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API Sizing
API Sizing
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Width of separator in feet 5.000
Depth of separator in feet 2.500
Length of separator in feet 25.000
Minimum Maximum
Allowable Design Allowable
Result Result
terminal velocity (in cm/s) 1.80 1.80 1.80
terminal velocity (in ft/min) 3.54 3.54 3.54
Minimum cross sectional area needed (in ft) 11.14 11.14 11.14
Cross Sectional Area (in square feet) 11.14 12.50 160.00
maximum horizontal velocity (15*vt, but must be <=3) 3.00 3.00 3.00
horizontal velocity (in ft/min) 3.00 2.67 0.21
vh/vt 0.85 0.76 0.06
short-circuiting factor 1.20 1.20 1.17
Length of unit (must be at least 5X of width) (in ft) 5.00 25.00 100.00
length/width 5.00 5.00 5.00
minimum horizontal area 11.34 11.31 11.08
Width of channel (in feet) (must be 6 to 20) 1.00 5.00 20.00
Depth (in feet) 0.30 2.50 10.00
Depth/Width Ratio (must be .3 to .5) 0.30 0.50 0.50
Step 1:
Adjust the width and depth of the chanel until you achieve a
horizontal velocity <=3. Ideal horizontal velocity should be in
the <=2 range at average flow. Make sure that you maintain
a depth/width ratio of .3 to .5
Step 1:
Adjust the width and depth of the chanel until you achieve a
horizontal velocity <=3. Ideal horizontal velocity should be in
the <=2 range at average flow. Make sure that you maintain
a depth/width ratio of .3 to .5
An "oil droplet size" of 150 is typically the norm for
API separators. Do not change this value unless
you have a specific need. The minimum useable
value is 60
1
f(x) = 0.00000000277462147773447 x³ − 0.00000211838753585720000 x² + 0.00013993394855035800000 x
+ 0.99753287920394200000000
R² = 0.99995045835253700000000
0.99
0.98
Temperature (in deg F)
0.97
0.96
0.95
0.94
0.93
0 50 100 150 200 250
Density (in g/cm3)
Temp Absolute Viscosity Kinematic Viscosity
1.8
f(x)1.7
= f(x)
− 0.00002135979347904
= − 2.13598E-05 x³ +
+ 0.0000986213627510133
+ 1.17136 x²
+1.6
1.1713602582357000000
R² = 0.998182023808263
R² = 0.9981820238082630000
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1
turbulence
1
1.1
vh
97934790414
8E-05 x³ + 9.86214E-05
x³ x² + 0.0349403 x
7510133 x² + 0.0349403358078105000 x
023808263
7000000
82630000
vh/vt
03 x
00 x
Viscosity vs. temperature
0.02
0.018
f(x) = 0.0000000000314883016339438 x⁴ − 0.0000000198359271686222000 x³ + 0.0000047858489752853000000 x²
− 0.0005579906068530540000000 x + 0.0314145949124697000000000
0.016 R² = 0.9997858425917630000000000
0.014
Viscosity (in poise)
0.012
0.01
0.008
0.006
0.004
0.002
0
0 50 100 150 200 250
Temperature (deg F)