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Pressure Drop Compressible Flow
Pressure Drop Compressible Flow
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To modify Calculated
Sources
Perry page 6-18
Mecanique et Rheologies des fluides en genie chimique, Midoux, page 329-330
Applied Process Design Volume 1 - Ludwig - Gulf Professional page 69
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Gas
he inlet pressure of the section
Dry air
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Helium
Hydrogen
To calculate the pressure drop at a given gas rate, cut the pipeline in
different section and describe them thanks to the table below. Then Methane
enter the flowrate expected in cell C17, read the pressure drop in cell Propane
C18. Sections pressure drops are in section CI.
If the pressure drop is given and you wish to calculate the flow, enter Butane
the given pressure drop in cell C21 and modify C17 until cell C22 is Ammonia
equal to 0
In any case always make sure there is no choked flow Chlorine
Sulfur dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Valid calculation ? ok Carbon dioxide
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Min. Pu/Pd
γ=cp/cv for choked flow
1.400 at 20 °C 1.893
1.404 at 15 °C 1.895
1.400 at 20 °C 1.893
1.660 at 20 °C 2.049
1.410 at 20 °C 1.899
1.307 1.837
1.131 1.729
1.096 1.708
1.310 at 15 °C 1.838
1.355 1.866
1.290 at 15 °C 1.826
1.404 1.895
1.3 1.83
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Open Open
1/2 Open 3/4 Open
1/2 Open
1/4 Open
Flanged
45° elbow Long radiu Coupling Globe valve Open Needle valve / plug di
Number k Total k Number k Total k Number k Total k Number
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
0 0.2 0 0 0.04 0 0 6 0 0
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Needle valve / plug diOpen Gate valve Open Butterfly valve 0 Ball Valve
k Total k Number k Total k Number k Total k Number
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
9 0 0 0.17 0 0 0.487730529 0 0
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Valve and fStraight pipeElevation Total Pressure b% differencDensity Choked flow check
0 0.01819261 0 0.018193 2.991807 0.273087 3.500151 1.002738 1.892929 ok
0 0.0182386 0 0.018239 2.973569 0.609618 3.478814 1.006134 1.892929 ok
0 0.01835047 0 0.01835 2.955218 0.617119 3.457345 1.00621 1.892929 ok
0 0.01846442 0 0.018464 2.936754 0.624807 3.435743 1.006287 1.892929 ok
0 0.01858051 0 0.018581 2.918173 0.632689 3.414006 1.006367 1.892929 ok
0 0.01869882 0 0.018699 2.899475 0.640771 3.39213 1.006449 1.892929 ok
0 0.01881941 0 0.018819 2.880655 0.649063 3.370113 1.006533 1.892929 ok
0 0.01894235 0 0.018942 2.861713 0.657571 3.347952 1.006619 1.892929 ok
0 0.01906774 0 0.019068 2.842645 0.666305 3.325644 1.006708 1.892929 ok
0 0.01919564 0 0.019196 2.823449 0.675274 3.303187 1.006799 1.892929 ok
0 0.18655056 0 0.186551
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0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0
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