AOPRIETARY INFORMATION _ . for Authorized Company Use. Only fl 5 ER&E META EXON DRUMS DESIGN PRACTICES : L SUBSECTION A Section Pea EXXON VAPOR-LIQUID SEPARATORS. lL. ENGINEERING Date March, 1981 CONTENTS. - we oe 22 Page SCOPE "REFERENCES. DEFINITIONS n BACKGROUND © . 47. Thue : 7 BASIC DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS . a Regime in the Inlet Piping Lit Orientation Reentrainment at the Liquid surface Nozzles net bse Distributors Liquid. Holdup 2 5 Anti-Vortex Baffles * ‘ z fn PS AARAUYUUAEA A PRAP WE DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR SELECTED SERVICES Liquid Surge and Distillate Drums : Compressor Suctiorand Compressor Interstage Separator Drums. Lube Oil Separators for Compressor Discharge. Fuel Gas Separator Drums-Ahead of Fumaces Fuel Gas. Central Collection Drums. 2 Steam Drums in Boiler Service: Water Disengaging Drums Blowdown Drums Separator Drums for MEA Scrubbers ‘Pressure Separators Sa DESIGN PROCEDURES & Guidelines for Specific Services . 8 Design Methods for All Drums . ~ 8 SAMPLE PROBLEM - 14 Figure A” .~ Powerformer Separator Drum 7 19 NOMENCLATURE : ~ . 20 APPENDIX . . Table 1 - Typical Design Criteria for Various Services ZL Table 2 + Cylindrical Vessel Data 23 Table 3 - Recommended Inlet Nozzle Types for Specific Services 24 Tabie 4 ~ Dimensions of 90° Standard Welding Elbows as a Function of. 2s Nominal Pipe Size EXKON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY - FLORHAM PARK, Wd[Section 5A | Page ii PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ER&E <> boaw March, 1981 for Authorised Company’ Use Oaly DESIGN PRACTICES CONTENTS (Continued) | Page 1 APPENDIX (Continued) ‘ Table 5 - Chord Lengths and Segment Areas vs. Chord Heights 26 Figure 1 - Capacity of Cylindrical Drums 27 Figure 2 - Typical Dimensions of Vertical Cylindrical Drums . 28 Figure 3 - Typical Dimensions of Horizontal Cylindrical Drums * 29 Figure 4 - Dimensions of Horizontal Drums with Both Vertical and Horizontal CWMS. 30 Figure 5 - MEA Scrubber Feed Separator Drum 31 Figure 6 - Velocity Dissipation in Impinging Jets a 32 Figure 7 - Vertical Separator Drum with Horizontal Tangential Inlet 33 Figure 8 - Gas Collector 7 34 Figure 9 - Position of Side-Out Gas Outlet Nozzles in Vertical Drums with CWMS 35 Figure 10~ Anti-Vortex Baffle Design 36 EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY - FLORHAM PARK, NtPROPRIETARY INFORMATION For Authorized Company Use Only ER&E EXON pRuMS DESIGN PRACTICES | SUBSECTION A Section 5. | Poae EXXON 4 ENGINEERING VAPOR-LIQUID SEPARATORS Date September, 1978 SCOPE ‘This subsection covers the design of vapor-liquid separator drums, including intemals (anti- vortex baffles and crinkled wire mesh screens) and special design considerations. Information is also given on the influence of the flow characteristics in the inlet piping on separator drum performance. Finally, this subsection contains design criteria to prevent or minimize reentrainment at the liquid surface in the drum. REFERENCES Design Practices Section 3, Fractionating Towers Section 6, Fluid Catalytic Cracking Section 11, Compressors Section 12, Instrumentation Section 14, Fluid Flow Section 15, Safety in Plant Design Offsite Design Practices Section 25, Fuel Systems Section 26, Steam Facilities Basic Practices BPS-1-1, Pressure Vessels BP5-1-2, Additional Requirements for Heavy-Wall Pressure Vessels, Thickness Over 2 Inches (50 mm) BPS-2-1, Intemals for Towers and Drums BP7-2-1, Industrial Boilers Other References 1, Bustin W. M., “Anti-Vortex Baffles”, ER&E Report EE.3R.54 (Jan. 26, 1954) 2. Harieman, D. R., “Selective Withdrawal from a Vertically Stratified Fluid,” Jnré Research, 8th Congress, August, 1959, 3. Patterson. F. M., “Experimental Investigation of Critical Submergence for Vortexing in 2 Vertical Cylindrical Tank,” M. S. Thesis, University of Southern California (1967). 4, Peruyero, J. M. A., “Design Criteria for Liquid/Gas Vertical Separator Drums,” ER&E Report BE.34E.73 (April, 1973). 7 5. Peruyero, J. M, A. “Performance of Horizontal Liquid/Gas Separator Drums,” ER&E Report EE.71E.75 (August, 1975) FE. n Assoc, Hydro DEFINITIONS General definitions applicable to the design of separator drums are presented below: Crinkled Wire Mesh Screen (CWMS) = Crinkled wire mesh screens are porous blankets of wire or plastic knitted mesh, which are used for removing entrained liquid drops from a vapor stream. CWMS is available in a wide variety of densities and wire diameters. Recommended CWMS densities and wire diameters are given in BPS-2-1, Internals for Towers and Drums. When vapor and entrained liquid drops pass through a CWMS, the vapor moves freely through the mesh pad, but the drops, because of their greater inertia, cannot follow the gas stream and are collected on the screen wires. The liquid collecting on the wires runs down to the bottom surface and drops off the pad. EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY » FLORHAM PARK, NJ