PROYEK MINI LPG PLANT LAPANGAN JATA Document No. : DJMMBA-PCS-CA-008 Rev.

MUSI BANYUASIN, SUMATRA SELATAN

B
DITJEN MIGAS KEMENTERIAN ESDM Tanggal : 30 Jan 2014

LOW TEMPERATURE SEPARATOR

CALCULATION
V - 1401

B 30/01/14 Issued for Approval EH AGS

A 23/01/14 Issued for Comment EH AGS
CHK APPR CHK APPR CHK APPR
REV. DATE DESCRIPTION BY
HOKASA PMC ESDM
1. INTRODUCTION
This calculation is intended to calculate Low Temperature Separator (V-1401)

2. DESIGN METHOD
The calculation according API 12 J, Specification for Oil and Gas Separator.
Calculated sufficient cross sectional area for gas phase to release or separate liquid.
Calculated sufficient liquid retention time for instrumetation spacing.

3. REFERENCES
API 12 J, Specification for Oil and Gas Separator
GPSA, Engineering Data Book, 11th Edition, 1998
Process Design Basis
Process Simulation

4. EQUATION
Mass rate fluid total mass rate
Volume rate  m 
Mass density
fluid total vol. rate

 l  g
Vc  K . Vc : maximum allowable velocity, ft/s
g

gas volume rate

A min 
max.allow velocity Amin : minimum required gas area, ft2

Dp : Critical oil droplet size, ft

Vt : Terminal velocity, ft/s

Stoke's Law :

Intermediate Law :

Newton's Law :
5. CALCULATION
BASIS

Vessel Tag Number V-1401

Vessel Description Low Temperature Separator
Pressure (Operating) 640 psig
Temperature (Operating) -20 o
F
Type Horizontal, 2 Phase

(Properties based on HYSYS Report Data)

Data Gas Oil Liquid Unit
Volume Flowrate 1.20 - 533.45 MMSCFD, BPD
Mass Flowrate 2497.7 - 3754.78 lb/hr
Mass Density 3.51 - 30.09 lb/ft3
Molecular Weight 18.95 - -
Viscosity 0.01 - 0.10 cP
Compressibility Factor 0.75 - -
Slug Capacity required 0
CALCULATION

Safety Factor 10 %
Gas volume rate 783.1 ft3/hr
Liquid volume rate 137.28 ft3/hr 2.287938
Mixed inlet density 7.47 lb/ft3

Gas Cross Sectional Area

K Value 0.36 ft/s (Note 1)
Max. Allow. Velocity 0.99 ft/s
Required gas area Amin 0.22 ft²

Nozzle

Nozzle Sizing Inlet Vapor Outlet Liquid Outlet

Nominal diameter, in 3 2 2
Actual velocity, ft/s 5.21 9.97 1.75
Actual rho-v2 202.70 348.78 91.92
Max. velocity, ft/s 9.47 60.00 6
Max. rho-v2 670 2500 -
Nozzle sizing criteria OK OK OK

Note
Note 1 K value is multiplied by adjustment factor based on GPSA.
(for horizontal separator, take K = 0.45 and for 640 psig, the adjustment factor is 0.8)
Separator Dimensioning and Instrumentation Spacing

Trial Diameter 55 in ( 1400 mm )

Length 11.5 ft ( 3500 mm )
L/D 2.5
Drum cross 16.6 ft2
Vessel volume 190.3 ft3

Liquid Levels (water section) Liquid area Total Volume Delta Volume Hold Up Time
Reference Level, in ft
2
ft
3
ft 3
Min
Bottom 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
LLLL 6 0.98 11.21 11.21 4.90
LLL 12 2.66 30.58 19.36 8.46
NLL 18 4.70 53.98 23.40 10.23
HLL 24 6.93 79.54 25.56 11.17
HHLL 30 9.22 105.85 26.31 11.50
Liquid Residence Time 23.59
Liquid hold up 42.76 ft3 from LLLL - NLL > liquid vol rate OK
Vapor area 7.35 ft2 Vapor Area > Amin OK
Vapor segment 25.12 in
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Gravity Settling
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Pemisahan
Dispersed phase Liquid
Continuous phase Gas
Droplet diameter to settle 100 micron
0.0003 ft
Dispersed phase density (droplet) 30.09 lb/ft3
Continuous phase density 3.51 lb/ft3
Continuous phase viscosity 0.01 cP
Acceleration due to gravity 32.2 ft/s2

Stoke's Intermediate Newton's

Droplet terminal velocity 0.6834 ft/s 0.2192 ft/s 0.4922 ft/s
0.21 m/s 0.07 m/s 0.15 m/s
Critical droplet diameter factor,Kcr 0.025 0.334 18.13
Max droplet size applicable 9.1E-05 ft 0.00122 ft 0.06633 ft
28 micron 373 micron 20213 micron
Settling Law Used Intermediate Law
Settling Velocity, vt .22 ft/s

Gas Velocity calculated 0.01 ft/s

K Factor Method Gas Velocity, vmax 0.99 ft/s OK
Gravity Settling Liquid Droplet Velocity, vt 0.22 ft/s OK
Sketch

Gas Area
25 in

D
HHLL 30 in 55 in
HLL 24 in
NLL 18 in
LLL 12 in
LLLL 6 in

Length 11.5 ft