TOTAL NEW INLET SEPARATOR

DESIGN CONDITIONS:
Oil Flow Rate : 84000 BOPD
Water Flow Rate : 420 BWPD
Gas Flow Rate : 0.42 MMSCFD
Density of water ρwater : 1000 kg/m3
Density of oil ρoil : 830 kg/m3
Viscosity of oil μoil : 3 cP

Normal Oil level in the separator : 3.0 m

Axial velocity at normal level : 0.022 m/s
Separation length between Inlet nozzle and weir : 6.962 m
Settling time available within the separation : (6.962 / 0.022)
length between inlet nozzle and weir 316 sec

Weir height : 1.7 m

Space available above weir : 1.3 m

Settling velocity for maximum droplet : (0.022 / 6.962 * 1.3)

which can be settled before weir Vset : 0.0041 m/s

Maximum droplet size separated : 364 microns

18∗Vset∗μ
Dp=
√( g∗( ρwater−ρoil ) )
OPERATING CONDITIONS:
Oil Flow Rate : 70000 BOPD
Water Flow Rate : 350 BWPD
Gas Flow Rate : 0.35 MMSCFD
Density of water ρwater : 1000 kg/m3
Density of oil ρoil : 830 kg/m3
Viscosity of oil μoil : 3 cP

Normal Oil level in the separator : 3.0 m

Axial velocity at normal level : 0.018 m/s
Separation length between Inlet nozzle and weir : 6.962 m
Settling time available within the separation : (6.962 / 0.018)
length between inlet nozzle and weir 389 sec

Weir height : 1.7 m

Space available above weir : 1.3 m

Settling velocity for maximum droplet : (0.018 / 6.962 * 1.3)

which can be settled before weir Vset : 0.0034 m/s

Maximum droplet size separated : 330 microns

18∗Vset∗μ
Dp=
√( g∗( ρwater−ρoil ) )