CALCULATION SHEET SHEET NO :

FLARE KNOCK OUT DRUM JOB NO :

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Flare KOD Sizing Sheet

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SERVICE Flare KO Drum

Liquid hold-up time requied = 30.00 min

(between LLL and HHH)

Vapor Flowrate = 9957.00 kg/hr

= 10801.69 m3/hr
= 3.00 m3/s

Vapor density = 0.92 kg/m3

Vapor viscosity = 0.01 cP

= 0.01 mPa.s

Liquid Flowrate = 3.30 m3/hr

= 2791.80 kg/hr
Liquid Holdup Time required = 30.00 min
Liquid Holdup @ above time period = 1.65 m3

Liquid density = 846.00 kg/m3

Miscellaneous Drains = 0.00 m3

Total Liquid Hold-up Req. = 1.65 m3

Mixed density = 1.18 kg/m3

Determination of Drag Coefficient (per API 521)

Particle Diameter = 400.00 microns
= 0.000400 m

C(Re)2 = 5356.38

C (Graph) = 1.26

Dropout Velocity,Ud = 1.94 m/s

Horizontal Drum:
Assumed Vessel Dia. = 2134.00 mm
Assumed Vessel T/T = 6096.00 mm
L/D ratio = 2.86

Vessel Area Total( AT) = 3.58 m2

CS Area available for vapor flow(Av) = 0.35 m2

Assumed vertical Ht. of Misc. drains (hL1) = 400.00 mm

Assumed vertical Ht. of Misc. drains + Disch.Liq (hL1 +hL2) = 1800.00 mm
vapor space Ht. 334.00 mm

Total Volume = 24.35 m3

Gas Volume = 2.35 m3

Vapor Space Adequacy check

Liquid drop out time (ɵ) = 0.17 sec
No. of vapor passes (N) = 1
Velocity(Uv) = 8.57 m/s
Gas residence time = 0.78 sec

Minimum Drum Length required( Lmin) = 1.48 m

= 1476.08 mm

Drum Diameter = 2134.00 mm

Drum Length = 6096.00 mm

Partial Volume Calculation

Liquid Level Partial Delta volume, Hold up

Reference H α f(Zc) f(Ze) b K1 Volume, m3 m3 time, min
LAHH 1.8 2.33 0.9 0.93417856 0.5335 0.5 21.99900894
14.43775912 262.50
LAH 0.75 1.27 0.3137 0.283734789 0.5335 0.5 7.561249827
2.69194387 48.94
LAL 0.55 1.06 0.2041 0.165037204 0.5335 0.5 4.869305956
1.805872058 32.83
LALL 0.4 0.90 0.1297 0.092231621 0.5335 0.5 3.063433898

Nozzle Sizing

Inlet Nozzle momentum = 1200.00 kg/ms2

Gas Outlet Nozzle momentum = 4500.00 kg/ms2

Liquid velocity = 1.00 m/s

Mixer density = 1.17989903

Minimum inlet nozzle diameter = 346.16 mm 13.62850518 inch

Minimum gas nozzle diameter = 233.83 mm 9.206022701 inch

Minimum liquid nozzle diameter = 34.16 mm 1.345014797 inch

Result

Selected Vessel Diameter = 2134.00 mm

Selected Vessel Length = 6096.00 mm

Overall Sizing Check OK

Liquid Hold-Up Time Check OK

Gas side Residence Time Check OK