Pipe line pressurisation calculation:

Pipe OD 406.4 mm

assuming Schedule
Pipe ID 325.5 mm 160 pipe
Pipe Area 0.0832 m²
Pipe Length 15000 m
Pipe Vol. 1248.20 m³

Gas In 30.00 MMSCFD

35,396 Sm³/h
@ 0°C and 101.325
22.414 L/mol kPa abs
@ 15.56°C and
23.694 101.325 kPa abs
1,494 kmol / hr

assumption
Natural Gas MW 20.3 kg/kmol (Natural Gas)
mass flowrate 30,326 kg/hr

Finsh conditions: P 9 barg

1003.25 kPa abs

assumption
T 25 °C (approx. sea temp)
298.15 K

assumption (gas
compressibilty
based on Molec.
Wt. 20.30 ref. GPSA
Z 0.97 handbook)
ρ = MW.P /
ρ 8.470 kg/m³ (8.3145.T.Z)
Mass of gas 10,572 kg
Time 0.35 hr
20.92 min

Depressurization
Grote Equation - For Depresssurization

    Wi=Wt/[(Te/Pi)*{(Pi-Pe)/ln(Pi/Pe)}]

Where;
Output Input Output
Wi= Peak initial flow kg/hr 2176 1000
Wt= total mass to be removed kg 3000
Te= Blowdown time hrs 300 4 8.7044
Pi= initial pressure bara 15
Pe= final pressure bara 1

The Grote equation is derived from the fact that pressure decay during blowdown is sonic, hence the curve is an expo

    Flow=xe^yT

Where

T=time and x and y are unknowns

'Groates' equation for Depressurization time

Abreviation Description Unit Unit Input

depressurising
t sec sec
Time
V Volume cu ft cu ft 8582.7
coefficient of
Cd 0.8
discharge
Sg Specific gravity 1

Av Area of Discharge sq inch sq inch

compressibility
Z
factor

T1 Temperature Initial Rankine Deg C 35

P1 Pressure Initial psia barg 3

P2 Pressure final psia barg 0

L Line length m 1200

D Diameter in 20

Dv Dia of Disch nozzle in 22

V0 P0 T0 V1 P1
730 1 273.15 243 3
3 3
M Bar deg K M Bar
3
Normal Vol 730 Nm

V0 = (P1 * V1 /T1)*(T0/P0)
 406.4 mm

325.5 mm
0.0832 m²
15000 m
1248.20 m³

30.00 MMSCFD
35,396 Sm³/h

22.414 L/mol

23.694
1,494 kmol / hr

20.3 kg/kmol 28.97

30,326 kg/hr

9 barg
1003.25 kPa abs

25 °C
298.15 K

0.97

8.470 kg/m³ 1.294

10,572 kg
0.35 hr
20.92 min
 522 MIN

nic, hence the curve is an exponential decay, with the equation;

rization time

Time reqd for

output Discharge in Minutes
Sec

9 0.15

8582.7
0.8
1

379.94

554.67

58.012
14.503

2.638472 Sq ft 19.6 Meter/Sec

T1
308.15
deg K