Write in the green cells only Horizontal Separator calculation

Gas flow rate, MMSCFD 26 diameter, in

Gas Sp.Gr 0.6 16
Oil flow rate. bbl/d 4000 20
Oil API 40 24
Liquid retention time, Minutes 3 30
Operating pressure, psia 100 36
Operating temperature, 0F 85 42
Gas viscosity, CP 0.013 48
Droplet diameter, microns, 140 use 140 54
Density of the liquid droplet, lb/ft3 51.5 60
Compressibility factor, z 0.99 66
Density of the gas at operating conditions, lb/ft3 0.3010288 72
78
CD, First trail 0.34 84
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s 3.1487095 90
96
Re = 50.017427 102
CD ( Resulted) = 1.2440229 108
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s ( 2 ) 1.6461063 114
120
Re = 26.14849 126
CD ( Resulted) = 1.8445105
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s ( 3 ) 1.3518593 Suitable or not suitable are based on len
In the other hand some standard sizes m
Re = 21.474361 Choose the nearest standard size
CD ( Resulted) = 2.1049946
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s ( 3 ) 1.2654546

Re = 20.101817
CD ( Resulted) = 2.2030413
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s ( 3 ) 1.2369745

Re = 19.649409
CD ( Resulted) = 2.2381892 0.03514793

Gas capacity constraint

dLeff = 569.20689

Liquid Capacity Constraint

d2 Leff = 17143

Gas Leff Liq. Leff Lss Gas

35.6 67.0 36.9
28.5 42.9 30.1
23.7 29.8 25.7
19.0 19.0 21.5
15.8 13.2 18.8
13.6 9.7 17.1
11.9 7.4 15.9
10.5 5.9 15.0
9.5 4.8 14.5
8.6 3.9 14.1
7.9 3.3 13.9
7.3 2.8 13.8
6.8 2.4 13.8
6.3 2.1 13.8
5.9 1.9 13.9
5.6 1.6 14.1
5.3 1.5 14.3
5.0 1.3 14.5
4.7 1.2 14.7
4.5 1.1 15.0
ntal Separator calculation
Seam to Seam Length, ft S Ratio Selection
89.3 67.0 Not Suitable !!!
57.1 34.3 Not Suitable !!!
39.7 19.8 Not Suitable !!!
25.4 10.2 Not Suitable !!!
18.8 6.3 Not Suitable !!!
17.1 4.9 Not Suitable !!!
15.9 4.0 Suitable
15.0 3.3 Suitable
14.5 2.9 Suitable
14.1 2.6 Not Suitable!!!
13.9 2.3 Not Suitable!!!
13.8 2.1 Not Suitable!!!
13.8 2.0 Not Suitable!!!
13.8 1.8 Not Suitable!!!
13.9 1.7 Not Suitable!!!
14.1 1.7 Not Suitable!!!
14.3 1.6 Not Suitable!!!
14.5 1.5 Not Suitable!!!
14.7 1.5 Not Suitable!!!
15.0 1.4 Not Suitable!!!

e or not suitable are based on length to diameter ratio "S", which is usually in the range 3-4
other hand some standard sizes may reach a "S ratio" of 5.
the nearest standard size

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89.3
57.1
39.7
25.4
15.7
12.2
9.9
8.4
7.3
6.4
5.8
5.3
4.9
4.6
4.4
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.6
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2.93E+10
0.013847
1.013847
0.986342
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Write in the green cells only
Gas flow rate, MMSCFD 10
Gas Sp.Gr 0.6
Oil flow rate. bbl/d 3000
Oil API 40
Liquid retention time, Minutes 3
Operating pressure, psia 1000
Operating temperature, 0F 60
Gas viscosity, CP 0.013
Droplet diameter, microns, 140 use 140
Density of the liquid droplet, lb/ft3 51.5
Compressibility factor, z 0.86
Density of the gas at operating conditions, lb/ft3 3.6276017927

CD, First trail 0.34

Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s 0.8770699034

Re = 167.89376945
CD ( Resulted) = 0.7144757691
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s ( 2 ) 0.6050341868

Re = 115.8191267
CD ( Resulted) = 0.8259800805
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s ( 3 ) 0.5627155027

Re = 107.7182406
CD ( Resulted) = 0.8518559234
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s ( 3 ) 0.554103117

Re = 106.06960815
CD ( Resulted) = 0.8575566416
Terminal (settling velocity) of the droplet, ft/s ( 3 ) 0.5522583101
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Re = 105.71646459 0.001242
CD ( Resulted) = 0.8587985985

Gas capacity constraint

d2 484.7994108

d= 22.018160931

Liquid Capacity Constraint

d2 h = 75000
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Separator minimum heigth, ft 12.9

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Selected height, ft 13 OK
S ratio 3.7 Suitable
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 4.06E+09
2.45E+10
0.165711
1.165711

0.857846
 pl-pg 47.9

520
Separators without mist extractors "Flare knock out drums"
Write in the green cells only
Gas flow rate, MMSCFD 5
Pressure, psia 500
0
Temperature, F 100
Gas Sp.Gr 0.75
Gas viscosity, Cp 0.012
Liquid sp.gr 0.5
Droplet diameter, micron, ս 150
Compresibility factor 0.9
3
Gas Density, lb/ft 2.0
3
Liquid density, lb/ft 31.2
Droplet diameter, ft 0.000492
Gas flow rate at operation conditions, MMSCFD 142689
Gas flow rate at operation conditions, ft 3/Sec 1.65
pl-pg= 29.2
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Method #1 ( Drag coeficient from graph)

C(Re)2 4603
Drag coefficient from graph C` 1.4
Terminal Velocity, ft/sec 0.47

Vessel Diam., in. Vessel length, ft S ratio

16 3.4 2.5
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Method #2

Selection Diameter, in Gas Vel. ft/sec Reynolds no. Term Vel. Ft/sec
Suitable 16 1.18 145 0.42
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Minimum diameter for Vertical sep.

Vessel length, ft S ratio Selection A area of flow, ft2 3.5 0.482192

3.8 2.8 Suitable Min diam, in. 25.4

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1.57 0.42 0.84

Stoke’s Law

Intermediate Law

Newton’s Law
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Gas flow rate, MMSCFD 20
Pressure, psia 100 Vertical
0
Temperature, F 85 Height
Gas Sp.Gr 0.75 5 ft
Gas viscosity, Cp 0.012 10 ft
Oil flow rate . bbl/d 3000
Oil API 40 Horizontal
Liquid retention time, Minutes 1 Length
Droplet diameter, micron, ս 150 10
Gas compresibility factor 0.98
Gas Density, lb/ft3 0.4
Liquid density, lb/ft3 51.5 Book site (here)
Droplet diameter, ft 0.000492
Gas flow rate at operation conditions, MMSCFD 3024218
Gas flow rate at operation conditions, ft 3/Sec 35.00
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Max. velocity. Min. gas flow area ft2 = Min. Diam. in. Liquid volume/30% , bbl
2.09 16.7 55 4.5
3.08 11.4 46 6.1

K= 0.45 Avg
Max. velocity. Min. gas flow area ft2 = Min. Diam. in. Liq. Vol 50% level, bbl
0.45 5.2 6.7 70.1 23.9
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Liq cap of sep, bbl/d

6440
8748

Liq cap of sep, bbl/d

34345

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