VERTICAL VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATOR SIZING

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Chemical Engineering Calculations

User Input

INPUT
Vapor Flowrate
Vapor Density
Liquid Flowrate
Liquid Density
Liquid Holdup Time
Slug Capacity
L/D Maximum

100000.0 Kg/h
20.180 Kg/m
50000.0 Kg/h
736.10 Kg/m
5.0 min
0.57 m
4.0

INLET NOZZLE SIZING

Inlet Nozzle
Schoepentoeter
Momentum
8000 Kg/m.s
User Input
Kg/m.s
Pipe ID Calculated
329.5 mm
Select Pipe ID
16.0 inch
Sch/ Thick
40.0
Pipe ID Selected
381.0 mm

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Description
Date
By

V-101
Receiver
10/4/2014
CheCalc

Operating Pressure
K Value Criterion
K Value Calculated
User Input K Value
Diameter Calculated
User Input Diameter

10.0
Compressor Suction S
0.074
2400

VAPOR OUTLET NOZZLE SIZING

Momentum
4500
Pipe ID Calculated
342.6
Select Pipe ID
16.0
Sch/ Thick
40.0
Pipe ID Selected
381.0

LIQUID OUTLET NOZZLE SIZING

Velocity
1.0
Pipe ID Calculated
155.0
Select Pipe ID
8.0
Sch/ Thick
40.0
Pipe ID Selected
202.7

SEPARATOR SIZING SUMMARY

Type
D
L

With Mist Eliminator

Separator Diameter
Separator Length

2400 mm
3100 mm

h1
h2
h3
h4
h5
h6
h7

Low liquid level to Bottom T/L

Level Range
High liquid level to Inlet nozzle
Diameter of Inlet nozzle
Inlet nozzle to Mist Eliminator
Thickness of Mist Eliminator
Mist Eliminator to Top T/L

150 mm
1457 mm
150 mm
426 mm
406 mm
150 mm
360 mm

L/D

1.29

With
Mist Eliminator
h7
h6
h5
h4
h3
h2
h1

Mesh

Full Mesh Blanket

2200 mm

Barg
or Suction Scrubber
m/s
m/s
mm
mm

Kg/m.s
mm
inch
mm

m/s
mm
inch
mm

Without
Mist Eliminator

h5
h4
h3
h2
h1

VERTICAL VAPOR LIQUID SEPARATOR SIZING

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Chemical Engineering Calculations

User Input

INPUT
Vapor Flowrate
Vapor Density
Liquid Flowrate
Liquid Density
Liquid Holdup Time
Slug Capacity
L/D Maximum

22046.2 lb/h
1.260 lb/ft
11023.1 lb/h
45.95 lb/ft
5.0 min
149.52 Gallon (US)
3.0

INLET NOZZLE SIZING

Inlet Nozzle
Half Open Pipe
Momentum
1400 lb/ft.s
User Input
lb/ft.s
Pipe ID Calculated
5.74 inch
Select Pipe ID
6.0 inch
Sch/ Thick
40.0
Pipe ID Selected
6.065 inch

Tag No.
Description
Date
By

V-101
Receiver
10/4/2014
CheCalc

Operating Pressure
K Value Criterion
K Value Calculated
User Input K Value
Diameter Calculated
User Input Diameter

145.0
No Special Requireme
0.345
3.5

VAPOR OUTLET NOZZLE SIZING

Momentum
3000
Pipe ID Calculated
4.27
Select Pipe ID
6.0
Sch/ Thick
40.0
Pipe ID Selected
6.065

LIQUID OUTLET NOZZLE SIZING

Velocity
3.3
Pipe ID Calculated
1.9
Select Pipe ID
2.0
Sch/ Thick
40.0
Pipe ID Selected
2.067

SEPARATOR SIZING SUMMARY

Type
D
L

With Mist Eliminator

Separator Diameter
Separator Length

3.5 ft
10.0 ft

h1
h2
h3
h4
h5
h6
h7

Low liquid level to Bottom T/L

Level Range
High liquid level to Inlet nozzle
Diameter of Inlet nozzle
Inlet nozzle to Mist Eliminator
Thickness of Mist Eliminator
Mist Eliminator to Top T/L

6.0 inch
53.4 inch
12.0 inch
6.6 inch
24.0 inch
6.0 inch
12.0 inch

L/D

2.86

With
Mist Eliminator
h7
h6
h5
h4
h3
h2
h1

Mesh

Partial Mesh Blanket

2.5 ft

PSIG
l Requirement
ft/s
ft/s
ft
ft

lb/ft.s
inch
inch
inch

ft/s
inch
inch
inch

Without
Mist Eliminator

h5
h4
h3
h2
h1