Steam Coil Sizing

Client: Saudi Aramco Prepared By: Rizwan Ullah Khan

BI/Job N.o.: BI-10-00742 Checked By: Andrew Frank Gawin
Project: Clean Fuels & Aromatics Date: 41165
Project N.o.: SAG10103 Revision: A

Vessel Specificatons

Diameter 2.5 ft Volume 16.77 ft3

Height 3 ft Surface Area 30.34 ft2
Head Type 2:1 Ellipsoidal Density of Metal 490 lb/ft3
Thickeness 0.5 inch Mass of Metal 619.38 lb

Inventory Details

Benzene Reqd.Temp for Benzene 42 °F

Inventory Para Xylene Reqd.Temp for ParaXylene 56 °F
NFM Reqd.Temp for NFM 73.4 °F
Stored Temperature 33.8 °F Time Required for Heating 1 hr
Benzene:-
Delta Temperature 8.20 °F Density @ Mean Temp. 55.89 lb/ft3
Specific Heat @ Mean Temp. 0.34 Btu/lb.°F Heat of Fusion 54.2 Btu/lb
Mean Temperature 37.90 °F
Paraxylene:-
Delta Temperature 22.20 °F Density @ Mean Temp. 54.53 lb/ft3
Specific Heat @ Mean Temp. 0.373 Btu/lb.°F Heat of Fusion 68.1 Btu/lb
Mean Temperature 44.90 °F
NFM:-
Delta Temperature 39.60 °F Density @ Mean Temp. 71.7 lb/ft3
Specific Heat @ Mean Temp. 0.4 Btu/lb.°F Heat of Fusion 75 Btu/lb
Mean Temperature 53.60 °F

Heat Duty to Raise the Temperature of Inventory

Mass of Benzene in Vessel 937.36 lb Heat Duty for Benzene 2613.36 Btu/hr
Mass of P.Xylene in Vessel 914.55 lb Heat Duty for P.Xylene 7573.03 Btu/hr
Mass of NFM in Vessel 1202.52 lb Heat Duty for NFM 19047.89 Btu/hr

Heat Duty to Melt the Inventory

Heat Duty for Benzene 50804.94 Btu/hr Heat Duty for P.Xylene 62280.93 Btu/hr
Heat Duty for NFM 90188.87 Btu/hr

Heat Duty to Raise the Temperature of Metal

Specific Heat of Metal 0.12 Btu/lb.°F Heat Duty for Benzene 609.47 Btu/hr
Heat Duty for P.Xylene 1650.03 Btu/hr Heat Duty for NFM 2943.29 Btu/hr

Steam Required

Heat of Vaporization 866.1 Btu/lb Steam Required for Benzene 62.38 lb/hr
Steam Required for P.Xylene 82.56 lb/hr Steam Required for NFM 129.52 lb/hr

Steam Coil Specifications

Steam Supply Temperature 425 °F Over all Heat of Co-efficient 30 Btu/hrft2°F

Surface Area for Benzene 4.65 ft2 Surface Area for P.Xylene 6.27 ft2
Surface Area for NFM 10.07 ft2 Specific Volume of Steam 2.93 ft3/lb
Max. Velocity for Steam 82.01 ft/sec Dia of Coil for Benzene 0.03 ft
Dia of Coil for P.Xylene 0.03 ft Dia of Coil for NFM 0.04 ft
Selected Diameter of Coil 2 inch Nominal Surface of Pipe 0.621 ft2/ft
Length of Coil for Benzene 7.49 ft Length of Coil for P.Xylene 10.10 ft
Length of Coil for NFM 16.21 ft

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