Pocket PipeCalc

By Fernando Palacios 29.972

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Pipeline Volume Calculations

Outside Diameter: 1300.0 mm

1000
Length: 15043.26 m 3.1415927
4
Wall Thickness: 23.83 mm

Inside Diameter: 1,252.34 mm

Volume / m: 1.232 m3 3600

24
Volume / km: 1,231.78 m3 0.89
2
Total Volume: 18530.040 m3 60
1
Flooding Calculations
l-t fFactor 627.34219024
Required Pig Speed: 0.300 m/sec fsLine 0.36953505849
fsTpipe 188.202657072
Reqd flow rate: 1330.33 m3/hr
= 22.17 m3/min

Pigging time: 13.93 hrs

Reqd Back pressure: 18.000 BarG fhLine 0.57143608586

fhTpipe 558447.818738
Maximum Head pres: 2190.000 m fpLine 0.05605788002
fpTpipe 54783.7310182
Pipeline smoothness: 150 *

Temp pipe diam: 50 mm 0.0019635 0.05

Temp pipe length: 2300 m

Temp Pipe volume: 4.52 m3

 Temp pipe smooth: 150 *

* Number is a constant between 80 and 150

80 for rusty old pipe. 100 for normal carbon steel pipe,
150 for new, smooth pipe.

Pig Type Quantity Differential

BarG
Sphere 0 0.00 25
Bare foam 0 0.00 75
Cone 0 0.00 280
Dual cone 0 0.00 180
Bi Di 3 0.61 255
Poly foam 0 0.00 380
Brush 0 0.00 455
Special ** 0 0.00
** Manually enter expected pressure drop across Special
Pigs in space provided.

Pressure drops:
Due to Pig train: 0.61 BarG

Friction loss (Line): 0.06 BarG

Friction loss (T Pipe): 54783.73 BarG

Head Pressure: 219.00 BarG

Line back-pressure: 18.00 BarG

Total: 55021.40 BarG

Summary:
Reqd pig speed: 0.30 m/sec

Required flowrate: 1330.33 m3/hr

= 22.17 m3/min

Flooding Time: 13.93 Hrs

= 0.58 Days

Maximum reqd pres: 55021.40 BarG

Chemical Calculations

Req'd Contingency: 0.00 %

Type Dosage Quantity

ppm litres
Hycor MP Coctail: 0 0.00
Oxygen Scavenger: 0 0.00
Biocide: 0 0.00
Dye: 20 370.60

Pressurisation and Air inclusion

Test Pressure: 130.00 BarG

Req'd Air Content: 0.20 %

Air Inclusion: 35.00 BarG

 Pressurisation rate: 1.0 Bar/min 130
2.16666667
Hold period: 4 Hrs

Depres' rate: 2 BarG/min 65

1.08333333
Contingency: 1 Hrs

Timescale: 8.3 Hrs

Pump vol/stroke: 14.000 l

Volume/BarG: 1278.6350 l

Strokes/BarG: 91.33 str

T Vol to Air Inc: 44752.22 l

T Strokes Air Incl: 3197 str

Max strokes: 5844 str

Max vol to Air Inc: 81812 l

Max air volume: 37.060 m3

37060.08
Strokes to Air Inc: 8160 str

Volume: 114.2400 m3
69487.78
Air Content: 0.3750 %

Vol to test pres: 235710.3 l

Strokes to test pres: 16836 str

Duration to Test Pressure

Rate Time Volume
(bar/min) (hrs) (l/min)
0.10 21.67 127.9
0.25 8.67 319.7
0.50 4.33 639.3
0.75 2.89 959.0
1.00 2.17 1278.6
1.25 1.73 1598.3
1.50 1.44 1918.0

Temperature effect

c expansion (steel): 0.000011

0.000011
Youngs Modulus: 210000 Nmm2
210000
Average temp: 15 oC 111

Start Temp: 15 oC

Modulus (water): 2073 Nmm2

Temperature Unrestrained Restrained

(oC) (BarG) (BarG)
 15 1.603 1.754 0.00015047545
16 1.765 1.915 0.00016232862
17 1.924 2.074 0.00017392847
18 2.079 2.229 0.00018528463
19 2.230 2.381 0.00019640673
20 2.379 2.529 0.0002073044
21 2.525 2.675 0.00021798726
22 2.668 2.818 0.00022846495
23 2.808 2.958 0.00023874709
24 2.946 3.096 0.00024884332

Dewatering / Swabbing calculations

Compressor size: 2000 CFM

= 3339 m3/hr

No of compressors: 1

Comp efficiency: 100 % 1

Total Capacity: 2000 CFM

= 3339 m3/hr

Head WATER: 2200 m

Pig Type Quantity Differential

Sphere 0 0.00 25
Bare foam 1 0.06 75
Cone 0 0.00 280
Dual cone 0 0.00 180
Bi Di 0 0.00 255
Poly foam 0 0.00 380
Brush 0 0.00 455
Special ** 0.00 0.06
** Manually enter expected pressure drop across Special
Pigs in space provided.

Back pressure: 0 BarG

Pig running pressure: 220.06 BarG

0.25
Capacity @ pres: 9.09 CFM
= 15.17 m3/hr

Pig running speed: 0.00 m/sec 0.00421499

Time for Pig run: 1221.17 hrs

= 50.88 days

Air Drying

Water film thickness: 0.20 mm

Est. water content: 11837.07 kg

Dryer Output: 11200.00 SCM/hr

Vapour density: 7.75 g/m3

Drying time: 141.56 hrs

Drying time: 5.90 days

Vacuum Drying

Drawdown time

Pump Capacity: m3/hr

Start pressure: mBarA

SV pressure: mBarA

Drawdown time: #DIV/0! hrs

Leak Check
199536
Duration: 24.00 hrs 537371.156513
2.69310378334
Start Pres: 130.00 mBarA 42.071197411
-3.8834951456
End Pres: 118.00 mBarA 38.1877022654

Start Temp: 36.00 oC

End Temp: 36.00 oC

System Inleakage: -10.45866 kg/hr

Vaporisation time

Water film thickness: 25.00 mm

Est. water content: 1479633.32 kg

Vapour Density: 123.00 g/m3

Pump Capacity: 240.00 m3/hr

Evaporation time: 50123.08 hrs

Purging with dry air or nitrogen

Pump capacity: 3000.00 m3/hr

(@ purge pressure)
Time to purge: 6.18 hrs

Soak test
49884
Duration: 6.00 hrs 537371.156513
10.7724151334
Start Pres: 15.24 mBarA 5.34361851332
0.02103786816
End Pres: 15.30 mBarA 5.36465638149

Start Temp: 12.20 oC

End Temp: 12.20 oC

System Inleakage: 0.22663 kg/hr

Leak / Soak: 0.0 :1 kg/hr

Final Drawdown
 From: 9.00 mBarA

To: 0.50 mBarA

Time: 17.85 hrs

Total drying time

Total Drying time: #DIV/0! hrs

Total Drying time: #DIV/0! days

Calculations and conversions

m3 to CFM
CFM > M3/hr: 600 1014.08
m3/hr > CFM: 1014 599.95

Air Load to Capacity

Air Load: 22.7 Kg/hr
Temperature: 14.1 Deg C
Pressure: 11.63 mBarA
Pump Capacity: 1608.04 m3/hr
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