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Subject:
D-STEAM REQUIREMENT AND LINE SIZING FOR STEAM SUPPLY

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Basis:1. Steam flow rate is based on vaporising 3 cu.m of Ammonia per hour.

2. Liquid Ammonia considered at 0 kPag and -33.6 C

3. Steam operating data: Operating Pressure = 590 kPag, Operating Temp = 164.5 C

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Calculation:Heat required to vaporise 1 cu.m of Ammonia,Q =

958931.39 kJ/h (Calculated from HYSYS)

Latent heat of vaporisation of Steam, =

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2084 kJ/kg

kg Q
Steamrequirement =
h

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Amount of Steam required to vaporise

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1 cu.m. of Ammonia

460.14 kg/h

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Amount of Steam required to vaporise

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3 cu.m of Ammonia

460.14x 3

kg/h

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1380.42 kg/h

1380.42 kg/h

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Steam Line sizing:-

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Steam flow rate

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Mass density

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Steam Volumetric flow rate Qs

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Inlet line size, Ds

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Velocity of steam

22.01 m/s

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Velocity criterion for steam lines

40-60 m/s

3.555 kg/m3
388.30 m3/h
3 inch,Sch 40

79

mm (ID)

Velocity = Q s /(D s / 4)
2

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OK

Steam inlet line size

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Outlet line sizing criteria based on full liquid.

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Condensate mass flow

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Condensate density

890 kg/m3

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Condensate flow, Qc

1.55 m3/h

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Outlet line size, Dc

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Velocity of condensate

0.195 m/s

Velocity criterion for condensate lines =

1 m/s

1380.42 kg/h

2 inch,Sch 40S

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Condensate outlet line size

OK

53

mm (ID)

Velocity = Qc /(D c / 4)
2

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Subject:
E- CALCULATING AREA REQUIRED FOR HEAT TRANSFER AND LENGTH OF COIL

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Basis:1. Amount of heat required to vaporise 3 cu.m of Ammonia in 1 hour =

2. Liquid Ammonia considered at Operating Temperature

Operating Pressure

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3. Steam operating data:

-33.6 C
=

Operating Pressure =

590

0 kPa g

kPag

Operating Temp =

164.5 C

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Density of steam =

3.555 kg/m 3

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Viscosity of steam =

0.0144 cP

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Calculation:Pipe diameter for steam coil selected, D coil =

Pipe Schedule =

80

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2876794.18 kJ/h

inch

( OD =

88.9

mm, ID =

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Heat required to vaporise 3 cu.m of Ammonia in 1 hour =

2876794.18

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(T)

Tsteam - Tammonia

198.1 C

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U0

Overall heat transfer coefficient

73.66

mm)

U0A(T)

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=
3.55 m

Area required for heat transfer, A act =

Design Margin

10 %

3.91 m2

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Area required, Areq

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DL

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13.990 m

15.7 m

4.38 m

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Approximate straight length of coil

kJ/h
2

200

BTU/h ft F (Note 4)
2

1135.65 W/m C,

provided as per configuration

Area of provided coil ,A

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Area for heat transfer adequate

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Velocity of steam in the coil

25.31 m/s

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Velocity acceptable

YES

YES

Velocity = Qs /(Dcoil / 4)
2

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Pressure drop in steam coil

d + 3.6 W L
P = 2489

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d

2

Length of pipe

Babcock formula (GPSA eq. 17-34)

d = diameter in mm
15.7 m

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No. of 180 bends

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Equivalent length of bends

11.11 m

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Total length

26.81 m

P/L

W = Mass flow in kg/h

5 nos.

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0.6453 kPa/m
17.30

= Density in kg/m

L= Length of coil in m

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where P = Pressure drop in kPa

kPa

1380.42 kg/h