Control Valve Sizing and Selection

Ref:
VALTEK,
ChEplus (www.cheresources.com)
GPSA, Engineering Data Book (Section 4: Instrumentation)

FCV 5765 - 1
Liquid Sizing

Data:
Liquid Dowtherm Q
Critical Pressure, Pc 24 bar (348.09psi) 348.09
Temperature 153.6'C 153.6
Upstream Pressure, P1 14.63 bar (212.2psi 212.2
Specific Gravity, G 0.64 0.64
Valve Action flow-to-close
Line Size, D 4-inch 4
Flow Rate, q 330gpm 330
Vapour Pressure, Pv 0.05 bar (0.73 psi) 0.73
Kinetic Viscosity, Sv 0.54 centistrokes 0.54
Flow Characteristics Equal percentage
P Across line 118.8 psi/100ft 118.8
Valve Type Globe

Step 1:
Determination of actual pressure drop, P(actual) and downstream pressure, P2
P(actual) = 15% of P across lines (ChE plus)
17.82 psi

Down stream Pressure, P2 = P1 - Pactual

194.38

Step 2:
Check for choke flow
Liquid critical pressure ratio factor Ff = 0.96 - 0.28 (Pv /Pc)
0.9406970425

Valve recovery coefficient, FL is 0.8 for globe valve flow to clos 0.8

P (choked) = Fl2(P1 - FfPv)

135.3685063417

Since P(Actual) < P(choked), Flow is not choked, therefore use the actual P(actual) to size the valve

Check for Cavitation

Liquid Incipient cavitation factor for globe valve at reduced area, 0.72

P(incipient) = Fi2(P1-Pv)
109.626048

Since P(actual < Pincipient, there is no cavitation in the flow

Step 3:
Calculation of Valve size coefficient, Cv
Cv = q/FpFRG/P(actual)

Reynolds number factor, FR is used to correct the calculated Cv for non-turbilent flow conditions due to high viscosity fluids, ve

Piping Geometric factor, Fp is used to approximate the values of reducers and expanders

Assume
Fp 1
FR 1

Cv = 62.5388767976

Step 4:
Calculate the reynolds number factor, FR
Rev = 173000qFd/Sv(FLCvFp)

Valve Style factor (1.0 for globe valves) 1

New Valve recovery coefficient, FL1(valve table) 0.82

Rev = 14763329.6931743

Since the flow is turbulent, FR = 1 1

Since FR = 1, recalculated CvFp remains 62.5
62.5388767976

Step 5:
Selection of Valve type
From valve selection table, valve type is 3inch body for Cv = 62. 3

Determination of new piping geometric factor, New Fp

For 3 inch body
d/D 0.75

From table 3-111 (Valtek)

New Fp = 0.98 0.98

Reclaculate the final Cv

Cv (final) Cv/new Fp
63.8151804058

from selection table, it is still a 3 inch valve

Step 6:
Calculation of Valve exit velocity
As a general rule, valve outlet velocities should be limited to the fllw maximum values

Liquid 50ft/sec 50
gases approaching Mach 1.0 1
mixed gases & liquid 500ft/sec 500

V= 0.321q/A
A= d2/4
7.0714285714

V= 14.98

which is less that 50ft/sec, which is acceptabe

3 inch globe valve flow to close

rumentation)

size the valve

ditions due to high viscosity fluids, very low velocities, or very small valve Cv's
Control Valve Sizing and Selection
Ref:
VALTEK,
ChEplus (www.cheresources.com)
GPSA, Engineering Data Book (Section 4: Instrumentation)

TCV 5775 - 1
Liquid Sizing

Data:
Liquid Dowtherm Q
Critical Pressure, Pc 24 bar (348.09psi) 348.09
Temperature 158.2'C 158.2
Upstream Pressure, P1 14.63 bar (212.2psi 212.2
Specific Gravity, G 0.64 0.64
Valve Action flow-to-close
Line Size, D 6-inch 6
Flow Rate, q 432gpm 432
Vapour Pressure, Pv 0.05 bar (0.73 psi) 0.73
Kinetic Viscosity, Sv 0.52 centistrokes 0.52
Flow Characteristics Linear
P Across line 26.5 psi/100ft 26.5
Valve Type Globe

Step 1:
Determination of actual pressure drop, P(actual) and downstream pressure, P2
P(actual) = 15% of P across lines (ChE plus)
3.975 psi

Down stream Pressure, P2 = P1 - Pactual

208.225

Step 2:
Check for choke flow
Liquid critical pressure ratio facto 0.96 - 0.28 (Pv /Pc)
0.94097975

Valve recovery coefficient, FL is 0.8 for globe valve flow to close r 0.8

P (choked) = Fl2(P1 - FfPv)

135.3683742608

Since P(Actual) < P(choked), Flow is not choked, therefore use the actual P(actual) to size the valve

Check for Cavitation

Liquid Incipient cavitation factor for globe valve at reduced area, Fi 0.72

P(incipient) = Fi2(P1-Pv)
109.626048

Since P(actual < Pincipient, there is no cavitation in the flow

Step 3:
Calculation of Valve size coefficient, Cv
Cv = q/FpFRG/P(actual)

Reynolds number factor, FR is used to correct the calculated Cv for non-turbilent flow conditions due to high viscosity fluids, ve

Piping Geometric factor, Fp is used to approximate the values of reducers and expanders

Assume
Fp 1
FR 1

Cv = 173.3425445061

Step 4:
Calculate the reynolds number factor, FR
Rev = 173000qFd/Sv(FLCvFp)

Valve Style factor (1.0 for globe valves) 1

New Valve recovery coefficient, FL1(valve table) 0.82

Rev = 12054993.9418435

Since the flow is turbulent, FR = 1 1

Since FR = 1, recalculated CvFp remains 173.34
173.3425445061

Step 5:
Selection of Valve type
From valve selection table, valve type is 4inch body for Cv = 62.5 i. 4

Determination of new piping geometric factor, New Fp

For 4 inch body
d/D 0.6666666667

From table 3-111 (Valtek)

New Fp = 0.97 0.97

Recalculate the final Cv

Cv (final) Cv/new Fp
178.70365413

from selection table, it is still a 4 inch valve

Step 6:
Calculation of Valve exit velocity

Liquid 50ft/sec 50
gases approaching Mach 1.0 1
mixed gases & liquid 500ft/sec 500

V= 0.321q/A
A= d2/4
12.5714285714

V= 11.0307272727

which is less that 50ft/sec, which is acceptabe

4 inch globe valve flow to close

ons due to high viscosity fluids, very low velocities, or very small valve Cv's
Control Valve Sizing and Selection
Ref:
VALTEK,
ChEplus (www.cheresources.com)
GPSA, Engineering Data Book (Section 4: Instrumentation)

FCV 5780 - 1
Liquid Sizing

Data:
Liquid Dowtherm Q
Critical Pressure, Pc 24 bar (348.09psi) 348.09
Temperature 244.3'C 244.3
Upstream Pressure, P1 14.63 bar (212.2psi 250
Specific Gravity, G 0.57 0.57
Valve Action flow-to-close
Line Size, D 6-inch 6
Flow Rate, q 485.4gpm 485.4
Vapour Pressure, Pv 0.58 bar (8.41 psi) 8.41
Kinetic Viscousity, Sv 0.29 centistrokes 0.29
Flow Characteristics Equal percentage
P Across line 26.2 psi/100ft 26.2
Valve Type Globe

Step 1:
Determination of actual pressure drop, P(actual) and downstream pressure, P2
P(actual) = 15% of P across lines (ChE plus)
3.93 psi

Down stream Pressure, P2 = P1 - Pactual

246.07

Step 2:
Check for choke flow
Liquid critical pressure ratio facto 0.96 - 0.28 (Pv /Pc)
0.9080489541

Valve recovery coefficient, FL is 0.8 for globe valve flow 0.8

P (choked) = Fl2(P1 - FfPv)

155.1125173097

Since P(Actual) < P(choked), Flow is not choked, therefore use the actual P(actual) to size the valve

Check for Cavitation

Liquid Incipient cavitation factor for globe valve at reduce 0.72

P(incipient) = Fi2(P1-Pv)
125.240256

Since P(actual < Pincipient, there is no cavitation in the flow

Step 3:
Calculation of Valve size coefficient, Cv
Cv = q/FpFRG/P(actual)

Reynolds number factor, FR is used to correct the calculated Cv for non-turbilent flow conditions due to high viscosity fluids, ve

Piping Geometric factor, Fp is used to approximate the values of reducers and expanders

Assume
Fp 1
FR 1

Cv = 184.8591384506

Step 4:
Calculate the reynolds number factor, FR
Rev = 173000qFd/Sv(FLCvFp)

Valve Style factor (1.0 for globe valves) 1

New Valve recovery coefficient, FL1(valve table) 0.82

Rev = 23519088.6295043

Since the flow is turbulent, FR = 1 1

Since FR = 1, recalculated CvFp remains 185
184.8591384506

Step 5:
Selection of Valve type
From valve selection table, valve type is 4inch body for C 4

Determination of new piping geometric factor, New Fp

For 4 inch body
d/D 0.6666666667

From table 3-111 (Valtek)

New Fp = 0.98 0.98

Reclaculate the final Cv

Cv (final) Cv/new Fp
188.6317739292

from selection table, it is still a 4 inch valve

Step 6:
Calculation of Valve exit velocity
As a general rule, valve outlet ve b

Liquid 50ft/sec 50
gases approaching Mach 1.0 1
mixed gases & liquid 500ft/sec 500

V= 0.321q/A
A= d2/4
12.5714285714

V= 12.3942477273

which is less that 50ft/sec, which is acceptabe

use 4 inch globe valve flow to close

ns due to high viscosity fluids, very low velocities, or very small valve Cv's