PROYEK MINI LPG PLANT LAPANGAN JATA Document No. : DJM-MBA-PCS-CA-011 Rev.

MUSI BANYUASIN, SUMATRA SELATAN

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DITJEN MIGAS KEMENTERIAN ESDM Tanggal : 30 Jan 2014

DE-BUTANIZER ACCUMULATOR
CALCULATION
V - 1403

1 30/01/14 Re-Approved for Construction EH AGS

CHK APPR CHK APPR CHK APPR
REV. DATE DESCRIPTION BY
HOKASA PMC ESDM
1. INTRODUCTION
This calculation is intended to calculate De-Butanizer Accumulator (V-1403)

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-1403

Vessel Description De-Butanizer Accumulator
Pressure (Operating) 180 psig
Temperature (Operating) 124.313 o
F
Type Horizontal, 2 Phase

(Properties based on HYSYS Report Data)

Data Gas Oil Liquid Unit
Volume Flowrate 0.00 - 482.19 MMSCFD, BPD
Mass Flowrate 0.0 - 3387.37 lb/hr
Mass Density 1.89 - 30.03 lb/ft3
Molecular Weight 48.73 - -
Viscosity 0.01 - 0.09 cP
Compressibility Factor 0.78 - -
Slug Capacity required 0
CALCULATION

Safety Factor 10 %
Gas volume rate 0.0 ft3/hr
Liquid volume rate 124.08 ft3/hr 2.068082
Mixed inlet density 30.03 lb/ft3

Gas Cross Sectional Area

K Value 0.40 ft/s (Note 1)
Max. Allow. Velocity 1.55 ft/s
Required gas area Amin 0.00 ft²

Nozzle

Nozzle Sizing Inlet Vapor Outlet Liquid Outlet

Nominal diameter, in 3 2 2
Actual velocity, ft/s 0.70 0.00 1.58
Actual rho-v2 14.81 0.00 74.95
Max. velocity, ft/s 4.72 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 180 psig, the adjustment factor is 0.89)
Separator Dimensioning and Instrumentation Spacing

Trial Diameter 36 in ( 914 mm )

Length 6.0 ft ( 1829 mm )
L/D 2.0
Drum cross 7.1 ft2
Vessel volume 42.4 ft3

Liquid Levels (water section) Liquid area Total Volume Delta Volume Hold Up Time
Reference Level, in ft2 ft3 ft3 Min
Bottom 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
LLLL 6 0.77 4.65 4.65 2.25
LLL 12 2.06 12.38 7.73 3.74
NLL 18 3.53 21.21 8.83 4.27
HLL 24 5.01 30.04 8.83 4.27
HHLL 30 6.29 37.77 7.73 3.74
Liquid Residence Time 10.25
Liquid hold up 16.56 ft3 from LLLL - NLL > liquid vol rate OK
Vapor area 0.77 ft2 Vapor Area > Amin OK
Vapor segment 6.00 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) 30.03 lb/ft3
Continuous phase density 1.89 lb/ft3
Continuous phase viscosity 0.01 cP
Acceleration due to gravity 32.2 ft/s2

Stoke's Intermediate Newton's

Droplet terminal velocity 0.8320 ft/s 0.2901 ft/s 0.6903 ft/s
0.25 m/s 0.09 m/s 0.21 m/s
Critical droplet diameter factor,Kcr 0.025 0.334 18.13
Max droplet size applicable 0.0001 ft 0.00134 ft 0.07282 ft
31 micron 409 micron 22193 micron
Settling Law Used Intermediate Law
Settling Velocity, vt .29 ft/s

Gas Velocity calculated 0.00 ft/s

K Factor Method Gas Velocity, vmax 1.55 ft/s OK
Gravity Settling Liquid Droplet Velocity, vt 0.29 ft/s OK
Sketch

Gas Area
6 in

D
HHLL 30 in 36 in
HLL 24 in
NLL 18 in
LLL 12 in
LLLL 6 in

Length 6.0 ft