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PRESSURE DROP FOR ADM STEAM LINE INLET CONDITIONS

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW CALCULATION from Geankoplis, p 113, equation 2.11-10 17-Nov-94 Instructions: Enter data in yellow cells. Start solver. Solve for row 26=row 27 by varying row 27 Input Data (to find inlet pressure) Outlet pressure Outlet density Pipe dia Pipe length Flow rate Viscosity Pipe roughness psig pcf in ft lb/h cP mm 10 0.05 12 10090 80000 0.0164 0.046 table b'low Input Data (to find outlet pressure) Inlet pressure Inlet density Pipe dia Pipe length Flow rate Viscosity Pipe roughness psig pcf in ft lb/h cP mm 60 0.171 10 3500 37000 0.0158 0.046 table b'low Input Data (to find flow) Inlet pressure Outlet pressure Inlet density Outlet density Pipe dia Pipe length Viscosity Pipe roughness psig psig pcf pcf in ft cP mm 150 140 0.365 0.247 12 530 0.017 0.046 table b'low

Calculations Flow Re e/D A B f inlet density average density p1 calc p1 assumed rho*vel^2 vel out

lb/s/sqft

psig psig in/out fps

ref 28.29421 2567346 0.000151 1.48E+22 1 4.35E-30 1 0.001693 1 0.164963 0.107481 66.79158 2 66.79159 4852.99 16011.25 565.8842

Flow lb/s/sqft Re e/D A B f outlet density average density p2 calc psig p2 assumed psig

18.84395 1478987 0.000181 9.82E+21 2.96E-26 0.001782 0.045061 0.108031 48.44181 4.984677

Flow lb/s/sqft Re e/D A B f average density Flow, calc lb/h Flow assumed lb/h

88.52404 7748953 0.000151 1.83E+22 9.17E-38 0.001649 0.306 250296 250296

Adjust 1 FALSE 100

until

1 FALSE 100

1 FALSE 100

References 1 Friction factor equation spans all fluid flow regimes 2 Transport Processes and Unit Operations Churchill, S.W. Chem. Engineering, Nov 7/77, p 91 Geankoplis, C.J., p113, eq2.11-10

Roughness values, from Perry p5-6 e (in) e (mm) Drawn tubing (brass, glass etc) 6E-05 0.00152 Commercial steel 0.0018 0.0457 Asphalted CI 0.0048 0.122 Galvanized 0.00598 0.152 CI 0.0102 0.259 Wood stave (range) 0.0072 0.035984 0.183 Concrete 0.01201 0.120079 0.305 Riveted steel 0.035984 0.359843 0.914

0.914 3.05 9.14

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