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DJM-MBA-PCS-CA-005 De-Etanizer Accumulator REV-1
DJM-MBA-PCS-CA-005 De-Etanizer Accumulator REV-1
DJM-MBA-PCS-CA-005 De-Etanizer Accumulator REV-1
DE-ETANIZER ACCUMULATOR
CALCULATION
V - 1402
2. DESIGN METHOD
The calculation according API 12 J, Specification for Oil and Gas Separator.
Calculated sufficient cross sectional area for gas phase to release or separate liquid.
Calculated sufficient liquid retention time for instrumetation spacing.
3. REFERENCES
API 12 J, Specification for Oil and Gas Separator
GPSA, Engineering Data Book, 11th Edition, 1998
Process Design Basis
Process Simulation
4. EQUATION
Mass rate fluid total mass rate
Volume rate m
Mass density
fluid total vol. rate
l g
Vc K . Vc : maximum allowable velocity, ft/s
g
Stoke's Law :
Intermediate Law :
Newton's Law :
5. CALCULATION
BASIS
Safety Factor 10 %
Gas volume rate 791.2 ft3/hr
Liquid volume rate 5.26 ft3/hr 0.087662
Mixed inlet density 2.76 lb/ft3
Nozzle
Note
Note 1 K value is multiplied by adjustment factor based on GPSA.
(for horizontal separator, take K = 0.45 and for 420 psig, the adjustment factor is 0.83)
Separator Dimensioning and Instrumentation Spacing
Liquid Levels (water section) Liquid area Total Volume Delta Volume Hold Up Time
Reference Level, in ft2 ft3 ft3 Min
Bottom 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
LLLL 4 0.39 2.72 2.72 31.07
LLL 8 1.05 7.36 4.63 52.84
NLL 12 1.83 12.83 5.48 62.50
HLL 16 2.66 18.64 5.80 66.20
HHLL 20 3.48 24.33 5.70 64.99
Liquid Residence Time 146.41
Liquid hold up 10.11 ft3 from LLLL - NLL > liquid vol rate OK
Vapor area 1.43 ft2 Vapor Area > Amin OK
Vapor segment 10.00 in
ga
s
Gravity Settling
ar Calculations
ea
Pemisahan
Dispersed phase Liquid
Continuous phase Gas
Droplet diameter to settle 100 micron
0.0003 ft
Dispersed phase density (droplet) 29.37 lb/ft3
Continuous phase density 2.58 lb/ft3
Continuous phase viscosity 0.01 cP
Acceleration due to gravity 32.2 ft/s2
Gas Area
10 in
D
HHLL 20 in 30 in
HLL 16 in
NLL 12 in
LLL 8 in
LLLL 4 in
Length 7.0 ft