ENHANCEMENT OF CRUDE EXPORT FACILITIES

Document Title:

KUWAIT OIL BLEEDER VENT REQUIREMENT

COMPANY
CALCULATIONS for
(K.S.C.)
CRUDE OIL TANKS
Issue date: 26-12-2005 Document no: TK-01-ME-CAL-1010 Rev. 0 Page 2 of 3

Bleeder Vent Requirements for Floating Roof Tanks

Design Code* : API Std. 2000, April 1998/ 5 th Edition, Section 4 Tank: 8 x 618,000 bbls crude oil
Design Data
Tank Nominal Diameter ND 92 m
Low Position of Roof in Service H 1.320 m
2
ND .
Tank Low Position Capacity C π . H C = 8775 m3
4
Weight of Roof W 705000 kg

Liquid Flow Rates (as per note 4 of KOC data Q in 16860 m3 / hr

sheet DAS-1617-ME-1900-01) Q out 16860 m3 / hr

Flash Point Index f 1 (f =1 if flash point of liquid < 37.8oC)

(f =0 otherwise)

Inbreathing Requirement
Required venting capacityfor liquid movement out of tank Q i1 0.94. Q out

Q i1 = 15848.4 Nm3 / hr

Minimum er quired venting capacityfor thermal inbreathing Q i2 1122 Nm3 / hr

Total inbreathing requirement Qi Q i1 Q i2 Q i = 16970.4 Nm3 of air / hr

Outbreathing Requirement

Required venting capacityfor liquid movement into tank Q o1 if f , 2.02. Q in , 1.01. Q in

Q o1 = 34057.2 Nm3 / hr

Minimum er quired venting capacityfor thermal outbreathing Q o2 1122 Nm3 / hr

Total outbreathing requirement Qo Q o1 Q o2 Q o = 35179.2 Nm3 of air / hr

 ENHANCEMENT OF CRUDE EXPORT FACILITIES
Document Title:

KUWAIT OIL BLEEDER VENT REQUIREMENT

COMPANY
CALCULATIONS for
(K.S.C.)
CRUDE OIL TANKS
Issue date: 26-12-2005 Document no: TK-01-ME-CAL-1010 Rev. 0 Page 3 of 3

Bleeder Vent Selection

Flow coefficient assumed cf 0.5

Inner diameter of vent pipe ID 330 mm

Outer diameter of center pipe od 89 mm

Design pressure and vacuum Pp 40 Pv 40 mm water

Number of bleeder vent valves n 10

Flow per vent at set vacuum

2 2
π . ID π . od .
q 1v 0.0145518. c f . Pv q 1v = 3649.5 Nm3 of air / hr
4 4

Flow per vent at set pressure

2 2
π . ID π . od .
q 1p 0.0145518. c f . Pp q 1p = 3649.5 Nm3 of air / hr
4 4

Q 1v n . q 1v Q 1p n . q 1p

Available venting capacity of 10 vents Q 1v = 36495 or Q 1p = 36495 Nm3 of air / hr

RESULT: The venting capacity is sufficient for the required inbreathing and outbreathing

(*) Note: API STD 2000 is designed for fixed roof tanks that are prone to vacuum and
pressure loads during emptying and filling process. A floating roof tank, when its roof is
resting on its legs at its lowest position, acts as a fixed roof tank as it is prone to vacuum
and pressure loads during the initial filling or final emptying stages. That is the reason why
bleeder vents are required on a floating roof tank, and that is why API STD 2000 is
used for the purpose of calculation of bleeder vents.