    CFM
    CFM
    NPS SCH. WT OD ID
    0.5-10S 1/2 10S 2.11 21.3 17.08
    0.75-10S 3/4 10S 2.11 26.7 22.48
    1-10S 1 10S 2.77 33.4 27.86
    1.25-10S 1 1/4 10S 2.77 42.2 36.66
    1.5-10S 1 1/2 10S 2.77 48.3 42.76
    2-10S 2 10S 2.77 60.3 54.76
    2.5-10S 2 1/2 10S 3.05 73 66.9
    3-10S 3 10S 3.05 88.9 82.8
    4-10S 4 10S 3.05 114.3 108.2
    5-10S 5 10S 3.4 141.3 134.5
    6-10S 6 10S 3.4 168.3 161.5
    8-10S 8 10S 3.76 219.1 211.58
    10-10S 10 10S 4.19 273 264.62
    12-10S 12 10S 4.57 323.9 314.76
    14-10S 14 10S 4.78 355.6 346.04
    16-10S 16 10S 4.78 406.4 396.84
    0.5-40S 1/2 40S 2.77 21.3 15.76
    0.75-40S 3/4 40S 2.87 26.7 20.96
    1-40S 1 40S 3.38 33.4 26.64
    1.25-40S 1 1/4 40S 3.56 42.2 35.08
    1.5-40S 1 1/2 40S 3.68 48.3 40.94
    2-40S 2 40S 3.91 60.3 52.48
    2.5-40S 2 1/2 40S 5.16 73 62.68
    3-40S 3 40S 5.49 88.9 77.92
    4-40S 4 40S 6.02 114.3 102.26
    5-40S 5 40S 6.55 141.3 128.2
    6-40S 6 40S 7.11 168.3 154.08
    8-40S 8 40S 8.18 219.1 202.74
    10-40S 10 40S 9.27 273 254.46
    12-40S 12 40S 9.53 323.9 304.84
    14-40S 14 40S 9.53 355.6 336.54
    16-40S 16 40S 9.53 406.4 387.34

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