(3) Sizing of Flare KO Drum

Case High Liquid Level Low Liquid Level

Fluid Condition
Vapor Flow Rate kg/h 244900 244900
Liquid Flow Rate kg/h 57862 57862
Vapor Density kg/m3 17.60 17.60
Liquid Density kg/m3 590 590
KO Drum Dimension
Shell ID mm 2,500 2,500
HL Level mm 1,500 300
LL Level mm 300 300
Length mm 6,000 6,000
Dropout in KO Drum
Vapor Space m2 1.834 4.575
Vapor Velocity m/s 2.11 0.84
Droplet size microns 600 600
C(Re)^2 - 282,884 282,884
Drag Coefficient - 0.5 0.5
Dropout Velocity m/s 0.711 0.711
Dropout Time sec 1.406 3.093
Min. Length mm 2,964 2,613
Liquid Holdup in KO Drum
Flare Time minute 10 10
Liquid Volume @HLL m3 18.5 2.0
Liquid Volume @LLL m3 2.0 2.0
Working Volume m3 16.4 0.0
Required Holdup m3 16.3 16.3