Lecture 01:

Topic: Gas flow equation in horizontal pipeline

Figure 1: Natural-gas transmission pipelines

Based on the assumptions that there is no elevation change in the pipeline and that the condition
of flow is isothermal, the integrated Bernoulli’s equation is expressed by
0. 5
T b 2. 5 P21 −P22
Q SC =C
( ) (
Pb
D
fγ g T a Z a L ) E

Where
Qsc is gas flow rate measured at standard condition (SCF/D)
C is constant for the specific units used (77.54)
Tb is standard temperature, 520o R
Pb is standard pressure, 14.7 psia
P1 is inlet-gas pressure, psia
P2 is outlet-gas pressure, psia
D is inside diameter of pipe, inches
f is Moody friction factor
E is flow efficiency factor (0.6-0.92)
γg is gas specific gravity
Ta is average absolute temperature of pipeline, o R
Za is average compressibility factor;
L is pipe length, miles