TDW Guide To Pigging, parag. 3.

GAS / PIG SPEED CALCULATIONS

SI No. Description of Data Symbol Value Unit

1 Flow Rate Q = 60.00 MMSCFD

2 Base Pressure Pb = 14.73 psig

3 Up-Stream (Initial Pressure) Pressure Pi = 850.00 psig

INPUT 4 Down-Stream (Final Pressure) Pressure Pf = 770.00 psig
DATA
5 Outer Diameter of Pipe D = 20.00 in

6 Thickness of Pipe t = 14.00 mm

7 Super compressiblity Factor at 80°C Fv = 0.982

8 Length of Pipeline L = 176.00 Km

SI No. Description of Data Symbol Value Unit

1 Absolute Line Pressure P = 824.73 psig

OUTPUT 2 Internal Dia of Pipe Di = 18.898 in
DATA
3 Gas/Pig Speed V = 4.4984 Miles/hr

4 Gas/Pig Speed V = 7.2394 Km/hr

5 Gas/Pig Speed V = 1.6434 m/s

6 Time Required for Pig Travel T = 0:18 hr:mm

𝐺𝑎𝑠 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 (𝑉)=(1447∗𝑄∗𝑃_𝑏)/(𝑃

∗ 𝐹_𝑣^2 ∗ 𝐷_𝑖^2 )
 API RP 14E, Equation 2.13

GAS / PIG SPEED CALCULATIONS

SI No. Description of Data Symbol Value Unit

1 Flow Rate Q = 70.00 MMSCFD

2 Base Pressure Pb = 14.73 psig

3 Up-Stream (Initial Pressure) Pressure Pi = 550.00 psig

4 Down-Stream (Final Pressure) Pressure Pf = 450.00 psig

INPUT
DATA 5 Outer Diameter of Pipe D = 20.00 in

6 Thickness of Pipe t = 14.00 mm

7 Super compressiblity Factor at 80°C Fv = 0.982

8 Temperature Operating T = 70.000 ᴼF

9 Length of Pipeline L = 176.00 Km

SI No. Description of Data Symbol Value Unit

1 Absolute Line Pressure P = 514.73 psig

OUTPUT 2 Internal Dia of Pipe Di = 18.898 in
DATA
3 Gas/Pig Speed V = 11.8899 ft/second

4 Gas/Pig Speed V = 13.0466 Km/hr

5 Gas/Pig Speed V = 3.6241 m/s

6 Time Required for Pig Travel T = 13:29 hr:mm

𝐺𝑎𝑠 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 (𝑉)=(60∗𝐹𝑣∗𝑄∗(𝑇+459,67))/

(𝑃 ∗ 𝐷_𝑖^2 )
 API RP 14E, Equation 2.13

GAS / PIG SPEED CALCULATIONS

SI No. Description of Data Symbol Value Unit

1 Flow Rate Q = 70.00 MMSCFD

2 Base Pressure Pb = 14.73 psig

3 Up-Stream (Initial Pressure) Pressure Pi = 850.00 psig

4 Down-Stream (Final Pressure) Pressure Pf = 770.00 psig

INPUT
DATA 5 Outer Diameter of Pipe D = 20.00 in

6 Thickness of Pipe t = 14.00 mm

7 Super compressiblity Factor at 80°C Fv = 0.982

8 Temperature Operating T = 70.000 ᴼF

9 Length of Pipeline L = 176.00 Km

SI No. Description of Data Symbol Value Unit

1 Absolute Line Pressure P = 824.73 psig

OUTPUT 2 Internal Dia of Pipe Di = 18.898 in
DATA
3 Gas/Pig Speed V = 7.4207 ft/second

4 Gas/Pig Speed V = 8.1426 Km/hr

5 Gas/Pig Speed V = 2.2618 m/s

6 Time Required for Pig Travel T = 21:36 hr:mm

𝐺𝑎𝑠 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 (𝑉)=(60∗𝐹𝑣∗𝑄∗(𝑇+459,67))/

(𝑃 ∗ 𝐷_𝑖^2 )
 INPUT
OUTPUT Jangan diisi

PIG SPEED CALCULATIONS

SI No. Description of Data Symbol Value Unit

1 Flow Rate Q = 0.75 MMSCFD

2 Base Pressure Pb = 14.73 psig

3 Up-Stream (Initial Pressure) Pressure Pi = 50.00 psig

INPUT 4 Down-Stream (Final Pressure) Pressure Pf = 40.00 psig
DATA
5 Outer Diameter of Pipe D = 6.00 in

6 Thickness of Pipe t = 11.00 mm

7 Super compressiblity Factor at 80°C Fv = 0.982

8 Length of Pipeline L = 67.00 Km

SI No. Description of Data Symbol Value Unit

1 Absolute Line Pressure P = 59.73 psig

OUTPUT 2 Internal Dia of Pipe Di = 5.134 in
DATA
3 Pig Speed V = 10.5200 Miles/hr

4 Pig Speed V = 16.9302 Km/hr

5 Time Required for Pig Travel T = 3:57 hr:mm

𝑃𝑖𝑔 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑
(𝑉)=(1447∗𝑄∗𝑃_𝑏)/(𝑃 ∗
𝐹_𝑣^2 ∗ 𝐷_𝑖^2 )