Pressure Drop for Compressible Fluid Flow Using Isothermal Condition

T1 Inlet temperature K 313.2

P1 Inlet pressure bar abs 50.047 50.0465
Mw Average Molecular Weight kg/kmol 16
Z1 Compressibility factor @ P1/T1 - 1
ρ1 Fluid density @ P1/T1 kg/m3 30.75
γ Ratio of specific heats - 1.3
μ Dyanamic viscosity cP 0.015

W Massic flow rate kg/s 0.28

Q Volumetric flow rate m3/h 32.5
D Pipe internal diameter mm 49.2506
L Pipe length m 100
ε Pipe roughness mm 0.0457

Solution:

Calculate the Pipe Area

A Pipe Area m2 0.0019

Calculate the Inlet Mach Number

v1 Gas velocity @ P1/T1 m/s 4.741
vs Sonic velocity m/s 459.93
Ma1 Inlet Mach Number 0.0103
Type of fluid flow: Flow is subsonic.

Calculate the Reynold Number

Re Reynold Number 479,182
Type of flow: Flow is turbulent.

Calculate the Friction Factor

f Friction Factor #VALUE!

Calculate the Loss Ccoefficient Total (KTOTAL)

KPIPE #VALUE!
 Fittings: Number Km K1 Kd Ki
90° Elbows 0 800 0.071 4.2 0.0000
Ball Valve 0 300 0.017 4.0 0.0000
Tee (Straight Thru) 0 800 0.140 4.0 0.0000

KFITTING (ΣKi) 0.0000

KTOTAL #VALUE!

Calculate the Outlet Pressure

P2 Outlet pressure bar abs #VALUE!

Calculate the Pressure Drop

ΔP Pressure Drop bar #VALUE! /100 m

Calculate the Outlet Mach Number

T2 Outlet temperature (T2 = T1) K 313.15
Z2 Compressibility factor @ P2/T2 0.952
ρ2 Fluid density @ P2/T2 kg/m 3
#VALUE!
v2 Gas velocity @ P2/T2 m/s #VALUE!
Ma2 Exit Mach Number #VALUE!
Type of fluid flow: #VALUE!