Step-1 Plug in required data

Step-2 Assume dia & Length of Vessel

Step-3 Vary HL such that vol available is >= vol req
Step-4 If Length req > length assumed repeat from Step-2
Step-5 Check Remark

API 521 case is calculated for verification of calculation procedure

Case 1,2,3,4 are given as examples, you can plug in your data also

Revision History

Rev. 0 Issued to Downloads section on 5/5/2011

Data required API 521 case Case-1 Case-2 Case-3 Case-4 Case-5
Operating press Bara 1.138 1.138 1.138 1.138 1.138
Operating temp C 149 149 149 149 149
Mass flow rate of vapour kg/hr 76680 76680 76680 76680 76680
Vapour density kg/m3 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9
Gas viscosity cP 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Mass flow rate of liquid kg/hr 14040 14040 14040 14040 14040
Liquid density kg/m3 496.6 496.6 496.6 496.6 496.6
Droplet size in micrometer mm 300 300 300 300 300
Miscell draining Vol m3 1.89 1.89 1.89 1.89 1.89
Min Liq Hold up time min 30 30 30 30 30

Assume dia & Length of Vessel

Assume dia of the tank m 2.44 2.29 2.13 1.98 2
Assume length of the tank m 5.79 6.25 6.86 7.62 6
Total vol m3 27.1 25.7 24.4 23.5 18.8

Vary HL such that vol available is >= vol req

Vary HL1+2 = HL m 1.4 1.37 1.33 1.28 1.8
Required volume m3 2.77 2.56 2.34 2.10 2.67
Available volume space m3 2.78 2.57 2.34 2.11 2.98

If Length req > length assumed repeat from Step-2

Length req 5.48 5.95 6.56 7.21 4.27

Remark
1 OK OK OK OK OK
** Try to maintain L/D ~ 3
1 Data required
Operating press Bara
Operating temp C
Mass flow rate of vapour kg/hr
Vapour density kg/m3
Gas viscosity cP
Mass flow rate of liquid kg/hr
Liquid density kg/m3
Droplet size in micrometer mm
Miscell draining Vol m3
Min Liq Hold up time min

Vapour rate Rv m3/s

2 Find C from C(Re)2

C(Re)2= 0.13*10^8*(rv)*(D)^3*(rl-rv)/(m^2)
C(Re)2

3 Find Drag Coeff from CRe2

Eq formed for the graph

4 Based on g, partical dia, gas/liq density & C find Uc

Drop out vel = Uc
Uc = 1.15*(g*D*(rL-rv)^0.5/(rv*C) m/s

5 Assume dia & Length of Vessel

Assume dia of the tank m
Assume length of the tank m

X sec area A

6 Area occupied in the bottom seg for miscell

AL1 m

7 Area occupied in the bottom seg for min holdup

Hold up vol m3
AL2 m

8 Balance area is for vapour

AV

9 Heights of the levels

Ht occupied by miscell vol = HL1 + HL2
 Area of liq hold up req AL1 + AL2
Radius r m
Vary HL1+2 = HL mm
r
f Balance ht upto centre r - HL m
r-h
a angle of one triangle rad
Area of sector m2
Area of trianlge m2
Area of liq hold up cal = (sector - triangle area) m2
Vary HL till Area cal = Area req

10 Find liquid drop out time from Hv & Uc

Vapour space available Hv
f Liquid drop out time Hv/Uc sec

11 Vapour velocity m/s

12 Length req m
API 521 case Case-1 Case-2 Case-3 Case-4 Case-5 0 0

1.138 1.138 1.138 1.138 1.138 0 0 0

149 149 149 149 149 0 0 0
76680 76680 76680 76680 76680 0 0 0
2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 0 0 0
0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
14040 14040 14040 14040 14040 0 0 0
496.6 496.6 496.6 496.6 496.6 0 0 0
300 300 300 300 300 0 0 0
1.89 1.89 1.89 1.89 1.89 0 0 0
30 30 30 30 30 0 0 0

7.345 7.345 7.345 7.345 7.345 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

5025 5025 5025 5025 5025 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

1.24 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.24 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

0.730 0.730 0.730 0.730 0.730 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

2.44 2.29 2.13 1.98 2 0 0 0

5.79 6.25 6.86 7.62 6 0 0 0

4.7 4.1 3.6 3.1 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.33 0.30 0.28 0.25 0.32 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

14.14 14.14 14.14 14.14 14.14 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

2.44 2.26 2.06 1.86 2.36 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

1.91 1.55 1.23 0.98 0.47 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

 2.77 2.56 2.34 2.10 2.67 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
1.22 1.145 1.065 0.99 1 0 0 0
1400 1370 1330 1280 1800 0 0 0
-0.18 -0.225 -0.265 -0.29 -0.8 0 0 0
1.72 1.77 1.82 1.87 2.50 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
2.56 2.32 2.07 1.83 2.50 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
-0.22 -0.25 -0.27 -0.27 -0.48 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
2.78 2.57 2.34 2.11 2.98 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

1.04 0.92 0.8 0.7 0.2 0 0 0

1.42 1.26 1.10 0.96 0.27 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

3.85 4.72 5.99 7.53 15.61 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

5.48 5.95 6.56 7.21 4.27 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

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C = 10^(0.0876*(LOG(CRe2))^2 - 1.0357*(LOG(CRe2)) + 2.7271) From graph
C(Re)^2 C log(CRe2) log(C )
10 60 60 1.00 1.78
20 34 34 1.30 1.53
30 25 24 1.48 1.40
40 20 20 1.60 1.30
50 18 17 1.70 1.26
60 15 15 1.78 1.18
100 9.5 10.1 2.00 0.98
200 6 6.4 2.30 0.78
300 4.8 5.0 2.48 0.68
400 4 4.2 2.60 0.60
500 3.5 3.7 2.70 0.54
600 3.2 3.4 2.78 0.51
700 3 3.1 2.85 0.48
1000 2.7 2.6 3.00 0.43
2000 1.9 1.8 3.30 0.28
4000 1.5 1.4 3.60 0.18
10000 1 1.0 4.00 0.00
200000 0.5 0.50 5.30 -0.30
1000000 0.45 0.46 6.00 -0.35
From curve
log(CRe2) log(C ) y = 0.0876x2 - 1.0357x + 2.7271 2.00
1.00 1.78
1.30 1.53 f(x) = 0.0875771691x^2 - 1.0357465532x + 2
1.48 1.39 1.50
1.60 1.29
1.70 1.22
1.00
1.78 1.16
2.00 1.01
2.30 0.81 0.50
2.48 0.70
2.60 0.63
2.70 0.57 0.00
2.78 0.53 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00
2.85 0.49
3.00 -0.50
0.41
3.30 0.26
3.60 0.13
4.00 -0.01
5.30 -0.30
6.00 -0.33
1691x^2 - 1.0357465532x + 2.7271479974

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