Standard Calculation

Control Valve Sizing (GAS)

CASE 1 2 3

FLOWRATE (W) 140000 54580 181700 kg/h

INLET PRESSURE (P1) 106.00 32.40 36.80 bara

INLET TEMPERATURE (T) -31.00 8.00 45.00

INLET MOLECULAR WEIGHT (M) 34.60 19.30 19.80

INLET COMPRESSIBILITY (Z) 0.74 0.89 0.89

INLET RATIO OF SPECIFIC HEATS (Cp/Cp-R) (g) 1.42 1.20 1.20

OULET PRESSURE (P2) 39.50 3.00 5.10 bara

NUMBER OF TRIM STAGES 1 1 1

PRESSURE RECOVERY FACTOR (Cf) 0.80 1.27 1.28

RELATIVE RATIO SPECIFIC HEAT TO AIR (Fk) 1.01 0.86 0.86

CRITICAL PRESSURE RATIO (R) 0.47 0.47 0.47

LIMITING PRESSURE DROP (ΔPlim) 32.11 22.74 26.24 bar

ACTUAL PRESSURE DROP (ΔP) 66.50 29.40 31.70 bar

SIZING PRESURE DROP (ΔPs) 32.11 22.74 26.24 bar

FLOWING CONDITION CRITICAL CRITICAL CRITICAL

MULTI-STAGE CORRECTION FACTOR (VH) 1.00 1.00 1.00

(Y) -0.64 -0.75 -0.75

EXPANSION CORRECTION FACTOR (Kcalculated) 1.51 1.53 1.53

(Kmax) 1.50 1.54 1.54

(K) 1.50 1.53 1.53

INLET DENSITY (ρ) 246.3 30.1 31.0 kg/m3

INLET SPECIFIC VOLUME (n1) 0.004 0.033 0.032 m³/kg

VALVE Cv 86.42 117.17 357.89

DESIRED OPERATING POINT 50 50 50 % of max Cv

REQUIRED Cv 172.8 234.3 715.8

Standard Calculation
Control Valve Sizing (LIQUID)

CASE 45.4 1 2 3
FLOWRATE 37318.8 (W) 37318 86784 112750 kg/h
INLET PRESSURE (P1) 147.30 17.50 16.30 bara
OUTLET PRESSURE (P2) 1.00 14.70 14.93 bara
CRITICAL PRESSURE (Pc) 1.00 53.22 53.22 bara
VAPOUR PRESSURE (Pv) 1.00 17.50 16.30 bara
INLET DENSITY (r) 822 665 674 kg/m3

PRESSURE RECOVERY FACTOR (Cf) 0.80 0.97 1.00

SUPERCOOLED VAPOUR PRESSURE (Pvc) 1.00 13.99 13.12 bara

LIMITING PRESSURE DROP (ΔPlim) 93.63 3.30 3.18 bar
PRESSURE DROP (ΔP) 146.30 2.80 1.37 bar
SIZING PRESURE DROP (ΔPs) 93.63 2.80 1.37 bar

FLOWING CONDITION CRITICAL NORMAL NORMAL

SPECIFIC GRAVITY (G) 0.822 0.665 0.674

VALVE Cv 4.9 73.8 136.1
DESIRED OPERATING POINT 50 50 50 % of max Cv

REQUIRED Cv 9.9 147.5 272.2

Critical Pressure Ratio & Multi Stage Correction Factor

No. Stages 1 2 3
R 0.47 0.65 0.75
S1 1.00 0.97 0.90
S2 0.65 0.53 0.60
S3 0.92 0.90 1.00

Expansion Correction Factor

Critical K values
Ratio of Number of stages
specific
heats 1 2 3
1.1 1.55 1.73 2.00
1.2 1.54 1.78 2.00
1.3 1.53 1.77 2.00
1.4 1.50 1.72 2.00
1.5 1.48 1.70 2.00
1.6 1.46 1.68 2.00