Liquid Separator

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1) Calculation of the cross-sectional area in the liquid state:
Length 2000 mm
Liquid Level 100 mm
Diameter 600 mm
Radius 300 mm
Cos alpha (alpha / 2): 0,6667
alpha: 96,38
Minimum distance between inlet and outlet 1000 mm
Arc Lenght lB: 504,64 mm
Chord Lenght l: 447,21 mm Refrigerant R404A
Refrigerant Temperature -23
Cross Sectional Areal in the liquid state A: 0,031 m Refrigerant Liquid Volume in the Separator 0,062 m
L/D 3,33 62 ltr.
Refrigrant Mass on the Separator 74,773 kg
Refrigerant Density at Separator Temperature 1207 kg/m
2) Calculation of complete separators cross-sectional area
Separator cross-sectional area: 0,28 m Liquid Percentage of the Total Volume 11%
Total content: 0,57 m
565,49 ltr.
Mass for complete filling: 682,54 kg
3) Calculation of the suction gas flow cross-sectional area in the separator
(complete separator cross-sectional area - cross-sectional area in the liquid state) Diameter of suction line 1 Cu54
Diameter of suction line 1 Cu54
Suction gas flow cross-sectional area: 0,252 m
4) Calculation of Refrigerant suction gas in the separator
Variant field I: after max. Compressor suction volume flow
max. Each compressor suction gas: 495 m/h
Number of compressors: 1
Total suction gas flow rate: 495,0 m/h
Suction gas velocity in the separator: 0,27 m/s ! Flow rate is halved
Suction gas residence time in the separator: 3,66 s
Variant II: after max. evaporator capacity
max. Evaporator capacity: 70 kW
Evaporation temperature: -23 C
Gas density at evaporation temperature: 13,7 kg/m
Evaporative enthalpy: 186,5 kJ/kg
Mass flow: 0,38 kg/s
Gas flow from the evaporator: 98,57 m/h
50% Gas volume flow from evaporator: 49,29 m/h
Flash of gas: 58 %
Mass percentage of the flash gas stream: 0,22 kg/s
Volume flow of flash gas: 57,17 m/h
50% gas volume flow percentage of flash gas: 28,59 m/h
Total Volume flow in the separator 77,87 m/h
Suction gas velocity in the separator: 0,09 m/s
Suction gas residence time in the separator: 11,64 s
(Recommended speed: 0,3 m/s 0,6 m/s)
0,19 m
5.) berprfung nach Sinkweg ?
Sink rate per drop of liquid m / s: 0,35
Dwell Time in Variant I: 3,66 s (Important!!!Value From Graphic!
s: Theoretical trajectory during dwell time: 1,28 m
y: minimum trajectory at maximum level: 0,19 m
Result must be: s> y: OK
Dwell Time in Variant II: 11,64 s
s: Theoretical trajectory during dwell time: 4,07 m
y: minimum trajectory at maximum level: 0,50 m
Result must be: s> y: OK
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