VVSizing

VVSizing is used to design Vertical Vessel Separator.

Vertical Vessel can be Flash Vapor Liquid Separator or Knock Out Drum
User inputs data in green cells

Output calculations are in gray cells

Red cells are recommended not to be changed because they are constants

References
Blackwell, W. Wayne, 1984, Chemical Process Design on A Programmable
Calculator, McGraw-Hill, United State of America.

Silla, Harry, 2003, Chemical Process Engineering – Design and Economics, Marcel
Dekker, Inc., New York, United State of America.

Prepared by: Muhamad Nizar

1. Design Data

WG = Gas rate = 11096.522 lb/jam

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G = Gas density = 0.178 lb/ft
WL = Liquid rate = 7670.880 lb/jam
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L = Liquid density = 49.678 lb/ft

2. Calculate Separation Factor (S)

S = 0.041

3. Calculate Velocity Factor (KV)

X = ln S = -3.185
B = -1.877
D = -0.815 DX = 2.594
E = -0.187 EX2 = -1.898
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F = -0.015 FX = 0.469
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G = -0.001 GX = -0.104

KV = 0.442

4. Calculate maximum gas velocity (Vmax)

Vmax = 7.374 ft/s = 2.248 m/s

5. Calculate volumetric gas flowrate (QV)

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QV = 17.317 ft /s = 0.490 m /s

6. Calculate minimum area (AV)

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AV = 2.348 ft = 0.218 m

7. Calculate column diameter (D) and height (H)

D = 1.730 ft = 0.527 m

using ratio of H/D = 3.000

H = 5.189 ft = 1.582 m

8. Calculate liquid volumetric flowrate (QL)

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QL = 2.574 ft /min = 0.073 m /min

9. Calculate maximum liquid level in Column (LH)

T = liquid holding time in column, specified = 5.000 minutes

LH = 5.480 ft = 1.670 m

10. Calculate wall thickness (shell thickness, ts, and head thickness, th)
Operating pressure 1.000 atm 14.700 psi
Operating temperature 140.000 oF 60.000 C

a. Shell thickness (ts)

tc = allowable corrosion 0.125 inch
 P = design pressure (psi) 39.700 psi
D = Vessel inside diameter 20.755 inch
Es = Weld efficiency for shell
0.800 <-- selected from Table 6.1 in sheet 'Design Data'
S = allowable stress
S is depended on selected material of construction and operating temperature
Table 6-37 from Perry's CEH is extensive source of S for various metal at various temperature
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S = 20.000 kip/in 137.895 MPa = 20271 psi
Thus ,
αs = 0.001 inch
ts = 0.150 inch = 0.004 m

a. Head thickness (th)

Select type of head 1 <---- 1. For a torispherical head
2. For a 2:1 ellipsoidal head

Weld efficiency for head 0.800 <-- selected from Table 6.1 in sheet 'Design Data'
Then,
αh = 0.001 inch
th = 0.153 inch = 0.004 m