Instrument Air Consumption For Instrumentation

CONSUMERS No. of Consumption per Unit, FLOW RATE, M3/h

(Note 1) Units Nm3/h Continous Intermittent
Control Valves 40 1.5 43.2
CONSUMERS ON/OFF Valves 6 1 6
Analyzers (which require IA) (Note 2, 3) 1 0 0
Continous Instrument Air Demand 49.2
CONTNOUS Design Margine for air loss through leackages (15%) 7.38
DEMAND Design Margine for uncertainty in IA demands (15%) 7.38
Design Quantity for Continous Instrument Air 63.96
Intermittent Instrument Air (ON/OFF Valves and Analyzers)
WORST CASE
Design Quantity for Continous Instrument Air
DEMAND
Max. Instrument Air Demand (Note 4)

Note 1: The above IA consumption list includes the consumptions of instrumentation within the plant
excluding package units. The estimation for IA consumption for package units is reflected in Process
document "Utility Consumption List".

Note 2: Estimation of IA consumption for analyzers is based on GC type analyzer. IA consumption for
analyzers are varied with respect to the analyzer type.

Note 3: It is assumed analyzers located in hazardous area are Explosion proof design (Exd) not
Exp (purge type). For any analyzer with Exp design, app. 30 m3/h continous IA consumption should be
foreseen. Also, it is assumed there is no vortex cooler in the analyzer panels (electrical cooler is used).

Note 4: Simultaneous Factor (for Intermittent Consumers) = 1