Tung and Mikasinovic, Chemical Engineering, Dec 12, 1983 p 69 K vs beta correlation by JNS Find orifice size Find pressure drop Input Data Flow rate USgpm 15 Flow rate USgpm 15 Fluid SG 1 Fluid SG 1 Pipe ID in 1.5 Pipe ID in 1.5 Press. drop psi 32 Orifice dia in 0.375 Result Orifice dia in 0.374 Press. drop psi 32 Calcs Vel fps 2.716 Vel fps 2.716 Density pcf 62.40 Density pcf 62.40 Press drop psf 4608 beta 0.250 K 645 k 639 beta 0.249 Press drop psf 4566 Page 1 246775606.xls.ms_office ORIFICE CALCULATIONS FOR GAS (COMPRESSIBLE) FLOW Based on Mink, Chem. Eng Aug 25, 1980, p91 Use solver to vary Daugherty & Franzini, Fluid Mechanics H13 until H21=H27 INPUT DATA Project WWP Date 8-Oct-14 Fluid Steam Find dia Inlet pressure p1 psig 5 5 Inlet density rho pcf 0.05 0.05 Flow rate m lb/h or cfm 25310.32 lb/h (units) 25600 lb/h Orifice dia d inch 7 7.035713 Pipe od Do inch 12 12 Pipe wall Dw inch 0 0 Pressure drop DP psi 4 4 sp.ht ratio k 1.25 1.25 CALCULATIONS Inlet pressure psia 19.7 19.7 Flow rate lb/sec 7.030645 7.111111 Pipe ID Di inch 12 12 Critical pressure ratio 0.555 0.555 Flow critical no no beta d/D 0.583333 0.586309 Y 0.926818 0.926683 m lb/sec 7.030645 7.11111 Solver parameters 1 FALSE 100 Page 2 246775606.xls.ms_office Use solver to vary K16 until K21=K27 Find pressure drop 5 0.05 (units) 25600 lb/h (units) 7 12 0 4.109893 1.25 19.7 7.111111 12 0.555 no 0.583333 0.924808 7.111108 1 FALSE 100 Page 3