Calculation Sheet

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CAL-PR-0100

CUSTOMER
NAME:

Petrofac Process Department

CONTRACT
NAME:

Calculation Verification
CALCULATION

Ref.

Fluid Properties

Fluid =
=
=
=
Liquid density, r
=
Liquid viscosity, m

Liquid
221
0.71
965.4
3.147

bara
bara
kg/m
cP

=
=
=

6.8
2.2
360

bara
bara
m/h

=
=

210
3

inch

inch

Nominal outlet valve size, d =

Internal diameter downstream expander, D 2 =
Pressure recovery factor for valve, FL =

inch

inch

Critical pressure, Pc
Vapour pressure, Pv

Rev.

Process Data
Upstream pressure, P1
Downstream pressure, P2
Volumetric flowrate,
Q
Valve and Piping Data
Line number
Initial valve Cv
Nominal inlet valve size, d
Internal diameter upstream reducer, D 1

Pressure recovery factor for valve, FL =

FL value to be used =
Pressure differential at non-choked conditions
Pressure differential at choked conditions

=
=
=
Flow through valve is
Pressure differential used for sizing =
Sum of resistance coefficient, =
Upstream resistance coefficient, 1 =
Piping geometry, Fp =
Combined factors, FLP

0.9

Default value

User value

0.9
4.60
4.21
Choked
4.21
0.287

bar
bar
bar

0.779
0.922
0.764

Liquid critical pressure ratio factor, FF =

Specific Gravity
=

0.944
0.965

Calculated CV =

216.1

187