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1. Prepare Fluid Properties:

- Density, ρ
- Spcific Heat, Cp
- Viscosity, μ
- Thermal Coductivity, k
o Metal Wall, kM
o Insulation, kI
o Ground (Eearth), kG
- Surface Emssivity, Ɛ
- Thermal volume expansion, β
- Molecular Weight, M
- Gravity Constant, m/s2
- Assume Temperature:
o Vapor in Tank, TV
o Liquid in Tank, TL
o Outside Air, TA
o Ground, TG

2. Calculate Coefficient for liquid, vapour and air

a) Calculation for Coefficient of vapour at wall, hVW
o Nusselt Number,NNu for vertical plates and cylinder
b) Calculation for Coefficient of liquid at wall, hLW
c) Calculation for Coefficient of vapour at roof, hVr
d) Calculation for Coefficient of liquid at tank bottom, hLb
e) Calculation for Coefficient of outside air at roof, h’Ar
f) Calculation for Coefficient of outside air at wall, h’Aw

3. Calculate Constant Number

a) Calculation for Grashof Number (NGr)
o NGr for liquid phase
o NGr for vapour phase
b) Calculation for Prandtl Number (NPr)
o NPr for liquid phase
o NPr for vapour phase
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4. Radiation Coefficient Calculation for dry and wet sidewall, and roof:
a) Radiatio for dry side wall, hRd
b) Radiatio for wet side wall, hRw
c) Radiatio for roof, hRr

5. Calculation for Conduction Coefficient for ground, metal wall and

insulation
a) Conduction for ground, hG
b) Conduction for metal wall, hM
c) Conduction for insulation, hI
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6. Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient Calculation for dry and wet

sidewall, roof and ground, U:
a) Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient for dry side wall, Ud
b) Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient for wet side wall, Uw
c) Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient for roof, Ur
d) Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient for bottom, Ub

7. Assume Fouling Coefficient for dry and wet sidewall, roof and bottom, hF:
a) Fouling Coefficient for dry side wall, hFd
b) Fouling Coefficient for wet side wall, hFw
c) Fouling Coefficient for roof, hFr
d) Fouling Coefficient for bottom, hFb

8. Summarize all values:

a) Coefficient of vapour at wall, hVw
b) Coefficient of liquid at wall, hLw
c) Coefficient of vapour at roof, hVr
d) Coefficient of liquid at the tank bottom, hLb
e) Conduction coefficients for ground hG
f) Coefficient of outside air at roof, h'Ar [for still air]
g) Coefficient of outside air at roof considering wind
enhancement factor for the assumed wind velocity, h*Ar
h) Coefficient of outside air at wall, h'Aw [for still air]
i) Coefficient of outside air at wall considering wind
enhancement factor for the assumed wind velocity, h*Aw
j) Conduction coefficients for metal wall hM
k) Fouling coefficient, hF
l) Radiation coefficients for dry and wet sidewalls, and roof
(hRd, hRw, hRr)
m) Overall coefficient,Ud, Uw,Ur,Ub

9. Calculate Temperature Difference for dry and wet wall, roof and
bottom, ΔT:
a) Temperature Difference for dry side wall, ΔTd
b) Temperature Difference for wet side wall, ΔTw
c) Temperature Difference for roof, ΔTr
d) Temperature Difference for bottom, ΔTb

10. Calculate Surface Area for dry and wet wall, roof and bottom, hF:
a) Area for dry side wall, Ad
b) Area for wet side wall, Aw
c) Area for roof, Ar
d) Area for bottom, Ab

11. Calculate Total Heat Loss by sum up individual Heat Loss, q:

a) Heat Loss for dry side wall, qd
b) Heat Loss for wet side wall, qw
c) Heat Loss for roof, qr
d) Heat Loss for bottom, qb
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Is the fluid NO
need to be
heated up? LSWR, LSWR-V
DCO and LR

YES IFO 180 and

IFO 380

12. Calculate Heat Up Duty, Q

13. Calculate Steam Consumption based on

q, Q, available pressure and flow rate

14. Predict Overall Heat Transfer

Coeffecient for Steam Heater, Ush to
Calculate Required Steam Heater Heat
Transfer Area

15. Inform through Procurement to

Heater to Manufacturer

16. Provide Calculated Overall

Heat Transfer Coefficient (Ush)
and Area (Ash ) on Heater
Specification Data Sheet from
Manufacturer

17. Calculate Total Heat Time based on Manufacturer data:

a) Calculate Tank Filling Time based on fluid flowrate
b) Make discrete filling time
c) Calculate level and fraction liquid fill in Tank from minimum
heater start until 95%
d) Calculate discrete mass
e) Calculate tank heat loss based on each level
f) Calculate Fluid Mixed Temperature, Tmix for each discrete
g) Calculate Mixed Temperaure after heat loss, Tmahl for each
discrete
h) Calculate Heat Time, θ for each discrete
i) Sum each discrete heat time to find totol heat time

NO
Is heat time ≤
filling time?

YES

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