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CALCULATION NOTE

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SEPARATOR THREE PHASE WITH BOOT

Approved by
1

INPUT

OUTPUT

2
3 Feed
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Flow (kg/hr)
Density (kg/m3)
Viscocity (cP)
Droplet size ( )
Droplet size ( )
Droplet size ( )

Gas

Oil

Water

0.6
3.57
0.01

102125.00
646.3
0.27
150
150

3000
1000
1.79

Oil in Gas
Oil in Water
Water in Oil
2

11 v2 max for inlet nozzle (kg/m.s )

2
12 v2 max for gas outlet nozzle (kg/m.s )
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

Max velocity in Oil outlet (m/s)

Max velocity in Water outlet (m/s)
K value (m/s) per GPSA
Mixture Density

SETTLING VELOCITY CRITERIA

Max. Allowable Gas Velocity (m/s)
Gas Velocity (m/s)
Oil droplet velocity (m/s) - Gravity settling method
Oil from Gas
Water from Oil
Oil from Water
DROPLET FALL TIME
Oil in Gas
(Top-Liquid)
Water in Oil
(NIL to Btm of Shell)
Oil in Water
(NIL to Btm of Boot)
Length/Diameter
2.5
Boot Dia./Shelle Diameter
0.2
Boot Hieght./Boot Diameter
2.8
105126 kg/hr
3
161.18 Am /hr

35 Qmix =
36
37 D > =
193.88
38 horizontal pipe nozzle
39
40
41
42

2550

Specified

Actual

mins
60

(mins)
3210.1

Shell
HLL - HLSD
NLL - HLL

2
2

2.38
4.98

OK!
OK!

1500

NLL -LLL

7.34

OK!

3750
1
1
0.108
652.21

LLL - LLSD
LSD to Outlet
Oil Resistent Time at NLL

2
1
6

2.23
1.19
10.76

OK!
OK!
OK!

Boot
HIL - HILSD
1
NIL - HIL
2.5
NIL - LIL
2.5
LIL - LILSD
1
LILSD to Outlet
1
Oil Resistent time (NIL of boot to Btm of Shell)
Water Resistent time ( Btm to NIL)

1.45 m/s
4E-06 m/s
0.33
m/s
0.012
m/s
0.0024 m/s
0.0329 min
1.0665 min
11.737 min

Wg =
Qg

7500

3000

mm

0.6
0.168067227

kg/h
Am3/h

mm

GAS
I.D =

**Warning**
OK!
OK!
OK!
OK!
OK!

1.03
7.19
7.81
3.48
1.33
10.76
12.61

OK!
OK!
OK!

OK

**Warning**

150

LENGTH T/T =
Wmix

Resistent Times

HLSD
HLL
NLL
LLL
LLSD

Height
2350
2050
1500
650
300

Gas volume
HLL to HLSD
NLL to HLL
LLL to NLL
LLSD to LLL
Btm to LLSD

Volume (m3)
8.99
6.26
13.11
19.33
5.87
3.12

OIL

43
44
45
46
47
48

Boot Height

600

Volume (m3

HILSD

1480

HIL toHILSD

0.05

W oil =

102125.00

kg/hr

50

HIL

1380

NIL to HIL

0.36

Qoil =

158

m3/hr

51
52
53
54
55

NIL
LIL
LILSD

940
500
200

LIL to NIL
LILSD to LIL
Btm LILSD

0.39
0.17
0.07

49

1680

mm

WATER

56
57

W water

3000 kg/hr

58

Qwater

3 m3/hr

59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92

CALCULATION
K factor:
Maximum allowable Vel.
Gas Velocity

0.108
1.45
4E-06

m/s
m/s
m/s

OK

Oil in Gas (Gravity Setting law method)

Water in oil (Gravity Setting law Method)

Settling Velocity
Method for application

Settling Velocity
Method for application

Method
Stoke's Law
Intermediate
Newton's Law

0.33
Intermediate

Kcr
0.025
0.334
18.13

Vt (m/s)
0.78
0.33
0.89

Maximum Dp m
54
719
39021

Vt (m/s)
0.0024
0.01
0.05

Maximum Dp
369
4925
267349

Oil in Water (Gravity Setting law Method)

Settling Velocity
Method for application

Method
Stoke's Law
Intermediate
Newton's Law

0.0024
Stoke's Law

Kcr
0.025
0.334
18.13

Method
Stoke's Law
Intermediate
Newton's Law

Kcr
0.025
0.334
18.13

0.012
Intermediate

Vt (m/s)
0.02
0.01
0.05

Maximum Dp
104
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Ze

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f(Ze)

1 0.01
0.004672
2 0.02
0.007250
3 0.03
0.010368
4 0.04
0.014014
5 0.05
0.018176
6 0.06
0.022842
7 0.07
0.028000
b
L
b
8 0.08
0.033638
9 0.09
0.039744
10 0.10
0.046306
11 0.11
0.053312
12 0.12
0.060750
D
13 0.13
0.068608
14 0.14
0.076874
15 0.15
0.085536
H1
16 0.16
0.094582
17 0.17
0.104000
18 0.18
0.113778
19 0.19
0.123904
20 0.20
0.134366
TOTAL VOLUME = Volume in 2 heads + Volume in cylinder
21 0.21
0.145152
= 1 / 6 p K D3 +1 / 4 p D2 L
22 0.22
0.156250
K = 2b / D
Ze = H1 / D
Zc = H1 / D
23 0.23
0.167684
PARTIAL VOLUME = (1 / 6 p K D3) * f(Ze) + (1 / 4 p D2 L) * f(Zc)
24 0.24
0.179334
f(Ze) = Ellipsoidal Coefficient
25 0.25
0.191296
f(Zc) = Horizontal cylinder coefficient.
26 0.26
0.203522
For elliptical heads, b = 0.25 * D and K = 0.5
27 0.27
0.216000
28 0.28
0.228718
29 0.29
0.241664
30 0.30
0.254826
31 0.31
0.268192
32 0.32
0.281750
33 0.33
0.295488
34 0.34
0.309394
35 0.35
0.323456
Ze
f(ze)
End
Volume (m3)
36 0.36
0.337662
=H1 /D
=H1 /D
37 0.37
0.352000
38 0.38
0.366458
39 0.39
0.381024
TOTAL Cross Sectional Area
1.00
1
3.53
40 0.40
0.395686
GAS (Volume to Top)
0.216666667
0.16
0.55
41 0.41
0.410432
HLSD TO TOP
42 0.42
0.425250
43 0.43
0.440128
STORAGE (Volume from Bottom)
44 0.47
0.455054
Horizontal vessel
45 0.48
0.470016
HLSD
0.783333333
0.89
3.13
46 0.49
0.485002
HIL
0.683333333
0.77
2.73
47 0.50
0.500000
NIL
0.5
0.51
1.82
48 0.51
0.514998
LIL
0.216666667
0.16
0.55
49 0.52
0.529984
LILSD
0.1
0.05
0.19
50 0.53
0.544946
Boot Volume
0.88
0.97
0.60
51 0.54
0.559872
HILSD
52 0.55
0.574750
HIL
0.82
0.92
0.57
53 0.56
0.589568
NIL
0.56
0.57
0.36
54 0.57
0.604314
LIL
0.30
0.25
0.16
55 0.58
0.618976
LILSD
0.12
0.05
0.03
56 0.59
0.633542
Total volume Boot
1.00
1.00
0.62
57 0.60
0.648000
58 0.61
0.662338
59 0.62
0.676544
60 0.63
0.690606
61 0.64
0.704512
TOTAL Cross Sectional Area of horizontal vessel
Fraction
Chord
Cylinder
62 0.65
0.718250
74.22
of Dia.
Chord
Volume Incrment
Fraction
Area (m2)
partial
63 0.66
0.731808
=H1 /D
(Radian)
(m3)
f(Zc)
Volume (m3) Partial Volume + End
64 0.67
0.745174
GAS (Volume to Top)
Zc
Volume Volume (m3)
65 0.68
0.758336
66 0.69
0.771282
WEIR TO TOP (Left side of weir)
0.22
1.94
0.16
11.85
8.44
8.99
8.99
67 0.70
0.784000
STORAGE (Volume from Bottom)
68 0.71
0.796478
Left side of weir
69 0.72
0.808704
WEIR
0.78
4.35
0.84
62.37
44.57
47.70
6.26
70 0.73
0.820666
HIL
0.68
3.89
0.73
54.04
38.71
41.44
13.11
71 0.74
0.832352
NIL
0.50
3.14
0.50
37.11
26.50
28.32
19.33
72 0.75
0.843750
LIL
0.22
1.94
0.16
11.85
8.44
8.99
5.87
73 0.76
0.854848
LILSD
0.10
1.29
0.06
3.86
2.94
3.12
3.12
74 0.77
0.865634
Boot Volume
0.88
4.87
0.93
3.02
0.44
1.04
0.05
75 0.78
0.876096
HILSD
76 0.79
0.886222
HIL
0.82
4.54
0.88
2.85
0.42
0.99
0.36
77 0.80
0.896000
NIL
0.56
3.38
0.58
1.86
0.27
0.63
0.39
78 0.81
0.905418
LIL
0.23
2.00
0.17
0.56
0.08
0.24
0.17
79 0.82
0.914464
LILSD
0.12
1.41
0.07
0.22
0.03
0.07
0.07
80 0.83
0.923126
Total Volume Boot
1.00
6.28
1.00
3.24
0.48
1.10
1.10
81 0.84
0.931392
Total Cross Section Area Boot
82 0.85
0.939250
3.2374
83 0.86
0.946688
84 0.87
0.953694
85 0.88
0.960256
86 0.89
0.966362
87 0.90
0.972000
88 0.91
0.977158
89 0.92
0.981824
90 0.93
0.985986
91 0.94
0.989632
92 0.95
0.992750
93 0.96
0.995328
94 0.97
0.997354
95 0.98
0.998816
96 0.99
0.999702
97 1.00
1.000000
98
99 NOTED
100 1. Sizing must ensure time for oil in gas at gas nozzle, oil in water at water outlet and water in oil at weir.
101
102
103
104
105