SIRTE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Module Name: OilTransportation & storage PE380 Final Exam:Fall:15/04/2023

Module Leader:Mohammed A Mansour Exam Duration: 2.00 Hours

Answer ALL the Following Questions

Question 1: (16 Marks)Natural Gas
pipeline has the following composition and data: CH4 : 95% C2H6: 4%
The line length :300 km, The amount of transported gas :160 MMSCFD, Gas mixture viscosity 0.038 cp,
The initial pressure of the line :800 psia, The initial temperature is 140 F, The used steel is commercial steel
( = 0.00015ft , S=32200 psia).
Determine:

1. Optimum pipe diameter?.…………………..……………………… (5 Marks)

2. Draw the hydraulic gradient curve of the line?……………………… (6 Marks)
3. Discuss the formation of hydrates in the line?.……..………………… (5 Marks)

Question 2:(18 Marks)

Two phase pipeline with the following details:

• Line length: 90 miles

• Line diameter 33.25 inch
Gas data: Liquid data:

• Flow rate: 450 MMSCD Flow rates: 8500 bbl/day

• Gas density: 0.046 lb/ft 3 Liquid density: 37 lb/ft3
• Gas viscosity: 0.014 cp Liquid viscosity: 0.11 cp
• Liquid Interfacial tension: 13 dyne/cm
• The absolute roughness: 0.00015 ft
If the Pressure drop for the gas phase(Δpgas )= 0.0152 psi/ft

Determine:

1. The flow pattern in the line?...……..……………..……………………… (10 Marks)

2. The pressure drops in the line?.……..……………..………………………(8 Marks)

Question 3: (16 Marks)

Storage tank with capacity of 272000 bbl. Is being designed. (Welding efficiency: 0.85). Determine:

1. the tank dimensions. ...……..………………....……………………..… (6 Marks)

2. tank thicknesses. ...……..……………..……………………………..… (5 Marks)
3. the volume of used steel. ...………..…………..……………………..… (5 Marks)

Standard. thicknesses in inch.0.25, 0.30, 0.32,.0.34, 0.34, 0.36, 0.38, 0.4 ,0.44, 0.48,.0.50, 0.54, 0.58, 0.60,
0.64,.68, 0.70, 0.74,0.78, 0.80,0.88,0.90 ,0.96,0.98 .

The End of the Questions.