Pressure Drop Calculations - BST-005

Flow :.15m3/hr
Density :.860 Kg/m3
Viscocity:. 3186 Cp

Process At 100% Clean At 50% Clogged

Strainer Pipe Screen Condition Condition
Parameters
Outside
Size(mm) 150 16.83 Diameter of Screen - D (cm) 60.00 p - Density of Liquid in gm/cm3 0.860 0.860
Diameter(cm)
Basket
Type Pipe Schedule(Sch) STD Length of Screen -C (cm) 60.00 μ - viscosity of Liquid in gm/cm-s 31.860 31.860
Strainer

Surface Area
Class Rating 150 Thickness (cm) 0.711 11309.40 Flow in Cm3/sec 4166.550 4166.550
of Screen(SAS) (cm2) at Clean Condition

V - Superficial Velocity of fluid

Surface Area of Screen 1t 50%
Inside Diameter 15.4 5654.70 based upon the gross area of 1.906 3.812
Clogged
the screen cm/sec
Net Area of Screen used for filtering (cm2)
Area of Pipe 186.5 2185.99 V/α = 9.861 19.722
at Clean Condition
Net Area of Screen used for filtering @ 50%
1093.00 (p/μ) = 0.027 0.027
Clogged (cm2)

Ratio at Clean Condition 11.72 Re - Reynolds No=D*(V/α)*(p/μ) 0.005 0.010

C - Coefficient of discharge
Ratio at 50% Clogged 5.86 0.030 0.040
(From Perry page no. 5-40)

Q - % opening in 80 Wire Mesh 37.90 g - Gravitational force cm/sec2 981.000 981.000

K - Velocity Head Loss =

P- Perforation (5mm Hole,6.5mm pitch) 51.00 28628.735 16103.663
(1/(C*C) * (1-(α*α)/(α*α)))
Pressure Drop (ΔP) =
D - Opening Width (cm) 0.02 45.589 102.575
(K*p*V*V)/2*g
Pressure Drop (ΔP) Inches of
α - Effective opening area mmSq 0.19 17.948 40.384
Water

Pressure Drop (ΔP) Kg/cm2(g) 0.045 0.101

Pressure Drop (ΔP) mBar 43.827 98.611