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Separator Sizing Example Calculation

This document provides design conditions and calculations for sizing a vertical separator. It specifies operating parameters like flow rates, pressures, temperatures. It then tentatively assumes a 10 foot shell height, 30% liquid full, and calculates the maximum gas velocity, minimum gas flow area, minimum internal diameter, and liquid volume and capacity. The liquid capacity of 4570 bpd is determined to be satisfactory for the 33 inch internal diameter and 10 foot vertical separator size.

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174 views

Separator Sizing Example Calculation

This document provides design conditions and calculations for sizing a vertical separator. It specifies operating parameters like flow rates, pressures, temperatures. It then tentatively assumes a 10 foot shell height, 30% liquid full, and calculates the maximum gas velocity, minimum gas flow area, minimum internal diameter, and liquid volume and capacity. The liquid capacity of 4570 bpd is determined to be satisfactory for the 33 inch internal diameter and 10 foot vertical separator size.

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José Juan Montejo
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SEPARATOR SIZING EXAMPLE CA

DESIGN CONDITIONS:
Gas flow rate Oil flow rate Operating pressure Operating temperature Flowing gas densityd Dg Flowing oil density dL Separator type L Liquid full Constant K (Table) 32 3000 800 80 3.4 20.3 51.5 40 Vertical 10 30 0.3 MMSCFD BPD psig F bs/ft mol. wt. Gas lbs/ft3 API oil two-phase ft % 3

Tentatively assume 10 feet shell Table).

The maximum allowable supe

Liquid

The li Liquid capacity is

Note: The constant 379.5 is the molar volume at standard conditions of 14.696 psia and 60F.

ZING EXAMPLE CALCULATION

ntatively assume 10 feet shell height, 30% liquid full and use K value of 0.3 (see ble). The maximum allowable superficial velocity of the gas (Va) is: Actual volume flow rate of gas: Min. gas flow area: Min. ID of separator: Liquid volume, V (excluding bottom head): 1.1284 ft/seg 5.8270 ft3/seg 5.1640 ft2 30.7701 in 3.1734 bls

The liquid capacity of the separator is: Liquid capacity is satisfactory for design based on: And vertical separator size:

4570 bpd 33 in ID 10 ft

Ing. Jos Montejo

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