Separator Sizing Spreadsheet

INDEX:
1 Discussion
2 Nomenclature
3 References
4 Standard Separator Sizes as per API
5 Separator sizing with mist extractor
5A Two Phase (Gas - Oil) Vertical Separator as per API 12J
5B Two Phase (Gas - Oil) Horizontal Separator as per API 12J
5C Three Phase (Gas - Oil - Water) Vertical Separator as per API 12J
5D Three Phase (Gas - Oil - Water) Horizontal Separator as per API 12J
6 Separator sizing without mist extractor
6A Two Phase (Gas - Oil) Vertical Separator As per Petroleum and Gas Field Processing
6B Two Phase (Gas - Oil) Horizontal Separator as per Petroleum and Gas Field Processing
6C Three Phase (Gas - Oil - Water) Vertical Separator as per Petroleum and Gas Field Processing
6D Three Phase (Gas - Oil - Water) Horizontal Separator as per Petroleum and Gas Field Processing
Prepared by:
Ajay S. Satpute
Sr. Process Engineer
Ramboll Consulting Engineering, Qatar
DISCUSSION
This spreadsheet provides an easy and simple approach to (2/3 phase and vertical/horizontal) separat
Formulae and references are also provided for process engineers to edit/duplicate this work (file is NO
password protected).
There is as much art as there is science to properly design a separator. Three main factors should be
considered in separator sizing:
1) vapor capacity, 2) Liquid capacity, and 3) operability.
The vapor capacity will determine the cross-sectional area necessary for gravitational forces t
the liquid from the vapor.
The liquid capacity is typically set by determining the volume required to provide adequate residence
de-gas the liquid or allow immiscible liquid phases to separate. Operability issues includ
separators ability to deal with solids if present, unsteady flow/liquid slugs, turndown, etc. Finally, the
design will usually result in an aspect ratio that satisfies these requirements in a vessel of reasonable
These factors often result in an iterative approach to the calculations.
Two sets of calculations are carried out here.

1. Separators with Mist Extractors and
2. Separators without Mist Extractors
Several useful guidelines for separator design are provided below;

Momentum & Velocity criteria for nozzles (Source: DEP 31.22.05.12 - Gen.- 2008)
Inlet Nozzle
No Internal
Half open pipe
Schoepentoeter used as inlet device
Gas outlet Nozzle
Liquid outlet Nozzle
Selection guideline for separator types

System Characteristics
Large vapour, less liquid Load (by volume)
Large liquid, less vapour Load (by volume)
Large vapour, large liquid Load (by volume)
Liquid-liquid separation
Liquid-solid separation
Level setting in the separator

Level type
Level Alarm High High (LAHH)
Level Alarm High (LAH)
Normal Alarm Level (NAL)
Level Alarm Low (LAL)
Level Alarm Low Low (LALL)
Typical K factors for the sizing of wire mesh demisters (Source: IPS-E-PR-880, 1997)
Separator type
Horizontal (with vertical pad)
Spherical
Vertical or horizontal (with horizontal pad)
At atmospheric pressure
At 2100 kPa
At 4100 kPa
At 6200 kPa
At 10300 kPa
Wet steam
Most vapours under vacuum
Salt and caustic evaporators
INDEX
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o properly design a separator. Three main factors should be
ity, and 3) operability.

e the cross-sectional area necessary for gravitational forces to remove
rmining the volume required to provide adequate residence time to

uid phases to separate. Operability issues include the
esent, unsteady flow/liquid slugs, turndown, etc. Finally, the optimal
o that satisfies these requirements in a vessel of reasonable cost.
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nd
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sign are provided below;

zzles (Source: DEP 31.22.05.12 - Gen.- 2008)
Momentum or Velocity Limit
Max. Momentum, m V2m 1400 Pa
Max. Momentum, g V2g,out 4500 Pa
Maximum velocity, 1 m/s
es
Type of Separator
Vertical
Horizontal
Horizontal
Horizontal
Vertical
Level setting
30 60 seconds or 200 mm whichever is greater
60% of horizontal separator
30 60 seconds or 200 mm whichever is greater Should be

at least 200 mm above the vessel bottom or maximum
interface level
e mesh demisters (Source: IPS-E-PR-880, 1997)

K factor (m/s)
0.122 to 0.152
0.061 to 0.107
0.055 to 0.107
0.107
0.101
0.091
0.082
0.064
0.076
0.061
0.046
NOMENCLATURE
A total cross sectional area of the separator.

Aw cross sectional area of the separator occupied by water, ft 2
Ao cross sectional area of the separator occupied by oil, ft 2
Ag cross sectional area of the separator occupied by gas, ft 2
CD drag coefficient
d vessel internal diameter, in.
dm bubble or drop diameter, m
D vessel diameter, ft
h liquid height, in.
hg gas-phase space height, in.
ho oil pad height, in.
hw water pad height, in.
K mesh capacity factor, ft/sec
Leff or L effective length of the vessel where separation occurs, ft
Lss or Ls seam-to-seam vessel length, ft
NLL normal liquid level, %
P operating pressure, psia
Qc continuous liquid-phase flow rate, bbl/day
Qg gas flow rate, MMSCFD or ft3/s
Qo oil flow rate, bbl/day
W or Qw water flow rate, bbl/day
Re Reynolds number
T operating temperature, R
V liquid settling volume
Va max. allowable velocity through secondary separation section
Vm velocity of the mixture, m/s
Z gas compressibility
c continuous phase dynamic viscosity, cp
w water dynamic viscosity, cP
density, lbm/ft3
g gas density, lbm/ft3
l liquid density, lbm/ft3
o oil density, lbm/ft3
m mean density of mixture, kg/m3
w water density, lbm/ft3
INDEX
REFERENCES
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Vapor-liquid_separator
API 12J, Specification for oil and gas separators, 1989
http://petrowiki.org/Separator_sizing
http://www.cheresources.com/invision/topic/11856-selecting-vertical-separator-ld-ratio/
Petroleum and Gas Field Processing - Hussein K. Abdel-Aal, Mohamed Aggour, M. A. Fahim
http://books.google.com.qa/books?id=BZOPlA-SmMUC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=%22three+phase
%22+separator+L/D+ratio+%22GPSA
%22&source=bl&ots=u979BoWCxd&sig=p13fCbqS52y7bE3eGRDtfj7nGq0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s9dMVJH
http://www.cheresources.com/invision/topic/17158-three-phase-separator-design-suggestion-needed/
wO4tIK4BQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22three%20phase%22%20separator%20L%2FD%20ratio
%20%22GPSA%22&f=false
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Vapor-liquid_separator
http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=8913.0
http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=9252.0
http://www.cheresources.com/invision/topic/41-sizing-a-flash-tank-or-vapor-liquid-separator/
http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1153
http://process-designs.com/
http://www.razifar.com/cariboost_files/Design_20Two_20Phase_20Separators_20Within_20the_20Right
s.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souders%E2%80%93Brown_equation
http://books.google.com.qa/books?id=lpA83iVcaGYC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=Kh+
%3D+1.25+Kv+separator&source=bl&ots=fV8ewKHkag&sig=q70X8-
xfxPnk9MBMHgaEFwLhIhU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M-NVVPepM4XWPfaLgYAI&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=
IPS-E-PR-880, 1997
%20%3D%201.25%20Kv%20separator&f=false
GPSA - Engineering Data Book (12th Ed)
INDEX
tor-ld-ratio/
r, M. A. Fahim
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&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s9dMVJHiHKvcy
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STANDARD SEPARATOR SIZES AS PER API INDEX
D [in] x H or L [ft]
12 in x 5 ft
12 in x 7 ft
12 in x 10 ft
16 in x 5 ft
16 in x 7 ft
16 in x 10 ft
20 in x 5 ft
20 in x 7 ft
20 in x 10 ft
24 in x 5 ft
24 in x 7 ft
24 in x 10 ft
30 in x 5 ft
30 in x 7 ft
30 in x 10 ft
36 in x 5 ft
36 in x 7 ft
36 in x 10 ft
36 in x 15 ft
42 in x 7 ft
42 in x 10 ft
42 in x 15 ft
48 in x 7 ft
48 in x 10 ft
48 in x 15 ft
54 in x 7 ft
54 in x 10 ft
54 in x 15 ft
60 in x 7 ft
60 in x 10 ft
60 in x 15 ft
Two Phase (Gas - Oil) Vertical separator: As per API 12J
INPUT PARAMETERS
Qg 25 mmscfd Gas rate
Qo 3000 bbl/d Oil rate SCHEMATIC
Yellow boxes are input boxes.

0.70 Gas specific gravity
'o 40 oAPI Oil density
o 0.83 Oil specific gravity
P 814.5 psia Operating pressure
T' 80 oF Operating temperature
T 540 o
R Operating temperature
MW 20.3 lb/lbmole Molecular weight
t 1 minutes Retention time (Refer Table 2)
Z 0.84 Gas compressibility
g 0.013 cP Gas viscosity
H 10 ft Shell height (assume)
K 0.30 ft/s Refer Table 1
NLL 30% Normal liquid level (assume)
CALCULATIONS EQUATIONS TABLES

Step 1: Determine gas and oil properties
g 3.4 lb/ft3 Gas operating density Table 1
o 51.5 lb/ft3 Oil operating density Height, ft
5
Step 2: Souders-Brown equation 10
Va 1.13 ft/s
Qg,a 4.55 ft3/s Actual volume flow of gas Table 2
Ag,min 4.03 ft2 Minimum gas flow area Oil Gravities
Dmin 27 in Minimum ID of separator Above 35 oAPI

20 to 30 oAPI
Dselected 30 in Next larger and appropriate size 10 to 20 oAPI
H 10 ft Shell height
H/D 4.0 unitless Refer Note 4
Step 3:
V 2.6 bbl Liquid volume (excluding bottom head)
Liquid capacity of separator should be Manipulate NLL and H to get

W 3777 bpd appropriate W.
more than 3000 bpd (input value)
NOTES
1. The maximum allowable superficial velocity calculated from the above factors is for separators normally having a wire mesh mist extracto
rate should allow all liquid droplets larger than 10 microns to settle out of gas.
2. Additional resource for K factor from GPSA Engineering Data Book:
Pressure, barg K factor, m/s Adjustment of K factor for pressure
0 0.11 Pressure, psig % of Design value
7 0.11 Atm. 100
21 0.10 150 90
42 0.09 300 85
63 0.08 600 80
105 0.07 1150 75
GPSA Notes:
1. K = 0.107 at a gauge pressure of 7 bar. Subtract 0.003 for every 7 bar above a gauge pressure of 7 bar.
2. For glycol or amine solutions, multiply above K values by 0.6 - 0.8.
3. Typically use one-half of the above K values for approximate sizing of vertical separators without mesh pads.
4. For compressor suction scrubbers and expander inlet separators, multiply K by 0.7 - 0.8.
3. Additional resource for retention times from gas Conditioning and Processing, Volume 2.
Natural gas-oil 1 to 3 minutes
Lean oil surge tanks 10 to 15 minutes
Fractionation feed surge tanks 8 to 15 minutes
Refrigerant surge tanks 4 to 7 minutes
Refrigerant econonomizers 2 to 3 minutes
4. As per GPSA, typical vertical H/D ratios are normally in the 2 to 4 range.
INDEX
1
Typical K factor
range
0.12 to 0.24
0.18 to 0.35
Retention time,
minutes (Typical)
1
1 to 2
2 to 4
e mesh mist extractor. This

Two Phase (Gas - Oil) Horizontal Separator: As per API 12J
INPUT PARAMETERS SCHEMATIC
Qo 3000 bbl/d Oil rate

P 814.5 psia Operating pressure
T 540 o
L 10 ft Shell Length (assume)

o 51.5 lb/ft3 Oil operating density Length, ft
10
Souders-Brown equation
Step 2: Other Lengths
Va 1.881 ft/s
Dmin 4 in Assume Above 35 oAPI

Ag,min 2.42 ft2 20 to 30 oAPI
Error 0.00 10 to 20 oAPI
Dselected 30 in Next larger and appropriate size
L 10 ft Shell length
L/D 4.0 unitless Refer Note 4
Step 3:
V 3 bbl Liquid volume (excluding bottom head)
Liquid capacity of separator should be Manipulate NLL and L to get

W 3644 bpd appropriate W.
more than 3000 bpd (input value)
NOTES
1. The maximum allowable superficial velocity calculated from the above factors is for separators normally having a wire mesh mist extracto
7 0.11 Atm. 100
21 0.10 150 90
42 0.09 300 85
63 0.08 600 80
105 0.07 1150 75
GPSA Notes:
2. For glycol or amine solutions, multiply above K values by 0.6 - 0.8.
3. For compressor suction scrubbers and expander inlet separators, multiply K by 0.7 - 0.8.
3. Additional resource for retention times from gas Conditioning and Processing, Volume2.
4. As per GPSA, typical horizontal L/D ratios are normally in the 2.5 to 5 range.
INDEX
12J
1
Typical K factor
range, ft/s
0.4 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.5 x (L/10)0.56
Retention time,
minutes (Typical)
1
1 to 2
2 to 4
wire mesh mist extractor. This

Three Phase (Gas - Oil - Water) Horizontal Separator: As per API 12J
INPUT PARAMETERS
Qg 8 mmscfd Gas rate SCHEMATIC
Qw 3000 bbl/d Water rate

P 250 psia Operating pressure
T 520 o
H 18 ft Shell height (assume)
to 5 minutes Oil retention time (Refer Table 2)
tw 5 minutes Water retention time (Refer Table 2)

o 51.5 lb/ft3 Oil operating density Height, ft
5
Step 2: 10
Va 2.4 ft/s
Dmin 19 in Assume Above 35 oAPI

Next larger (than Dmin) and
Dselected 96 in Below 35 oAPI
appropriate size
H 18 ft Shell height 100+ oF
H/D 2.3 unitless Refer Note 4 80+ oF
60+ oF
Step 3:
Liquid capacity of separator should be Manipulate NLL, D and H to

W 11602 bpd
more than 11000 bpd (input value) get appropriate W.
NOTES
1. The maximum allowable superficial velocity calculated from the above factors is for separators normally having a wire mesh mist extract
7 0.11 Atm. 100
21 0.10 150 90
42 0.09 300 85
63 0.08 600 80
105 0.07 1150 75
GPSA Notes:
2. For glycol or amine solutions, multiply above K values by 0.6 - 0.8
3. Typically use one-half of the above K values for approximate sizing of vertical separators without mesh pads
4. For compressor suction scrubbers and expander inlet separators, multiply K by 0.7 - 0.8
4. As per GPSA, typical horizontal H/D ratios are normally in the 2 to 4 range.
INDEX
r API 12J
1
Typical K factor
range, ft/s
0.12 to 0.24
0.18 to 0.35
Retention time,
minutes (Typical)
3 to 5
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 30
wire mesh mist extractor. This

Three Phase (Gas - Oil) Horizontal Separator: As per API 12J
INPUT PARAMETERS

T 520 o
L 18 ft Shell Length (assume)

o 51.5 lb/ft3 Oil operating density Length, ft
10
Step 2: Other Lengths
Va 2.388 ft/s
Dmin 2.4 in Assume Above 35 oAPI

Ag,min 1.92 ft2 Below 35 oAPI
Error 0.00 100+ oF
Next larger (than Dmin) and
Dselected 78 in 80+ oF
appropriate size
L 18 ft Shell length 60+ oF
L/D 2.8 unitless Refer Note 4
Step 3:
Liquid capacity of separator should be

W 11036 bpd Manipulate NLL, D and L to
more than 11000 bpd (input value) get appropriate W.
NOTES
1. The maximum allowable superficial velocity calculated from the above factors is for separators normally having a wire mesh mist extract
7 0.11 Atm. 100
21 0.10 150 90
42 0.09 300 85
63 0.08 600 80
105 0.07 1150 75
GPSA Notes:
2. For glycol or amine solutions, multiply above K values by 0.6 - 0.8
3. For compressor suction scrubbers and expander inlet separators, multiply K by 0.7 - 0.8
INDEX
PI 12J
1
Typical K factor
range, ft/s
0.4 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.5 x (L/10)0.56
2
Retention time,
minutes (Typical)
3 to 5
5 to 10
10 to 20
20 to 30
a wire mesh mist extractor. This

Two Phase (Gas - Oil) Vertical Separator: As per "Petro
Processing - Hussein K. Abdel-Aal, Mohamed Aggo
INPUT PARAMETERS
'o 35.0 oAPI Oil density
T 520 oR Operating temperature
dm 100 Micron Smallest oil droplet size to be removed
CALCULATIONS
g 3.7 lb/ft3 Gas operating density
o 53.0 lb/ft3 Oil operating density
Step 2: Determine Cd
Cd 1.13 Assume Drag coefficient
u 0.41 ft/s Settling velocity of oil droplet
Re 56 Reynolds no.
Cd 1.16
Use goal seek to get error zero, by changing
Click me
Error 0.00 asssumed Cd
Step 3: Check for gas capacity constraint

D2 974 in2
Minimum allowable vessel diameter for separation
Dmin 31.2 in of oil droplets down to 100 micron
Step 4: Check for liquid capacity constraint

DH 2
77085
H = Height of oil column

Try different combinations of D.
TABLE 1
H = Height of oil column
D, in H, in Ls, ft SR
30 85.7 13.5 5.4
36 59.5 11.3 3.8
42 43.7 10.5 3.0
48 33.5 10.1 2.5
54 26.4 10.0 2.2
60 21.4 10.1 2.0
66 17.7 10.3 1.9
72 14.9 10.6 1.8
78 12.7 10.9 1.7
84 10.9 11.2 1.6
90 9.5 11.6 1.6
Ls 11.3 ft Seam to seam length (select from Table 1)

SR 3.8 Slenderness ratio (typical value 3 to 4) (select from Table 1)
D 36.0 in Separator diameter (select from Table 1)
NOTES
INDEX
As per "Petroleum and Gas Field
hamed Aggour, M. A. Fahim"
SCHEMATIC
Yellow boxes are input
boxes.
EQUATIONS
TABLE 2 (Ref. API 12J)
Retention time,
Oil Gravities
minutes (Typical)
Above 35 oAPI 1
20 to 30 oAPI 1 to 2
10 to 20 oAPI 2 to 4
e 1)
ect from Table 1)
1)
Two Phase (Gas - Oil) Horizontal Separator: As per "Petroleum and Gas Field Process
- Hussein K. Abdel-Aal, Mohamed Aggour, M. A. Fahim"
INPUT PARAMETERS

dm 100 Micron Smallest oil droplet size to be removed
NLL 50% Normal Liquid Level
CALCULATIONS EQUATIONS
Re 55 Reynolds no.
Cd 1.19
Click
Click me
me
Error 0.00 asssumed Cd

LD 83 in.ft

D2L 12852 in2.ft

TABLE 1
SR = 12
Ls, ft Governing ls (oil or
D, in Lg, ft (gas) Lo, ft Ls, ft (oil) case gas)/D
Liquid
6 13.85 14.35 357.00 476.0 Capacity 952.00
Liquid
12 6.93 7.93 89.25 119.0 Capacity 119.00
Liquid
TABLE 2 (Ref. API 12J)
24 3.46 5.46 22.31 29.8 Capacity 14.88
Liquid
Oil Gravities
30 2.77 5.27 14.28 19.0 Capacity 7.62
Liquid
Above 35 oAPI
36 2.31 5.31 9.92 12.4 Capacity 4.14
Liquid
20 to 30 oAPI
42 1.98 5.48 7.29 9.8 Capacity 2.80
Liquid
10 to 20 oAPI
48 1.73 5.73 5.58 8.1 Capacity 2.02
Liquid
54 1.54 6.04 4.41 6.9 Capacity 1.53
Gas
60 1.39 6.39 3.57 6.1 capacity 1.28
Gas
66 1.26 6.76 2.95 5.5 capacity 1.23
Gas
72 1.15 7.15 2.48 5.0 capacity 1.19

D 36 in Separator diameter (select from Table 1)
NOTES
2. If D>30", Ls = 2.5 + Lo;
Else, Ls = (4/3)*Lo
Ref. http://process-designs.com/separators_and_scrubbers/separators_and_scrubbers.jsp
INDEX
as Field Processing
m"
I 12J)
Retention time,
minutes (Typical)
1 to 2
2 to 4
Three Phase (Gas - Oil - Water) Vertical Separator: As per "Petroleum and Gas Fi
Processing - Hussein K. Abdel-Aal, Mohamed Aggour, M. A. Fahim"
INPUT PARAMETERS

o 20 cP Oil viscosity
w 1.04 Water specific gravity
dm,w 500 Micron Smallest water droplet size to be removed
dm,o 100 Micron Smallest oil droplet size to be removed
Re 22 Reynolds no.
Cd 2.09
Error 0.00 Click me asssumed Cd
Step 3: Determine minimum diameter for water droplet settling

D2min 28428 in2
Dmin 168.6 in

D2min 1475 in2
Dmin 38.4 in
Dmin 168.6 in Larger of Step 2 and 3 values

D2(Ho + Hw) 1286400 in3

TABLE 1 TABLE 2 (Ref. API 12J)
SR = 12 Ls Retention time, mi
Oil Gravities
D, in Ho + Hw, in Ls, ft /D (Typical)
16 5025 425.1 318.8 Above 35 oAPI 3 to 5
20 3216 274.3 164.6 Below 35 oAPI
24 2233 192.4 96.2 100+ oF 5 to 10
30 1429 125.4 50.2 80+ oF 10 to 20
36 993 89.0 29.7 60+ oF 20 to 30
42 729 67.6 19.3
48 558 53.9 13.5
54 441 44.6 9.9
60 357 38.1 7.6
120 89 20.8 2.1
132 74 20.5 1.9
Ls 20.8 ft Seam to seam length (select from table 1)

SR 2.1 Slenderness ratio (typical value 1.5 to 3) (select from Table 1)
Qg 86 mmscfd Calculated gas capacity for selected L & D (Should be more than 8 MMSCFD - input value)
NOTES
INDEX
m and Gas Field
Fahim"
etention time, minutes

Typical)
to 5
to 10
0 to 20
0 to 30
t value)
Three Phase (Gas - Oil - Water) Horizontal Separator: As per "Petroleum and Gas Fie
Hussein K. Abdel-Aal, Mohamed Aggour, M. A. Fahim"
INPUT PARAMETERS

'o 27.5 APIo
Oil density
o 20 cP Oil viscosity
w 1.04 Water specific gravity
T 555 o
dm,w 500 Micron Smallest water droplet size to be removed
dm,o 100 Micron Smallest oil droplet size to be removed
NLL 50% Normal liquid level due to oil and water
Re 22 Reynolds no.
Cd 2.09
Error 0.00 Click me Use goal seek to get error zero, by changing asssumed C d
Step 3: Determine minimum diameter for water droplet settling

Ho,max 36.0 in
Aw / A 0.10 Ao + Aw = NLL * A
Ho / D 0.315 Assume
Aw / A 0.13
Error 0.00 Click me Use goal seek to get error zero, by changing asssumed H o/D
Dmax 114 in Maximum allowable vessel diameter

DL 122 in.ft

D2L 214350 in2ft
Try different combinations of D (smaller than D max).

TABLE 1
Ls (gas)= L
Ls (liquid)= 4 L/3, Governing
ft SR = L /
D, in L (gas), ft + D/12, L, ft
case (D/12)
ft
Liquid
12 10.2 11.2 1488.5 1984.7 TABLE 2 (Ref. API 12J)
Capacity 1984.7
Liquid
24 5.1 7.1 372.1 496.2 Oil Gravities
Capacity 248.1
Liquid
30 4.1 6.6 238.2 317.6 Above 35 oAPI
Capacity 127.0
Liquid
36 3.4 6.4 165.4 220.5 Below 35 oAPI
Capacity 73.5
Liquid
66 1.9 7.4 49.2 65.6 100+ oF
Capacity 11.9
Liquid
72 1.7 7.7 41.3 55.1 80+ oF
Capacity 9.2
Liquid
78 1.6 8.1 35.2 47.0 60+ oF
Capacity 7.2
Liquid
84 1.5 8.5 30.4 40.5
Capacity 5.8
Liquid
90 1.4 8.9 26.5 35.3
Capacity 4.7
Liquid
96 1.3 9.3 23.3 31.0
Capacity 3.9
Liquid
102 1.2 9.7 20.6 27.5
Capacity 3.2

Effective length of
L 26.5 ft
the separator
Qg 156 mmscfd Calculated gas capacity for selected L & D (Should be more than 8 MMSCFD - input value)
NOTES
INDEX
oleum and Gas Field Processing -
A. Fahim"
SCHEMATIC
QUATIONS
ABLE 2 (Ref. API 12J)
Retention time, minutes

Oil Gravities
(Typical)
Above 35 oAPI 3 to 5
Below 35 oAPI
100+ oF 5 to 10
80+ oF 10 to 20
60+ oF 20 to 30
FD - input value)

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Two sets of calculations are carried out here.

Several useful guidelines for separator design are provided below;

Gas outlet Nozzle

Liquid outlet Nozzle

Selection guideline for separator types

Level setting in the separator

Level Alarm Low Low (LALL)

mple approach to (2/3 phase and vertical/horizontal) separator sizing.

o properly design a separator. Three main factors should be

ity, and 3) operability.

rmining the volume required to provide adequate residence time to

sign are provided below;

Max. Momentum, g V2g,out 4500 Pa

Maximum velocity, 1 m/s

30 60 seconds or 200 mm whichever is greater Should be

e mesh demisters (Source: IPS-E-PR-880, 1997)

A total cross sectional area of the separator.

API 12J, Specification for oil and gas separators, 1989

Yellow boxes are input boxes.

CALCULATIONS EQUATIONS TABLES

o 51.5 lb/ft3 Oil operating density Height, ft

Ag,min 4.03 ft2 Minimum gas flow area Oil Gravities

Dmin 27 in Minimum ID of separator Above 35 oAPI

V 2.6 bbl Liquid volume (excluding bottom head)

Liquid capacity of separator should be Manipulate NLL and H to get

e mesh mist extractor. This

Yellow boxes are input boxes.

CALCULATIONS EQUATIONS TABLES

o 51.5 lb/ft3 Oil operating density Length, ft

Ag,min 2.42 ft2 Minimum gas flow area Oil Gravities

Dmin 4 in Assume Above 35 oAPI

V 3 bbl Liquid volume (excluding bottom head)

Liquid capacity of separator should be Manipulate NLL and L to get

wire mesh mist extractor. This

Yellow boxes are input boxes.

CALCULATIONS EQUATIONS TABLES

o 51.5 lb/ft3 Oil operating density Height, ft

Ag,min 1.92 ft2 Minimum gas flow area Oil Gravities

Dmin 19 in Assume Above 35 oAPI

V 81 bbl Liquid volume (excluding bottom head)

Liquid capacity of separator should be Manipulate NLL, D and H to

wire mesh mist extractor. This

Yellow boxes are input boxes.

CALCULATIONS EQUATIONS TABLES

o 51.5 lb/ft3 Oil operating density Length, ft

Ag,min 1.92 ft2 Minimum gas flow area Oil Gravities

Dmin 2.4 in Assume Above 35 oAPI

V 77 bbl Liquid volume (excluding bottom head)

Liquid capacity of separator should be

a wire mesh mist extractor. This

Step 3: Check for gas capacity constraint

Step 4: Check for liquid capacity constraint

H = Height of oil column

Ls 11.3 ft Seam to seam length (select from Table 1)

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Step 3: Check for gas capacity constraint

Step 4: Check for liquid capacity constraint

Try different combinations of D.

Ls 12.4 ft Seam to seam length (select from Table 1)

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Step 3: Determine minimum diameter for water droplet settling

Step 4: Check for gas capacity constraint

Dmin 168.6 in Larger of Step 2 and 3 values