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Installation notes:
1. Orifice dia. As
specified to suit
required conditions.
2. Gaskets
furnished by vendor.
MATERIAL: Monel
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PIPE SIZE ORIFICE FLOW QUANTITY DP M S TEMP. FLANGE
ITEM
1 2 1 20FO-057 4/2 80 0.084 250 60 57 a 17.00 100 300 Pilot gas to acid relief header.
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1. The actual flow of 20FO-057 is about 110 SCFH for a bore diameter of 0.084.
Installation notes:
1. Unless otherwise specified, the only markings on the orifice tab shall be the orfice diameter
indicated by a decimal fraction as shown on the drawing with 1/16-in. figure stamping hand dies.
2. Where lines are to be insulated, the insulated material covering the union shall be applied in such
a
manner that the markings on the tab will be fully exposed.
MATERIAL: 316SS 3. No asbestos-bearing material is acceptable; vendor to provide TFE gaskets.
UPSTREAM
PIPE SIZE ORIFICE FLOW QUANTITY DP M S TEMP. FLANGE
ITEM
1 1 1 20FO-184 1-1/2 80 0.285 60 57 a 0.586 100 3000 Acid pump vent header purge.
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1. Item 1 is made of monel.
Installation notes:
1. Orifice dia. As
specified to suit
required conditions.
2. Gaskets
furnished by vendor.
MATERIAL: 316SS
UPSTREAM
PIPE SIZE ORIFICE FLOW QUANTITY DP M S TEMP. FLANGE
ITEM
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Installation notes:
1. Unless otherwise specified, the only markings on the orifice tab shall be the orfice diameter
indicated by a decimal fraction as shown on the drawing with 1/16-in. figure stamping hand dies.
2. Where lines are to be insulated, the insulated material covering the union shall be applied in such
a
manner that the markings on the tab will be fully exposed.
MATERIAL: 316SS 3. No asbestos-bearing material is acceptable; vendor to provide TFE gaskets.
UPSTREAM
PIPE SIZE ORIFICE FLOW QUANTITY DP M S TEMP. FLANGE
ITEM
1 1 1 4/2 80 a 100
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Cell for iteration with goal seek: Target (To) cell for goal seek: Changing cell for goal seek:
[1st Cell] [2nd Cell] [3rd Cell]
4.87 4.93 0.084
ell for goal seek:
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
135th Street & New Avenue
Lemont, IL 60439
Installation notes:
1. Orifice dia. As
specified to suit
required conditions.
2. Gaskets
furnished by vendor.
MATERIAL: 316SS
UPSTREAM
PIPE SIZE ORIFICE FLOW QUANTITY DP M S TEMP. FLANGE
ITEM
1 1 1 4/2 80 a 100
10
Installation notes:
1. Orifice dia. As
specified to suit
required conditions.
2. Gaskets
furnished by vendor.
MATERIAL: Monel
UPSTREAM
PIPE SIZE ORIFICE FLOW QUANTITY DP M S TEMP. FLANGE
ITEM
1 1 1 4/2 80 a 100
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R, atm-cm^3/(K-gmole): 8.21E+01
Temperature, F: 100 311
Pressure, psig.: 90 Use initial (1) properties.
Viscosity, cP: 0.01151 From VISC Sheet - manual entry-- use NIST website for
individual m, then use Wilke's method in spreadsheet to calc
mixture m.
m, cP @ 78 psig m, cP @ 90 psig
100 120 100 120
Methane 0.011661 0.012008 0.011659 0.012006
Ethane 0.00986 0.010179 0.009882 0.010201
Propane 0.00853 0.008836 0.008547 0.008853
Propylene 0.009013 0.009347 0.009039 0.009372
Butane 0.009254 0.012779
iscosities will change and are a function of
hange so if T or P change update with
Cpo,
cal/gmol-
K M m, cP
6.91 2.02 0.00919
8.66 16.04 0.01167
12.98 30.07 0.00988
18.30 44.10 0.00855
15.78 42.08 0.00904
8.98 17.02
1.28
P1: Method assumes, implicitly, that gas is ideal gas mixture or perfect gas.
7 Qg/SQRT( DP(P1 +P2)/(2SgT1) 1/5 Flow through a thin plate is never choked flow. For this to apply, the ratio of tb/bore
D = X X (tp/0.125) diameter must be < 6. (Reference: pg. 13.22, Richard Miller's "Flow Measurement
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5440 Engineering Handbook," 3rd ed., McGraw Hill, 1996. Page 13-22 refers to the work
of Cunningham (1951) and Ward-Smith (1979).
Kirk-Cunningham applies when P2<0.63P1. Cunningham showed that choked flow
(critical, i.e., M =1 @ throat) does not occur for thin orifice plates.
D, inches; Qg, gas flow in SCFH (60 F, 1 atm); DP, P1, P2, psia; Sg = Mg/Mair Line Size tp,mm
T1, R; tp, plate thickness. 0.5 1.5
0.75 1.5
Qg: 250 SCFH @ 60 F, 1 atm Complete Property Sheet 1 1.5
DP = 57.00 Tr = 2.51 from sheet 1.5 2
P1: 60 psig Pr = 0.11 2 2.5
P2: 3 psi Using initial properties @ 3 3
Mw: 17 P1, T1 4 3 Using table from
Sg = 0.59 manual allowed 6 3 Fluor specification:
T: 100 deg. F k = 1.28 8 6 "Flange Type
Plate Rate 300 300, 600# ANSI 10 6 Restrictive Orifice"
tp = 2.50 mm From Fluor table 12 6
Z: 1.00 0.98 Calculated using virial equations 14 9
D1, nom: 2.00 in. Sch.: 80 16 9
18 12
Sat. Curve Test: 0.749 Test: OK Abbott Equations are acceptable 20 12
Hot Gas Test: 0.433 Saturated Area 24 16
B1 = 0.135 Pr/Tr = 0.044 Z = 1.00
B0 = -0.014
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Pcf = 40.98 psig Choked Flow - for thick plate D2 = 0.106 in. Beta = 0.055
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Thick plate orifice or flow
RESTRICTIVE ORIFICE ---- Method 2 nozzle, Choked Flow
tb/db = 7.41 Thick plate method applies: choked flow. Min. Pressure is: 40.98 psig
Choked Flow: eq. 4-40, pg. 100, Daniel Crowl, Joseph Louvar, "Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals with Applications,
Prentice-Hall, 1990.
4-40
P1: W Crowl & Louvar assume a thick orifice plate, or flow nozzle, not a thin plate.
A =
Co P1 k gc M (k+1)/(k-1)
2 Also found in Perry's 6th edition of "Chemical Engineering Handbook," pg. 5-14, equation 5.27.
RT1 X
k+1 Assumes Beta < 0.2. (Ideal gas also assumed and implicite in solution using isentropic
expansion).
A: throat cross-sectional area, sq. ft; W: #/s; Co = 0.72; P1: inlet pressure, psf; gc = 32.174
T1: inlet temperature, F; R = 1545.3 ft-#f/#mole-R. This sheet is most useful in estimating flow from nozzles and holes in vessels or
pipe.
Qg: 250 SCFH @ 60 F, 1 atm St. T = 60 F
W= 11.22 PPH 14.696 psia
r= 0.04 lbs./cf Co: 0.72 Crowl/Louvar recommends 1.0 for Co with sharp-edged orifices
D1: 1.939 in. with Re1 >30,000; seldom does this occur.
P1: 60 psig k = 1.28 Property Sheet
exp. = 8.03
Mw: 17.02 Property Sheet
Pcf = 40.98 psig Choked Flow
T: 100 deg. F
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Z = 1.00
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07/17/2017 Calculation for North American Mfg. Co. Combustion Air FE
BASE TEMPERATURE = 60 F
BASE PRESSURE = 14.696 psig
BASE COMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR, Z, = 1.000
BASE TEMPERATURE = 60 F
BASE PRESSURE = 14.696 psig
BASE COMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR, Z, = 1.000
D. Willard
This method is more general.
P1: Flow through a thin plate is never choked flow. For this to apply, the ratio of tb/bore diameter must be < 6.
2 DP r (Reference: pg. 13.22, Richard Miller's "Flow Measurement Engineering Handbook," 3rd ed., McGraw Hill, 1996.
W = 1891 Y C d Page 13-22 refers to the work of Cunningham (1951) and Ward-Smith (1979). In 2005, Kirk explored the limits of
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Cunningham's work. He found that ASME formulas worked fine with adjustment of Y; C could be defined using ASME
Equation 2-24, Crane TP 410, and other methods.
adapted on 3.24 of text.
Kirk-Cunningham applies when P2<0.63P1. Cunningham showed that choked flow (critical, i.e., M =1 @ throat) does
not occur for thin orifice plates.
DPp = 56 psig
Wd = 5.44 PPH Wcalc = 5.47 PPH Problem solved with goal seek
Match Qg: 4.93 PPH
Pcf = 40.98 psig Choked Flow - for thick plate Do = 0.088 in. Beta = 0.144
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This method is more general.
Flow through a thin plate is never choked flow. For this to apply, the ratio of tb/bore diameter must be < 6.
P1: P2: W = 338.178 rb K d2 Y1 FPb FTb FTf1 FPvGr FGr Dh Pf1 (Reference: pg. 13.22, Richard Miller's "Flow Measurement Engineering Handbook," 3rd ed., McGraw Hill, 1996.
Page 13-22 refers to the work of Cunningham (1951) and Ward-Smith (1979). In 2005, Kirk explored the limits of
Adapted from equation 9.68, "The AGA equation," in Richard Miller's Flow Cunningham's work. He found that ASME formulas worked fine with adjustment of Y; C could be defined using ASME
and other methods.
Measurement Engineering Handbook, 3rd ed., McGraw Hill , CR 1996 Kirk-Cunningham applies when P2<0.63P1. Cunningham showed that choked flow (critical, i.e., M =1 @ throat) does
(This equation was adapted originally from equation 2-24, Crane TP 410.)
not occur for thin orifice plates.
DPp = 86 psig
Wd = 11.43 PPH Wcalc = 11.31 PPH Problem solved with goal seek
Match Qg: PPH Qcalc = 247 SCFH
Pcf = 57.43 psig Choked Flow - for thick plate Do = 0.054 in. Beta = 0.028
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VISC
Program assumes that gases are perfect and form an ideal vapor solution. Program will deviate slightly for high pressure (>150 psig & presence of wet gas.
Wilke method shows some deviations where molecular weights are significantly different, i.e., Mi>>Mj.
Wilke Gas Mixture Viscosity Calculation for Ideal Gases or Real Gases @ Low-Moderate Pressures
Information Alligned for MBAL & VISC for auto entries. Cp = a + b(T) + c(T)2 + d(T)3 + e(T)4 + f(T)5
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0.1200
T1 = 100oF, DP = 87 psig, P1 = 90 psig, Using Cunningham
b, (bore dia./pipe ID)
0.0900
0.0800
0.0700
0.0600
0.0500
0.0400
0.0300
k = 1.2; M = 30
0.0200 k=1.3; M = 17
W = Q(PM/RT) = QM/408.67 k = 1.4; M = 2
PPH: pounds per hour
0.0100 Q = W(408.66/M)
0.0000
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
Q, SCFH (60 F, 14.7 psia)
T1 = 100oF, DP = 87 psig, P1 = 90 psig,
Using Cunningham