INPUT DATA

PROCESS DATA
actual gas density
actual liquid density
actual volumetric gas flow rate
actual volumetric liquid flow rate
max. liquid drain flow rate
dynamic liquid viscosity
actual mean density of mixture at inlet
design margin
max. gas load factor
type of separator
foaming system
de-gassing of liquid
slugging system
slug volume
diameter ratio of vessel head

pg
pL
Qg
QL
Qlmaxdrain
nL
pm
surgefactor
max
SMS
foam
degas
slug
Vslug
ratio

INTERNALS
Inlet device
momentum(in) of feed inlet device
momentum(out) of feed outlet device
Thickness demister mat

inlet device
Momentum(IN)
Momentum(out)
twm

SWIRLDECK
swirltube cross-sectional area
Horizontal collection header
manhole diameter

Ast
header
dm1

CONTROL TIMES FOR G/L INTERFACE

required liquid holdup time btw LAH and LZAHH
LAH and LAL
LZALL and LAL
required liquid holdup time for slugging btw LAH and LAL

t(H-HH)
t(H-L)
t(LL-L)
t(slug)

BASIC DATA
max. volumetric gas flow rate
max. volumetric liquid flow rate
max. volumetric gas load factor

Qgmax
QLmax
Q'max

feed flow factor

max.volumetric flowrate

DIAMETER CALCULATION
min.gas flow cross sectional area
min. vessel diameter
min. vessel diameter for liquid de-gassing criterion
min.vessel diameter for de-foaming criterion
vessel Diameter
actual gas load factor

feed
Qm

Agmin
Dmin
selected Dmin
DLmin
Dfmin
D

SWIRLDECK
swirltube load factor

stmax
stmin

min. no of swirltubes

nstmin

max. no of swirltubes

nstmax

selected no of Swirltubes
related swirltube load factor
min. dia. For manhole
Type of swirltray

nst
st
dman
z-integral swirl tray

NOZZLE SIZING
feed inlet nozzle
kind of inlet device
max.velocity of mixture at inlet
min. diameter of feed inlet nozzle
selected ID of feed inlet nozzle acc to piping class
selected OD of feed inlet nozzle acc to piping class
Gas outlet nozzle
max.velocity of gas at outlet
min. diameter of gas outlet nozzle

Liquid outlet nozzle

diameter of liquid outlet nozzle

schoepentoeter
vm_in
d1min
selected D1
selected D1od
vg_out
d2min
selected
selected
VL_out
d3
selected
selected

d2min
d2OD

d3
d3od

Vessel Volume Calculation

vessel head volume total (1 head only)

VhdTotal

vessel sizing calculation

gas/liquid separator
case 2a: base composition, operating Pressure 75barg,120MMscfd
in accordance with Dep 31.22.05.11-gen(2007)
Vertical separator with swirltube Demister deck

73.58 kg/m3
1010 kg/m3
1.621 m3/s
0.00E+00 m3/s
0.00E+00
0.8991 pa.s
7.36E+01 kg/m3
1
0.25 m/s
YES
YES
YES
4 m3
0.5

half open pipe

8000 pa
3750 pa
0.1 m

LEVEL CONTROL CALCULATION

low level Trip(LZALL) above BTL
low level pre-alarm (LAL)
cross sectional area for gas flow
minimuim distance LZALL to LAL
or liquid holdup for control
low level pre-alarm

9.50E-03 m2
YES
550 mm

60 s
180 s
60 s
5s

1.621 m3/s
0.00E+00 m3/s
0.4543887457 m3/s

High Level Pre-Alarm(LAH)

min. distance LA(L) to LA(H)
AND liquid holdup for control
Holdup for slugging
Holdup for unknown slugging
Slug allowance
High Level Pre-Alarm
High Level Trip(LZAHH)
Min. distance LA(H) to LA(HH)
or liquid holdup for control
Foam Allowance
High level Trip

0
1.62E+00

1.8175549827 m2
1.5212438591
1m
0.00E+00
0
1m
0.5785457197

Normal level(NL)

Dmin check
height calculation
height calculation for liquid holdup
clearance between LZA(HH)
Height required for Feed nozzle
clearance between inlet device and
mistmat or vane pack
Height of mistmat or vane pack

0.67 m/s
0.5 m/s

min. clearance between mistmat or vane

box and collection header
clearance between swirldeck and TTL

32

Total Vessel Height H(tangent to tangent)

43

Level of gas inlet nozzle (above BTL)

44
1.09E+00 m/s
20 in

Level of mistmat or vane pack

(above BTL)
Level of swirldeck(above BTL)

l swirl tray

ok
10.4271375298 m/s
4.45E-01 m

7.1389730441 m/s
0.5376859591 m

1 m/s
0m

262
273
324

313
302
356
584
67
89

130.8996938996 L

ng calculation
id separator
erating Pressure 75barg,120MMscfd
ep 31.22.05.11-gen(2007)
th swirltube Demister deck
bar=10e5.pa
from hysys
from hysys
from hysys
from hysys

SMSM
SVS
SMS

from
from
from
from

diameter check

ok if Dmin1.5m
otherwise recalc Dmin using table 2 on page 50

swirltray

x-swirl tray composed of boxes

y-swirl tray composed of boxes
z-integral swirl tray
x is 1.2m<D<3m
otherwise
z if D1.2m
y otherwise

hysys
hysys
dep appendix iv
dep appendix iv

LZA(LL)
Ag
L(LL_L)
LHup1
LA(L)
selected LA(L)

YES
NO

semi-elliptical heads
hemispherical head

x if D0.5
y otherwise

schoepentoeter
half open pipe

0.25 m
0.7853981634 m2
0.1 m
0.00E+00
2.50E-01
0.5 m

L(L_H)
LHup2
Lslug1
Lslug2
Lslug
LA(H)
selected LA(H)

0.35 m
0.00E+00 m
0m
0m
0m
5.00E-01
1.2 m

L(H_HH)
LHup3
Lfoam
LZA(HH)

0.1 m
0.00E+00 m
0m
1.20E+00

selected LZA(HH)
NLmin
NLmax
NL

1.4 m
5.00E-01 m
1.20E+00 m
0.85 m

otherwise recalc Dmin using table 2 on page 50

h
X1
X2

1.4 m
0.5 m
0.344 m

X3
X4

0.324 m
0.1 m

X5
X6

0.5 m
0.45 m

H
selected H
Linlet

3.618 m
4m
2.072 m

Lwm
Lsd

2.568 m
3.168 m

mm
mm
mm

10.32 in
12 in

mm
mm
mm

12.32 in
14 in

mm
mm
mm

23 in
3 in

0.5
1

2 on page 50

summary: final vessel dimensions for LTS(type:SMSM)

vessel dimensions: internal vessel diameter
vessel height(Tangent to Tangent)

D
H

1
4

Nozzles

diameter of inlet nozzle

diameter of gas outlet nozzle
diameter of liquid outlet nozzle

d1
d2
d3

Swirl tray

Number of Swirltubed

nst

Level control

low level trip

low level pre-alarm
normal level
high level pre alarm
high level trip

LZALL
LAL
NL
LAH
LZAHH

250mm
500mm
850mm
1200mm
1400mm

Level of

gas inlet nozzle

mistmat or vane pack
swirldeck

Linlet
Lwm
Lsd

2.07m
2.57m
3.17m

12in
14in
3in
44

SM)
m
m
304.8mm
355.6mm
67mm

case 2a: ba
in
INPUT DATA
PROCESS DATA
actual gas density
actual liquid density
actual volumetric gas flow rate
actual volumetric liquid flow rate
max. liquid drain flow rate
dynamic liquid viscosity
actual mean density of mixture at inlet
design margin
max. gas load factor
type of separator
foaming system
de-gassing of liquid
slugging system
slug volume
diameter ratio of vessel head

pg
pL
Qg
QL
Qlmaxdrain
nL
pm
surgefactor
max
SMS
foam
degas
slug
Vslug
ratio

INTERNALS
Inlet device
momentum(in) of feed inlet device
momentum(out) of feed outlet device
Thickness demister mat

inlet device
Momentum(IN)
Momentum(out)
twm

SWIRLDECK
swirltube cross-sectional area
Horizontal collection header
manhole diameter

Ast
header
dm1

CONTROL TIMES FOR G/L INTERFACE

required liquid holdup time btw LAH and LZAHt(H-HH)
LAH and LAL
t(H-L)
LZALL and LAL
t(LL-L)
required liquid holdup time for slugging btw t(slug)
BASIC DATA
max. volumetric gas flow rate
max. volumetric liquid flow rate
max. volumetric gas load factor

Qgmax
QLmax
Q'max

73.58
1010
1.621
1.00E-05
1.00E-03
0.8991
7.36E+01
1
0.25
YES
YES
YES
4
0.5

half open pipe

8000
3750
0.1

9.50E-03
YES
550

60
180
60
5

1.621
1.00E-05
0.4543887457

feed flow factor

max.volumetric flowrate

feed
Qm

2.28558712E-005
1.62E+00

DIAMETER CALCULATION
min.gas flow cross sectional area
min. vessel diameter

Agmin
Dmin
selected Dmin
min. vessel diameter for liquid de-gassing crit DLmin
min.vessel diameter for de-foaming criterion Dfmin
vessel Diameter
D
actual gas load factor

1.8175549827
1.5212438591
1
7.45E-01
0.1135666538
1
0.5785457197

SWIRLDECK
swirltube load factor

stmax
stmin

0.67
0.5

min. no of swirltubes

nstmin

32

max. no of swirltubes

nstmax

43

selected no of Swirltubes
related swirltube load factor
min. dia. For manhole
Type of swirltray

nst
st
dman
z-integral swirl tray

NOZZLE SIZING
feed inlet nozzle
kind of inlet device
schoepentoeter
max.velocity of mixture at inlet
vm_in
min. diameter of feed inlet nozzle
d1min
selected ID of feed inlet nozzle acc to piping c selected D1
selected OD of feed inlet nozzle acc to piping selected D1od
Gas outlet nozzle
max.velocity of gas at outlet
vg_out
min. diameter of gas outlet nozzle
d2min
selected d2min
selected d2OD
Liquid outlet nozzle
VL_out
diameter of liquid outlet nozzle
d3
selected d3
selected d3od

44
1.09E+00
20

ok
10.4267282364
4.45E-01

7.1389730441
0.5376859591

1
0.0356824823

Vessel Volume Calculation

vessel head volume total (1 head only)

VhdTotal

130.8996938996

vessel sizing calculation

gas/liquid separator
case 2a: base composition, operating Pressure 75barg,120MMscfd
in accordance with Dep 31.22.05.11-gen(2007)
vertical wiremesh demister
bar=10e5.pa
from hysys
from hysys
from hysys
from hysys

kg/m3
kg/m3
m3/s
m3/s
pa.s
kg/m3

from
from
from
from

m/s

SMSM
SVS
SMS

hysys
diameter chec
hysys
dep appendix iv
dep appendix iv
swirltray

m3

pa
pa
m

LEVEL CONTROL CALCULATION

low level Trip(LZALL) above BTL
low level pre-alarm (LAL)
cross sectional area for gas flow
minimuim distance LZALL to LAL
or liquid holdup for control
low level pre-alarm

m2
mm

s
s
s
s

m3/s
m3/s
m3/s

High Level Pre-Alarm(LAH)

min. distance LA(L) to LA(H)
AND liquid holdup for control
Holdup for slugging
Holdup for unknown slugging
Slug allowance
High Level Pre-Alarm
High Level Trip(LZAHH)
Min. distance LA(H) to LA(HH)
or liquid holdup for control
Foam Allowance
High level Trip

LZA(LL)
Ag
L(LL_L)
LHup1
LA(L)
selected LA(L)

L(L_H)
LHup2
Lslug1
Lslug2
Lslug
LA(H)
selected LA(H)
L(H_HH)
LHup3
Lfoam
LZA(HH)

0.25
0.785398163
0.1
7.64E-04
2.51E-01
0.5

0.35
2.29E-03
0
0
0
5.02E-01
1.2
0.1
7.64E-04
0
1.20E+00

selected LZA(HH)

1.4

Normal level(NL)
NLmin
NLmax
NL

5.01E-01
1.20E+00
0.85

m2
Dmin check

otherwise recalc Dmin using table 2 on page 50

height calculation
height calculation for liquid holdup
clearance between LZA(HH)
Height required for Feed nozzle

h
X1
X2

1.4
0.5
0.344

clearance between inlet device and

mistmat or vane pack
Height of mistmat or vane pack

X3
X4

0.324
0.1

min. clearance between mistmat or vane

box and collection header
X5
clearance between swirldeck and TTL
X6

0.5
0.45

m/s
m/s

m/s
in

m/s
m

m/s
m

m/s
m

Total Vessel Height H(tangent to tangent) H

selected H
Level of gas inlet nozzle (above BTL) Linlet

3.618
4
2.072

Level of mistmat or vane pack

(above BTL)
Level of swirldeck(above BTL)

2.568
3.168

Lwm
Lsd

262 mm
273 mm
324 mm

10.32
12

313 mm
302 mm
356 mm

12.32
14

584 mm
67 mm
89 mm

23
3

YES
NO

semi-ellipt
hemispheri

x if D0.5
y otherwise

schoepentoeter
half open pipe

0.5
1

ok if Dmin1.5m
otherwise recalc Dmin using table 2 on page 50

x-swirl tray composed of boxes

y-swirl tray composed of boxes
z-integral swirl tray
x is 1.2m<D<3m
otherwise
z if D1.2m
y otherwise
m
m2
m

m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m

m
m
m
m

sing table 2 on page 50

m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m

in
in

in
in

in
in