Step-1

Step-2
Step-3
Step-4
Step-5

Plug in required data

Assume dia & Length of Vessel
Vary HL such that vol available is >= vol req
If Length req > length assumed repeat from Step-2
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
Operating press
Operating temp
Mass flow rate of vapour
Vapour density
Gas viscosity
Mass flow rate of liquid
Liquid density
Droplet size in micrometer
Miscell draining Vol
Min Liq Hold up time

API 521 case

1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

Case-1
1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

Case-2
1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

Case-3
1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

Case-4
1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

Bara
C
kg/hr
kg/m3
cP
kg/hr
kg/m3
mm
m3
min

Assume dia & Length of Vessel

Assume dia of the tank
Assume length of the tank
Total vol

m
m
m3

2.44
5.79
27.1

2.29
6.25
25.7

2.13
6.86
24.4

1.98
7.62
23.5

2
6
18.8

1.4
2.77
2.78

1.37
2.56
2.57

1.33
2.34
2.34

1.28
2.10
2.11

1.8
2.67
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

Vary HL such that vol available is >= vol req

Vary HL1+2 = HL
Required volume
Available volume space

m
m3
m3

Case-5

** Try to maintain L/D ~ 3

1 Data required
Operating press
Operating temp
Mass flow rate of vapour
Vapour density
Gas viscosity
Mass flow rate of liquid
Liquid density
Droplet size in micrometer
Miscell draining Vol
Min Liq Hold up time
Vapour rate Rv

Bara
C
kg/hr
kg/m3
cP
kg/hr
kg/m3
mm
m3
min
m3/s

2 Find C from C(Re)

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

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
Assume length of the tank

m
m

X sec area A
6 Area occupied in the bottom seg for miscell
AL1

7 Area occupied in the bottom seg for min holdup

Hold up vol
AL2

m3
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

r
r-h

Radius r
Vary HL1+2 = HL

m
mm

Balance ht upto centre r - HL

m
rad
m2
m2
m2

a angle of one triangle

Area of sector
Area of trianlge
Area of liq hold up cal = (sector - triangle area)
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

API 521 case

Case-1

Case-2

Case-3

Case-4

Case-5

1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

1.138
149
76680
2.9
0.01
14040
496.6
300
1.89
30

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

7.345

7.345

7.345

7.345

7.345

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5025

5025

5025

5025

5025

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1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

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0.730

0.730

0.730

0.730

0.730

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2.44
5.79

2.29
6.25

2.13
6.86

1.98
7.62

2
6

0
0

0
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

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14.14
2.44

14.14
2.26

14.14
2.06

14.14
1.86

14.14
2.36

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1.91

1.55

1.23

0.98

0.47

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2.77
1.22
1400

2.56
1.145
1370

2.34
1.065
1330

2.10
0.99
1280

2.67
1
1800

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0
0

#DIV/0!
0
0

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0
0

-0.18
1.72
2.56
-0.22
2.78

-0.225
1.77
2.32
-0.25
2.57

-0.265
1.82
2.07
-0.27
2.34

-0.29
1.87
1.83
-0.27
2.11

-0.8
2.50
2.50
-0.48
2.98

0
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0
#DIV/0!
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0
#DIV/0!
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#DIV/0!
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1.04

0.92

0.8

0.7

0.2

1.42

1.26

1.10

0.96

0.27

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#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

3.85

4.72

5.99

7.53

15.61

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#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

5.48

5.95

6.56

7.21

4.27

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#DIV/0!

#DIV/0!

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0.0

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0
0
0
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0
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C = 10^(0.0876*(LOG(CRe2))^2 - 1.0357*(LOG(CRe2)) + 2.7271)

From graph

C(Re)^2

log(CRe2) log(C )
1.00
1.78
1.30
1.53
1.48
1.40
1.60
1.30
1.70
1.26
1.78
1.18
2.00
0.98
2.30
0.78
2.48
0.68
2.60
0.60
2.70
0.54
2.78
0.51
2.85
0.48
3.00
0.43
3.30
0.28
3.60
0.18
4.00
0.00
5.30
-0.30
6.00
-0.35

10
20
30
40
50
60
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1000
2000
4000
10000
200000
1000000

C
60
34
25
20
18
15
9.5
6
4.8
4
3.5
3.2
3
2.7
1.9
1.5
1
0.5
0.45

60
34
24
20
17
15
10.1
6.4
5.0
4.2
3.7
3.4
3.1
2.6
1.8
1.4
1.0
0.50
0.46

From curve
log(CRe2) log(C )
1.00
1.78
1.30
1.53
1.48
1.39
1.60
1.29
1.70
1.22
1.78
1.16
2.00
1.01
2.30
0.81
2.48
0.70
2.60
0.63
2.70
0.57
2.78
0.53
2.85
0.49
3.00
0.41
3.30
0.26
3.60
0.13
4.00
-0.01
5.30
-0.30
6.00
-0.33

y = 0.0876x2 - 1.0357x + 2.7271

2.00
y = 0.0876x
1.50

1.00

0.50

0.00
0.00
-0.50

1.00

2.00

y = 0.0876x2 - 1.0357x + 2.7271

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

7.00