Pseudopressure (psia2/cp)

12
10
8
6
4
2
0

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Pressure (psia)

Brill-Beggs-Z.xls
Description: This spreadsheet calculates gas compressibility factor based on
Brill and Beggs correlation.
Instruction: 1) Select a unit system; 2) Update data in the Input Data section;
3) Review result in the Solution section.
Input Data:

Pressure:

5000 psia

30 MPa

Temperature:
Gas specific gravity:
Mole fraction of N2:

180 F
0.65 air = 1
0.1

100 C
0.65 air = 1
0.1

Mole fraction of CO2:

0.08

0.08

Mole fraction of H2S:

0.02

0.02

Solution:
Pseudocritical pressure =
Pseudocritical temperature =
Pseudo-reduced pressure =
Pseudo-reduced temperature =
A=
B=
C=
D=
Gas compressibility factor z =

697 psia
345 R
7.17
1.95
0.6063
2.4604
0.0395
1.1162
0.9960

4.74 MPa
191.53 K
7.17
1.95
0.6063
2.4604
0.0395
1.1162
0.9960

5000 psia
212 F
0.65 1 for air
0.1
0.08
0.02