To Calculate Max.

Flow Rate
Reference: "Venting Atmospheric & Low-Pressure Storage Tanks" API Standard 2000, Fifth Edition, April 1998

The table below gives flow areas Value Inlet Inch 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 16 18 20 24 where V Nm3/h = A= P1 = P2 = k= T= M= Z= Calculation: P1 A K Z T M P2 V Nm3/h 1.03106 Bar (a) 182 1.4 1 303 28.97 1.0138 cm2 From flow areas table For Air = 1.4 For Air = 1.0 Flow Area cm2 20.27 45.61 81 182 324 507 730 1297 1642 2027 2919

Theoretical flow rate, in normal m3/h of test medium (typically air) Minimum flow area of device, cm 2 Pressure at device inlet, in bar absolute Pressure at device outlet, in bar absolute Ratio of specifices heats of test medium Absolute temperature at device inlet, K molecular weight of test medium, kg/kmol Compressibility factor, evaluated at inlet conditions (if unknown, use Z = 1.0)

K kg/kmol Bar (a)

3215.0 Nm3/h 53.6 Nm3/min

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