RO Calculations

Calculation of the Wetted surface Area

Vessel information
OD
3.75 ft
L
36 ft
T
64 oF
P
1160.3 psi
z1
0.8325
Lower Portion - Condensate
LAHH
3.3 ft
Areahead
15.2 ft2
Arealevel
39.3 ft2
Arealower
54.5 ft2
Upper Portion Glycol
LAHH
Arealevel

2.5 ft
29.5 ft2

Total Surface Area Vessel

Total
83.9 ft2
Total + 20%
100.7
Calculation Of Heat input
Q
880328.06 BTU/hr

178 BTU/lb
W
4946 lb/hr
W
2243 kg/hr
Volume Calculations
Cylinder
Heads
20% pipe
Total
m1
T2
z2
P2
m2
del mass
time
rate
rate
Overall Rate
rate

346.4
11.2
71.5
429.1
1723.2

ft3
ft3
ft3
ft3
lb

-5.5
0.9695
100 psi
166.53214
1556.7
15
103.8
6226.7

lb
min
lb/min
lb/hr

Relief and Vessel Volume

11172 lb/hr
5067.7133 kg/hr

assumes constant volume for Delta Mass

isolated system at RO open
706.0989 kg

me for Delta Mass

em at RO open

RO sizing

Method: Use API 520 Gas critical flow eqn for PRV

Input data

01-380-0-VE-01
LAHH

Case
W
cp/cv
C
Kd
P1
Kb
Kc
T
Z
M

flow rate
coeff based on cp/cv
eff coeff of discharge
upstream pressure
capacity correction factor due to back pressure
corection factor for rupture disk
relieving temp
compressibility factor
molecular weight

kg/h

kPaa

Fire Wetted
5067.71
1.177
336
0.975
7978
1
1
291
0.833
16.00

Calculated values

A
d

required effective discharge area

= 13160.W/(C.Kd.P1.Kb.Kc).(TZ/M)0.5
mm2
equiv orifice dia
mm
Selected orifice dia mm

99.29
11.24
20

see "Numerical" for sizing

01-380-0-VE-01
LALL

Fire Wetted
5067.71
1.177
336
0.975
7978
1
1
291
0.833
16.00

99.29
11.24
20

merical" for sizing

Equation

1.753234317

constants
M
R
C
k
Pa
A

3.45

Target Mass to hit

16
8314.5
0.72
1.17
200000
0.000314 m2

Orifice size

1266.928 kg
interval

Qi (kg/s)

Hourly Rate

3.277506
2.870869
2.464943
2.055841
1.644514
1.231809
0.819227
0.408056
0.281346
0.203549

6022 kg/hr

P kPa
Z
8000000
7000000
6000000
5000000
4000000
3000000
2000000
1000000
690000
500000

T (K)
0.8325
0.8445
0.855
0.8685
0.8854
0.9065
0.9321
0.9631
0.97
0.9808

degF
291
286.3
281.8
276.9
271.7
266.1
260.0
253.6
252.1
250.2

55.86
47.8
39.08
29.66
19.5
8.6
-3
-5.56
-9.125

1.67
t
1.7
3.3
5.0
6.7
8.3
10.0
11.7
13.3
15.0
16.666666667

20

min
mass (kg).
cumulative
327.75
287.09
614.84
246.49
861.33
205.58
1066.92
164.45
1231.37
123.18
1354.55
81.92
1436.47
40.81
1477.28
28.13
1505.41
20.35
1505.41

ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSIBLE FLOW PRESSURE DR

PROJECT
JOB NO
LOCATION
CLIENT

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OYO FPSO
2008-07
Nigeria
BA / ENI

REFERENCES

1. ISOTHERMAL FLOW - API 521, 4TH EDITION, MARCH 1

2. FITTINGS K FACTOR - FLOW OF FLUIDS THROUGH VALV
3. FRICTION FACTORS - HSI-JEN CHEN EQUATION "SOLVIN
HYDROCARBON PROCESSING, SEPTEMBER 1989.

GENERAL DATA
Line number
PFD stream number
From

To
Fluid

Case
PROCESS INPUT DATA
Mass flowrate
Temperature
Pipe outlet pressure
Molecular weight
Compressibility factor Z
Specific heat ratio
Fluid viscosity

(kg/hr)
(deg C)
(bar abs)

(cP)

PIPE SIZE DATA

Pipe schedule
Pipe nominal diameter
Pipe OD
Pipe ID no.
Pipe thickness
Pipe internal diameter
Absolute roughness
PIPE & FITTINGS
Pipe straight length
Fittings (K factors)
Globe valve

(in)
(mm)
(mm)
(mm)
(mm)

(m)
Stem perpendicular to run
Y-pattern

Angle valve
Gate valve
Check valve
Lift check valve
Footvalve
Ball valve

Butterfly valve

Plug valve
90 Elbow

45 Elbow
Tee
Reducer

Wedge disc, double disc, plug

Conventional swing
Poppet disc w/ strainer
Full bore
Reduced bore <= 1 1/2"
Reduced bore > 1 1/2"
2" to 8"
10" to 14"
16" to 24"
Straight thru'
welded/flange, 1.5D
welded/flange, 3D
screwed, std

Flow thru run

Flow thru branch
Enlargement
Contraction

Pipe entrance
Pipe exit
Others
Total K factors for fittings
Total equivalent length for fittings
Total equivalent length for pipe & fittings
OUTPUT
Pipe outlet fluid density
Pipe inlet fluid density
Average fluid density
Type of flow
Mach number at pipe outlet
Reynold number
Friction factor
rv2
Flow regime
DP
Pipe inlet pressure
Pipe outlet pressure

Pipe outlet volumetric flowrate

Pipe outlet average velocity
Reynolds number

1
1

(m)
(m)

(kg/m3)
(kg/m3)
(kg/m3)

(kg/m.s2)
(bar)
(bar abs)
(bar abs)

(m3/hr)
(m/sec)

Friction factor constant A

Friction factor constant B
1/f^0.5
Friction factor
Mass flowrate
Temperature

(lb/hr)
(deg F)
(Rankine)
(psi a)
(psi a)
(psi a)

Pipe outlet pressure

Critical pressure
Corrected pipe outlet pressure
Molecular weight
Compressibility factor Z
Specific heat ratio
Fluid viscosity
Pipe internal diameter

(cP)
(inch)
(feet)

Flow type
Mach number at pipe outlet
Corrected Mach number at pipe outlet
Pipe equivalent length
fL/D
Per API 521
Pipe inlet pressure

ISERROR(81)
Pipe inlet pressure

(feet)

P1
P1'
P1' ERR
P1' n+1
y

(psi abs)

(bar abs)

LOW PRESSURE DROP CALCULATION SHEET VER. 1.03 (June 2004)

REV
DATE
BY
CHECKED

H EDITION, MARCH 1997, SECTION 5.4

UIDS THROUGH VALVES, FITTINGS AND PIPE, CRANE
N EQUATION "SOLVING FLUID FLOW PROBLEMS WITH SPREADSHEETS",
PTEMBER 1989.

d/s RO4302(1)

VE-01 (3)

HP Flare
Header (2)

u/s RO4302(4)

HC gas

HC gas

Fire wetted
depresur.

Fire wetted
depresur.

6021.64448
17.85
2.01
20
0.8325
1.177
0.01317173

6021.64448
17.85
80.8
20
0.8325
1.177
0.01317173

80
4"

80
2"

114.3
10
8.56
97.18
0.045

60.3
10
5.54
49.22
0.045

5.3

0
11/25/2008
LYL
KKP

0.050

0.058

1.005

1.159

0.780
1.000

1
1

0.780
1.000

0.603

3.43755846
19.9523166
25.2523166

2.99687247
7.63669341
8.63669341

1.99590011
2.41870204
2.20730108
subsonic
0.3283475
1675560.09
0.01674301
25846.9102
Turbulent
Err:522
Err:522
2.01

80.2331984
80.3705434
80.3018709
subsonic
0.031846174
3308226.93
0.019315436
9770.89784
Turbulent
Err:522
Err:522
80.8

3017.00694
113.798075
1675560.09

75.0517816
11.0354535
3308226.93

0.00012515
0.000002996
7.72828572
0.01674301

0.000247098
1.5174E-006
7.19528071
0.019315436

13277.7261
64.13
524.13
29.1497
9.57162305
29.1497
20
0.8325
1.177
0.01317173
3.825984252
0.318832021

13277.7261
64.13
524.13
1171.6047
37.3126554
1171.6047
20
0.8325
1.177
0.01317173
1.93779528
0.16148294

subsonic
0.3283475
0.3283475
82.8275984
4.34957474

subsonic
0.031846174
0.031846174
28.3283544
3.38843545

35.3294374
29.1507
1
35.3294374
4.34964335
1
2.43578879

1173.61607
1171.6057
1
1173.61607
3.38843715
1
80.9383153

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0

Summary
Flow rates
From vessel volume
From fire relief
total

2824 kg/hr
2243 kg/hr
5068 kg/hr

Mass needed to evacuate in 15 min

1267 kg
Orrifice sized for RV fire case
11.24 mm
Orrifice sized using Numerical method
Selected

20 mm

Flow rate in the 15 min duration

6022 kg/hr

Line Sizing
Inlet
size
DP
Mach
Velocity

2"

size
DP
Mach
Velocity

4"

Err:522 bar
0.032
11.04 m/s

Outlet
Err:522 bar
0.33
113.80 m/s