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1.7 In-Plant Piping Sizing Criteria

Liquid Lines

The following liquid velocity shall be maintained at various units:

Press Drop,
Maximum Velocity, m/sec
Bar/Km
Liquid Line Service
3”< 8”<
Normal Maxm. D < 2” D>18
D< 6” D< 18”
”
Liquid at
bubble point or
0.6 1.0 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.8
Pump with dissolved
Suction gas
Non-Boiling
2.3 3.5 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.4
Liquid
Disch Press <
3.5 4.6 Velocity 1.5 – 4.5 m/s
Pump 50 barg
Discharge Disch Press >
7.0 9.0 Velocity 1.5 – 4.5 m/s
50 barg
Liquid at bubble
point or with 0.6 1.0 0.6 1.0 1.4 1.8
Process
dissolved gas
Lines
Non-Boiling
2.3 3.5 0.9 1.2 1.8 2.4
Liquid
Cooling & Serv
2.3 3.5 1.3 2.5 3.5 4.0
Water
Boiler Feed <
Water Lines 3.5 4.6 Velocity 1.5 – 4.5 m/s
50 barg
Boiler Feed >
7.0 9.0 Velocity 1.5 – 4.5 m/s
50 barg
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Vapour Lines

The following vapour velocity shall be maintained at various units -:

Maxm ρV2 Press Drop, Bar/Km

Vapour Lines ρ = gas density, Kg/m3
V = Gas Velocity, m/s Norm
P < 20 bar g 6,000
20 < P < 50 bar g 7,500
Vapour Lines
50 < P < 80 bar g 10,000
Compatible Compatible
P > 80 bar g 15,000
with service with service
Discontinuous P < 50 bar g 10,000
Operation
(e.g. 50 < P < 80 bar g 15,000
compressor
anti-surge) P > 80 bar g 25,000
Suction Compatible with above 0.25 0.70
Compressor
Discharge Compatible with above 0.50 1.20

Nozzle Sizing

The following fluid velocity shall be maintained at various nozzles of process

vessels -
Velocity Range, Remark

ozzle
m/sec
Size based on 110% on
Inlet (Feed) 7 – 13
normal vol. flow
Gas Outlet 15 – 30 Size on normal flow
HC (liquid) Outlet 1–3 Size based on 110% on
Water Outlet 2–4 normal flow
The values in the above table shall satisfy the following :

In case of threshold values, the next higher NB size shall be selected.

Liquid lines shall not be sized less than 2” NB even if falling within the
values in the above table range.

The line size shall be increased to keep pressure drop to a minimum

For all other process piping, it shall be established by calculation that the
selected velocities are considerably lesser than the erosional velocity