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API Separator Calculations

USER INPUT IN YELLOW

Design Flow rate (in gpm) 250
Temperature (in deg F) 60
Specific Gravity of the Oil (in g/cm3) 0.85
Oil Droplet size (in microns) 150
Density of the Water (in g/cm3) 0.99890
Viscosity (in Poise) 0.01129

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RESULTS
Width of separator in feet 6.500
Depth of separator in feet 2.500
Length of separator in feet 32.500

Oil Droplet (in cm) 0.015

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Minimum Maximum
Allowable Design Allowable
Result Result
terminal velocity (in cm/s) 0.16 0.16 0.16
terminal velocity (in ft/min) 0.32 0.32 0.32
Minimum cross sectional area needed (in ft) 11.14 11.14 11.14
Cross Sectional Area (in square feet) 11.14 16.25 160.00
maximum horizontal velocity (15*vt, but must be <=3) 3.00 3.00 3.00
horizontal velocity (in ft/min) 3.00 2.06 0.21
vh/vt 9.42 6.46 0.66
short-circuiting factor 1.49 1.40 1.19
Length of unit (must be at least 5X of width) (in ft) 5.00 32.50 100.00
length/width 5.00 5.00 5.00
minimum horizontal area 156.53 146.44 125.34
Width of channel (in feet) (must be 6 to 20) 1.00 6.50 20.00
Depth (in feet) 0.30 2.50 10.00
Depth/Width Ratio (must be .3 to .5) 0.30 0.38 0.50

Adjust the depth and width until you get a horizontal

velocity <=3. Ideal horizontal velocity should be in the
<=2 range at average flow. Make sure that you
maintain a depth/width ratio of .3 to .5
 Density vs. Temperature

1
f(x) = 0.00000000277462147773000 x³ − 0.00000211838753585720000 x² + 0.00013993394855035800000 x
+ 0.99753287920394200000000
R² = 0.99995045835253700000000
0.99

0.98
Temperature (in deg F)

0.97

0.96

0.95

0.94

0.93
0 50 100 150 200 250
Density (in g/cm3)
Temp Absolute Viscosity Kinematic Viscosity

°F Centipoises Poise Density (g/cm3) Centistokes SSU ft²/sec

32 1.79 0.0179 0.9998 1.79 33 1.931E-05
50 1.31 0.0131 0.9997 1.31 31.6 1.41E-05
60 1.12 0.0112 0.999 1.12 31.2 1.217E-05
70 0.98 0.0098 0.99797 0.98 30.9 1.059E-05
80 0.86 0.0086 0.9966 0.86 30.6 9.3E-06
85 0.81 0.0081 0.9958 0.81 30.4 8.69E-06
100 0.68 0.0068 0.993 0.69 30.2 7.39E-06
120 0.56 0.0056 0.9885 0.57 30 6.09E-06
140 0.47 0.0047 0.9832 0.48 29.7 5.14E-06
160 0.4 0.004 0.9771 0.41 29.6 4.42E-06
180 0.35 0.0035 0.9704 0.36 29.5 3.85E-06
212 0.28 0.0028 0.95836 0.29 29.3 3.19E-06
vh/vt turbulence factor f=1.2*turbulence factor
20 1.45 1.74
15 1.37 1.64
10 1.27 1.52
6 1.14 1.37
3 1.07 1.28

1.8
turbulence and short circuiting

f(x)f(x)
=1.7
−= 0.00002135979347904
− 0.0000213598 x³ + 0.
+ 0.0000986213627510133
+ 1.17136 x²
+R² 1.6
1.1713602582357000000
= 0.998182023808263
R² = 0.9981820238082630000
1.5
factor (F)

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1
turb
1.1

1
v
97934790414
598 x³ + 0.0000986214
x³ x² + 0.0349403 x
7510133 x² + 0.0349403358078105000 x
7000000
808263
82630000
vh/vt
03 x
00 x
 Viscosity vs. temperature

0.02

0.018
f(x) = 0.0000000000314883016300000 x ⁴ − 0.0000000198359271686200000 x³ + 0.0000047858489752853000000 x²
− 0.0005579906068530540000000 x + 0.0314145949124697000000000
0.016 R² = 0.9997858425917630000000000

0.014
Viscosity (in poise)

0.012

0.01

0.008

0.006

0.004

0.002

0
0 50 100 150 200 250

Temperature (deg F)