COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF Orifice Metering of Natural Gas and Other Related Hydrocarbon Fluids Transmission Measurement Committee ‘Report No. 3-A Pun prey USOC TaN arent f Rina STKEPart Three Flow Calculation Example Example calculations are provided using the equations and tables in ANSI/API 2530-1985 (Second Edition). In order to assist the user in Interpreting the methodology, the data Set "given" below is for a single flow measurement example. Te is used consistently throughout this example. rnitially the quantity rate of flow is computed under the assumption that the measurements are absolute and without error. This is followed with a section on possible calibration and correction factors, which may be applied depending upon the type of instrumentation used and the calibration methods employed. Given: orifice meter equipped with flange taps, with the static pressure from the downstream tap. L a D a 35° latitude, meter location 500 feet elevation above sea level, meter location meter size = 8.071 in. mean meter tube internal diameter orifice size = 4.000 in. (316 $.S. Plate) mean orifice bore dianeter at 70°F ambient temperature = 70°F + 459.67 = 529.67°R flowing temperature = 65°F + 459.67 = 524.67°R contract pressure base = 14.65 psia temperature base = 50°F + 459.67 = 509.67°R specific gravity 0.570 mol percent nitrogen content = 1.108 a = mol percent carbon dioxide content = 0.008 nf = average differential pressure = 50 in. water oye = 13 PI'E = 0:0000069 1b/tt sec mol percent methane content = 96.70% mol percent ethane content = 2.208 average downstream gage static pressure = 370 psig NOTE - See Section 2 of ANSI/API 2530-1985 (Second Edition) for symbols used in the equations. Use Equation ES to calculate the average atmospheric pressure ft = 361) 55096 - (Blevation, , Patm ~ 535096 + (Elevation, Ft 361) * 14-54 Fa (Bq BS) as‘STRMPERATURE: BASE FACTOR ? Use Equation 67 to calculate Fy, 509.67 eb ~ 319.67 ~ 519.67 ~ 0-98076 F Prom Table D2 Fey = 0.9808 ‘FLOWING: TEMPERATURE FACTOR Use Equation 68 to calculate Per (HBAG!GASORELATAVE DENSITY, ( SPECIFIC. GRAVITY) FACTOR # Use Bquation 69 te calculate Py, os o.5, 1 e = tod 2.32453, a For = (ee) From Table D4 By, = 1.3245 ‘SUPERCOMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR Use Equation 73 to calculate the Adjusted Pressure for use with the NX-19 equations and Table DS 156.47 Pey Paaj ~ T6000 = 7226, FH, OST HT (Bq 73) Substituting the static pressure (gage), specific gravity, 26Rol-percent carbon dioxide and mol-percent nitrogen 56.47 x 370 Paaj 0-570 + (0.00-= 0,392 TsT} = 370.5 Use Equation 74 to calculate the Adjusted Temperature for use with the NX-19 equations and Table D5 Ly (Bq 74) Substituting the flowing temperature, specific gravity, mol-percent carbon dioxide and mol-pereent nitrogen 226.29 x (65 + 460) fea Faas 99TSF 20-9 8 0-570 = 10-00 FTES TT) Tay * 94.8°F Use equations presented in PAR RESEARCH PROJECT NX-19 MANUAL, fo calculate the Superconpressibility Factor £. ip Substitute the intermediate values in the succBlsive equations as follows Paaj t 14-7 370.5 + 14,7 8: - we ~Tb00—— = —ra00 ehceaaed| Tay + 460 84.8 + 460 a = 1.0896 m= 220330378 _ 9.0221323 , 020161359 © 9. ga124752 1.0896 1.0896 1.0896 0.265827 , 0.0457697 _ 0.133185 . eal a) T 27