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These tabs for SI Units are parallel to those shown above for FPS Units and are in the same sequence.
Plate Sizing and Approximate Flowrate, For,
Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids and Steam (For Flange Taps)
KEY
Plate ID Nominal Meter Tube ID (Inches)
Inches 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 16
0.25 13
0.50 51 50
0.75 115 113 113
1.00 210 203 201 201
1.25 347 321 316 314 314
1.50 557 471 458 453 452 452
1.75 663 631 619 616 615
2.00 911 838 811 806 804 804
2.25 1086 1032 1022 1019 1017
2.50 1383 1282 1265 1259 1257 1255
2.75 1747 1566 1535 1526 1522 1520
3.00 1885 1834 1819 1813 1809
3.25 2244 2163 2140 2130 2125
3.50 2649 2524 2488 2474 2466
3.75 3108 2919 2866 2845 2833
4.00 3630 3350 3273 3244 3226
4.25 4229 3822 3712 3671 3646
4.50 4337 4184 4127 4093
4.75 4901 4691 4613 4567
5.00 5519 5234 5130 5069
5.25 6201 5818 5679 5599
5.50 6954 6444 6262 6158
5.75 . 7116 6881 6746
6.00 7840 7537 7365
6.25 8619 8232 8015
6.50 9460 8970 8698
6.75 10369 9753 9414
7.00 11357 10584 10164
7.25 11467 10951
7.50 12406 11775
7.75 13407 12639
8.00 14474 13545
8.25 15616 14494
8.50 15489
8.75 16533
9.00 17628
9.25 18779
9.50 19989
9.75 21262
10.00 22602
10.25 24016
10.50 25510
Note: Blue areas require manual input for appropriate stream. Unprotected.
L. Hillburn
1/9/03
Plate ID
Inches
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
3.50
3.75
4.00
4.25
4.50
4.75
5.00
5.25
5.50
5.75
6.00
6.25
6.50
6.75
7.00
7.25
7.50
7.75
8.00
8.25
8.50
8.75
9.00
9.25
9.50
9.75
10.00
10.25
10.50
Calculations:
Steam
8.071
1700000
50
250
499.761
3402
4.00
3345
1671701
GPSA DATA BOOK REVISIONS SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT
NATURAL GAS
ER GPA TP-27
R API 11.2.2
70 75 80 85 90
0.9339 0.8921 0.8381 0.7516
9 10 11 13 14
0.9921 0.9882 0.9842 0.9802 0.9761
8 9 10 11 13
0.9924 0.9886 0.9848 0.9810 0.9771
8 9 10 11 12
0.9927 0.9891 0.9854 0.9817 0.9780
7 8 9 10 11
0.9930 0.9895 0.9860 0.9824 0.9789
GPSA DATA BOOK REVISIONS SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT
STEAM
92 91 90
0.0028 0.0028 0.0028
0.0136 0.0137 0.0139
0.0267 0.0270 0.0273
0.0395 0.0400 0.0404
0.0523 0.0529 0.0535
0.0647 0.0654 0.0661
0.1255 0.1269 0.1284
0.1848 0.1869 0.1890
0.2435 0.2463 0.2492
0.3010 0.3044 0.3079
0.3584 0.3625 0.3667
0.4165 0.4213 0.4262
0.4742 0.4797 0.4834
0.5881 0.5950 0.6019
0.7030 0.7112 0.7195
0.8170 0.8266 0.8362
0.9337 0.9447 0.9557
1.0504 1.0627 1.0751
1.1717 1.1808 1.1946
1.2889 1.3039 1.3191
1.4115 1.4225 1.4390
Equations:
INPUT DATA Eq. 3-12 Q=16330*(1+Beta^4)*d^2*(H*(29.32+.3*H))^.5*Ftf*Cg
H= 10 Eq. 3-13 Ftf = (520/(Tf+460))^.5
T (Deg F)= 60 Eq. 3-14 Cg = (.6/G)^.5
d= 1
D= 3.068 Q= Gas flow rate, cu ft/day
Spec. Grav 0.6 Beta= d/D
d= Plate Diameter
Beta= 0.325945 D= Pipe Diameter
Ftf= 1.0000 Tf= Flowing Temperature
Cg= 1.0000 G= Specific Gravity
H= pressure, inches of mercury
MCFH= 12
CFH= 12370
CFD= 296890
Equation:
INPUT DATA Eq. 3-15 Q=578400 x d^2 x Ycr x (1/(Tf x G))^.5 x P
PSIG= 290.1 Eq. 3-16 Ycr= ((k/Z) x (2/(k+1))^((k+1)/(k-1))))^.5
Atm Press 0 Q= CFD
PSIA= 290.1 P= Absolute Pressure
T (Deg F)= 77 Tf= Absolute Flowing Temperature (R)
Tr= 537 G= Specific Gravity
Z= 0.95 Z= Z @ Flowing Conditions
k= 1.32 k= Ratio of Specific Heats
Diameter= 1
Spec. Grav 0.55
Ycr= 0.68828
MCFH= 280
CFH= 280002
CFD= 6720050
Carbon Hydrogen
n-Pentane n-Hexane n-Heptane n-Octane n-Nonane n-Decane
Dioxide Sulfide
72.149 86.175 100.202 114.229 128.255 142.282 44.010 34.082
62.6 26
61.7 24.8
added to calculated values to Shaded values are estimated for the hypothetical liquid state.
Nitrogen Oxygen Helium Air Water Component
Note: Blue areas require manual input for appropriate stream. Unprotected.
L. Hillburn
2/5/03
Plate ID
380 mm
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
2.014 55
2.397 60
2.814 65
3.265 70
3.750 75
4.268 80
4.821 85
5.408 90
6.029 95
6.685 100
7.377 105
8.104 110
8.866 115
9.665 120
10.501 125
11.374 130
12.285 135
13.234 140
14.223 145
15.252 150
16.322 155
17.434 160
18.589 165
19.789 170
21.035 175
22.327 180
23.669 185
25.061 190
26.506 195
28.004 200
29.560 205
31.175 210
32.851 215
Calculations:
Liquid Steam
100 300
4400 18545
1270 1270
690 8.668
10513
1178
0.42 15.74
25 150
0.418 15.621
4389 18405
GPSA DATA BOOK REVISIONS SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT
Int. No. 3 Int. No. 4 Int. No. 5 Premises: 1. Orifice Meters with Flange Taps.
118233 118233 118233 2. Pressure from Upstream Tap.
399 399 399 3. Pressure Base is 101.56 kPa.
9582 9582 9582 4. Temperature Base is 15 Deg C.
5. Reference temperature for Dr & dr is 20 Deg C.
0.250001 0.250001 0.250001 6. "Blue" indicates Input Data. Unprotected.
0.003922 0.003922 0.003922
0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
0.677327 0.677327 0.677327
0.076413 0.076413 0.076413
2.111260 2.111261 2.111261
0.000104 0.000104 0.000104
-0.000917 -0.000917 -0.000917
0.597915 0.597915 0.597915
0.597102 0.597102 0.597102
0.598048 0.598048 0.598048
1.001959 1.001959 1.001959
0.992384 0.992384 0.992384
dr is 20 Deg C.
GPSA DATA BOOK REVISIONS SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT
R GPA TP-27
API 11.2.2M
& dr is 68 Deg F.
Unprotected.
Degrees F
40.1 44.6 49.1 53.6 58.1 62.6 67.1 71.6
Degrees C
(Ctl(59))^-1 4.5 7.0 9.5 12.0 14.5 17.0 19.5 22.0
1.0921 1.0724 1.0515 1.0292 1.0051 0.9788 0.9495 0.9161
0.994263 10984 10786 10576 10351 10109 9844 9550 9214
57 63 69 77 84 93 101 111
1.0170 1.0130 1.0089 1.0049 1.0008 0.9967 0.9926 0.9885
0.999091 10179 10139 10098 10058 10017 9976 9935 9894
42 47 52 58 64 70 77 85
1.0161 1.0123 1.0084 1.0046 1.0007 0.9969 0.9930 0.9890
0.999141 10170 10132 10093 10055 10016 9978 9939 9899
35 39 43 48 53 59 65 71
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
h Flange Taps.
14.7 psia or Vapor Pressure at Flowing Temperature, whichever is greater.
e is 60 Deg F.
ature for Dr & dr is 68 Deg F.
put Data. Unprotected.
78 86 94 103
GPSA DATA BOOK REVISIONS SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT Lee Hillburn
2/5/03
STEAM - SI Units
0.500520 0.500520
0.066963 0.066963
0.000000 0.000000
0.338302 0.338302
0.017881 0.017881
0.877116 0.877116
0.000601 0.000601
-0.001138 -0.001138
0.602488 0.602488
0.601951 0.601951
0.603790 0.603790
1.032939 1.032939
1.000000 1.000000
91 90 Psig
0.045 0.045 1
0.219 0.223 5
0.432 0.437 10
0.641 0.647 15
0.847 0.857 20
1.048 1.059 25
2.033 2.057 50
2.994 3.027 75
3.945 3.992 100
4.876 4.932 125
5.807 5.874 150
6.749 6.827 175
7.684 7.743 200
9.531 9.642 250
11.392 11.525 300
13.241 13.395 350
15.133 15.309 400
17.023 17.221 450
18.915 19.136 500
20.886 21.130 550
22.786 23.051 600
538 649 Psig
0.460 0.405 25
0.926 0.812 50
1.389 1.217 75
1.852 1.623 100
2.315 2.030 125
2.778 2.435 150
3.258 2.858 175
3.724 3.266 200
4.655 4.082 250
5.616 4.898 300
6.553 5.715 350
7.530 6.569 400
8.471 7.391 450
9.412 8.213 500
11.357 9.912 600
13.323 11.565 700
15.309 13.217 800
17.318 14.956 900
19.345 16.618 1000
21.396 18.388 1100
23.467 20.058 1200
25.561 21.857 1300
27.526 23.539 1400
29.652 25.367 1500
1000 1200
GPSA DATA BOOK REVISIONS SECTION 3 MEASUREMENT Lee Hillburn
2/5/03
NATURAL GAS
Equations:
INPUT DATA Eq. 3-12 Q=.0283*(1+Beta^4)*d^2*(H*(744.7+.3*H))^.5*Ftf*Cg
H= 127 Eq. 3-13 Ftf = (288/(Tf+273))^.5
T (Deg C)= 15.5 Eq. 3-14 Cg = (.6/G)^.5
d= 25.4
D= 75 Q= Gas flow rate, m3/day
Rel. Den. 0.7 Beta= d/D
d= Plate Diameter (mm)
Beta= 0.338667 D= Pipe Diameter (mm)
Ftf= 0.9991 Tf= Flowing Temperature Deg C
Cg= 0.9258 G= Relative Density
H= pressure, mm of mercury
M3/Hour 225
M3/Day 5395
Equation:
INPUT DATA Eq. 3-15 Q=578400 x d^2 x Ycr x (1/(Tf x G))^.5 x P
kPa 2000 Eq. 3-16 Ycr= ((k/Z) x (2/(k+1))^((k+1)/(k-1))))^.5
Atm Press 0 Q= m3/day
kPa 2000 P= Absolute Pressure
T (Deg C)= 25 Tf= Absolute Flowing Temperature (K)
Tk= 298 G= Relative Density
Z= 0.95 Z= Z @ Flowing Conditions
k= 1.32 k= Ratio of Specific Heats
Diameter= 25.4
Rel. Den. 0.55
Ycr= 0.68828
m3/Hour 7928
m3/Day 190282
Numbers in this table do not have accuracies greater than 1 part in 1000. In some cases, extra digits have been added to calculated values to
achieve internal consistency or to permit recalculation of experimental values.
ARBONS
03
Carbon Hydrogen
n-Pentane n-Hexane n-Heptane n-Octane n-Nonane n-Decane
Dioxide Sulfide
72.149 86.175 100.202 114.229 128.255 142.282 44.010 34.082
62.6 26
61.7 24.8
added to calculated values to Shaded values are estimated for the hypothetical liquid state.
Nitrogen Oxygen Helium Air Water Component