compound Molar Weight

A
B
methane
16.0425
2.9214
ethane
30.069
1.9122
butane
58.1222
1.0677
nitrogen
28.0134 3.21E+00

C
2.90E-01
2.79E-01
2.72E-01
2.86E-01

1.91E+02
3.05E+02
4.25E+02
1.26E+02

E
2.89E-01
2.92E-01
2.87E-01
2.97E-01

equation number
max temp (K)
1.05E+02
1.91E+02
1.05E+02
3.05E+02
1.05E+02
4.25E+02
1.05E+02
1.26E+02

Temperature (K)
(1-T/C)^D
density (kmol/m3)
density (kg/m3)
1.91E+02
0.00E+00
1.01E+01 161.74268187
3.05E+02
6.01E-02
7.39E+00 222.20753691
3.08E+02
6.91E-01
9.65E+00 561.08520019
1.26E+02
0.00E+00
1.12E+01 314.21811234

y (kg/m3)

Mixed Refrigenrant Flow Rate (kmol/day)

50746.64086

METHANE STORAGE TANK

operating T (deg C)
operating P (kPa)

1 tank

design T ( deg C)
design P (kPa)

35
2200
65
2420

compound
mol flow rate (kmol/day)
molar weight
density (kg/m3)
capacity (days)

methane
15,223.99
16.0425
161.7426819
7

Calculations
Mass Flow Rate (kg/day)
Volume (m3)
Vinternal (m3)
Inside Diameter (m)
radius (m)
Length (m)

244230.895798965
10569.9760292695
11626.9736321964
17.0249288698
8.5124644349
51.0747866094

for thickness
material
density (kg/m3)
Cc (m)
S (kPa)
Ej
thickness (mm)

Outside Diameter (m)

Vexternal (m3)
Vcarbon steel (m3)
mass tank (kg)

high-tensile steel
7830
0.0038
137900
1
154.7744659684

17.3344778017
12272.7830939057
645.8094617093
5056688.0851834

2 tanks
35
2200

ETHANE STORAGE TANK

operating T (deg C)
operating P (kPa)

65
2420

design T ( deg C)
design P (kPa)

1 tank
35
2200
65
2420

methane
15,223.99
16.0425
161.7426819
7

compound
mol flow rate (kmol/day)
molar weight
density (kg/m3)
capacity (days)

ethane
15,223.99
30.069
222.2075369
7

244230.895798965
10569.9760292695
5813.4868160982
13.5126949988
6.7563474994
40.5380849964

Calculations
Mass Flow Rate (kg/day)
Volume (m3)
Vinternal (m3)
Inside Diameter (m)
radius (m)
Length (m)

457770.2232058
14420.715008792
15862.786509672
18.8823584043
9.4411792022
56.647075213

high-tensile steel
7830
0.0038
137900
1
123.6285130493

13.7599520249
6138.4896561609
325.0028400627
2544772.23769076

for thickness
material
density (kg/m3)
Cc (m)
S (kPa)
Ej

high-tensile steel
7830
0.0038
137900
1

thickness (mm)

171.2458670648

Outside Diameter (m)

Vexternal (m3)
Vcarbon steel (m3)
mass tank (kg)

19.2248501385
16741.703973654
878.9174639825
6881923.742983

2 tanks
35
2200

BUTANE STORAGE TANK

operating T (deg C)
operating P (kPa)

65
2420

design T ( deg C)
design P (kPa)

ethane
15,223.99
30.069
222.2075369
7

compound
mol flow rate (kmol/day)
molar weight
density (kg/m3)
capacity (days)

457770.223205802
14420.7150087924
7931.3932548358
14.9869377974
7.4934688987
44.9608133921

Calculations
Mass Flow Rate (kg/day)
Volume (m3)
Vinternal (m3)
Inside Diameter (m)
radius (m)
Length (m)

high-tensile steel
7830
0.0038
137900
1
136.7018727632

15.2603415429
8373.4326280084
442.0393731726
3461168.29194108

for thickness
material
density (kg/m3)
Cc (m)
S (kPa)
Ej
thickness (mm)

Outside Diameter (m)

Vexternal (m3)
Vcarbon steel (m3)
mass tank (kg)

1 tank

2 tanks
35
2200

35
2200

65
2420

65
2420

butane

butane
12,686.66
58.1222
561.0852002
7

12,686.66
58.1222
561.0852002
7

737376.602348273
9199.3804409705
10119.3184850676
16.2547451626
8.1273725813
48.7642354878

737376.602348273
9199.3804409705
5059.6592425338
12.9013997853
6.4506998927
38.7041993559

high-tensile steel

high-tensile steel
7830
0.0038
137900
1

7830
0.0038
137900
1

147.9445946204

118.2076405679

16.5506343519
10682.0523349856
562.7338499181
4406206.04485841

13.1378150664
5342.9388293425
283.2795868087
2218079.16471185

NITROGEN STORAGE TANK

operating T (deg C)
operating P (kPa)

35
2200

design T ( deg C)
design P (kPa)

65
2420

compound
mol flow rate (kmol/day)
molar weight
density (kg/m3)
capacity (days)

nitrogen
7,612.00
28.0134
314.2181
7

Calculations
Mass Flow Rate (kg/day)
Volume (m3)
Vinternal (m3)
Inside Diameter (m)
radius (m)
Length (m)

213237.9
4750.411
5225.452
13.0408
6.520402
39.1224

for thickness
material
density (kg/m3)
Cc (m)
S (kPa)
Ej
thickness (mm)

Outside Diameter (m)

Vexternal (m3)
Vcarbon steel (m3)
mass tank (kg)

high-tensile steel
7830
0.0038
137900
1
119.444

13.27969
5517.912
292.4596
2289959