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What criteria does the Pipe Segment use when checking for Choked Flow ?
Solution ID: 110043

Product(s): Aspen HYSYS

Version(s): Multiple

Primary subject: Unit Operations, Piping Equipment, Pipe Segment

Last Modified: 25-Jul-2002

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ID: 115471 My pipe segment says "Not Solved". What should I check/do?

Applicable Version(s):

Applies to all versions of Aspen HYSYS.

Problem Statement:

What criteria does the Pipe Segment use when checking for Choked Flow ?

Solution:

In order to make the Pipe Segment check for choked flow, tick the "Check Choked Flow" checkbox on the Design ... Calculation
page.

[The default setting is for this option to be switched off. This option was introduced with Aspen HYSYS 2.4.1]

If this is switched on then as it solves the pipe checks whether

V^2/c^2 > 1

Where V is the fluid velocity in the pipe and c is the speed of sound in the fluid.

c^2 is calculated from the standard partial differential relationship:

c^2 = dP / d rho at constant S

Where P is pressure, rho is mass density and S is entropy

In Aspen HYSYS, dP/drho is calculated by a finite difference method. Two flashes are carried out at slightly different pressures but
such that the entropy is constant and the gradient is then calculated.

Because of the extra flashes involved this slows down the pipe calculations.
Why is this important ?

The correlations used by the Pipe Segment are not valid for use with choked flow.

The Compressible Gas Pipe Operation or the separate Aspen Flarenet program are suitable for compressible flow systems.

Keywords:

Pipe Segment, Choked Flow, Speed of Sound

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