Instrument Air System Design

Approximate calculations for instrument air system

Input data into blue cells
Data from green cells is useful for equipment list

Shut-down Valve Demand Calculation

Actuator Stroke Length = 0.8 m
Actuator Stroke Diameter = 0.2 m
Actuator Volume = 0.0251 m3
Valve Opening Time = 15.0 s
Actuator Demand = 0.0017 am3/s
Actuator Demand = 3.6 acfm
Actuator Demand = 27.2 scfm

Instrument Air Flowrate

No. % Operative Demand per Item Total Demand

Of Simulateously (scfm) (Sm3/h) (scfm) (Sm3/h)
Local Pneumatic Controllers 0 100 0.50 0.85 0.0 0.0
Control Valve Actuators 25 100 1.00 1.70 25.0 42.5
Shut-down Valves 10 100 10.01 17.00 100.1 170.0
Motors 20 100 5.89 10.00 117.7 200.0
Utility Air req'd by stations 20 20 58.86 100.00 235.4 400.0

Total Demand 478.2 812.5

Air Reciever Sizing basis 1.3 536.2

Air Drier sizing 1.5 1218.7
Air Compressors 1.3 ###

Bufer Vessel Volume

With SDV Without SDV
Operation Operation
Time = 0.25 0.25 h
Atmospheric Pressure= 1.01 1.01 bara
Initial pressure = 8.50 8.50 barg
Final pressure = 4.50 4.50 barg
Outlet flow rate = 508 0 Nm3/h
Required Volume = 32.18 0.00 m3
Height = 7.5 3.4 m
Diameter = 2.6 1.4 m
Actual Vessel Volume = 39.82 5.23 m3