Inlet Separator

Service: Inlet Separator Engineer:

Tag No. x Date: 30-Aug-21
Input Cells
Process Data
Vapor Density ρv 34 kg/m3 2.118 lb/ft3
Light Liquid Density ρl 684 kg/m 3
42.610 lb/ft3
Heavy Liquid Density ρh 988 kg/m3 61.548 lb/ft3
Compressibility Factor Z 0.92
Cut off Particle Size in Vapors dv 100 micron 0.00033 ft
Particle size of Water in Oil dw 500 micron 0.002 ft
Particle size of Oil in Water doil 200 micron 0.001 ft
Viscosity of Gas μv 1.35E-02 cP
Viscosity of Light Liquid μl 0.4125 cP
Viscosity of Heavy Liquid μh 0.52909 cP
Mixture Density ρm 35.2 kg/m3
Molecular Weight of Gas Mw 18.6 kg/kg-mol

Mechanical Data
Vessel Internal Diameter Di 1.524 m 5.000 ft
Vessel T/T Length L 6.096 m 20.001 ft
Effective Length for Gas Lgas 4.8768 m 16.001 ft
Effective Length for Oil Loil 4.572 m 15.001 ft
Weir Height H 0.4064 m 1.333 ft

Level Settings Oil Side Interface Side

Low Low Liquid Level LALL 0.1016 m 0.1016 m
Low Liquid Level LAL 0.127 m 0.127 m
High Liquid Level LAH 0.3048 m 0.2286 m
High High Liquid Level LAHH 0.8128 m
Length of Oil compartment L 2.033 m

Time from LALL to LAL T1 120 sec 120 sec

Time from LAL to LAH T2 300 sec 300 sec
Time from LAH to LAHH T3 120 sec

Nozzle Sizes (ID)

Feed Inlet Nfeed 152.4 mm 6.00 inch
Vapor Outlet Nvapor 152.4 mm 6.00 inch
HC Outlet Nhc 50.8 mm 2.00 inch
Water Outlet Nwater 50.8 mm 2.00 inch

Results
Based on Vessel Geometry Current
Maximum Gas Handling Capacity 29 MMscfd 29 MMscfd
Particle Size (Calculated) 101 Micron 101 Micron
Maximum Condensate Handling Capacity 689 BPD 689 BPD
Particle Size Water in Oil (Calculated) 44 Micron 44 Micron
Maximum Water Handling Capacity 820 BPD 820 BPD
Particle Size Oil in Water(Calculated) 45 Micron 45 Micron

Based on Nozzle Size

Maximum Gas Handling Capacity 25 MMscfd
Maximum Condensate Handling Capacity 1101 BPD
Maximum Water Handling Capacity 1101 BPD
Interface Side - Water Capacity
Diameter 1.524 m
Radius 0.762 m
Effective Length 4.572 m
Weir Height 0.4064 m
Apothem OE (m)
LALL 0.1016 m 0.6604
LAL 0.127 m 0.635
LAH 0.2286 m 0.5334
Voumetric flow Rates
Time from LALL to LAL 120 sec 0.000776553140817
Time from LAL to LAH 300 ses 0.001508501037968
m3/sec
Cut off Particle Size Oil in Water
Residence Time for Oil 356.9 sec 5.94785
Critical Velocity 0.000641 m/s
Droplet Size 45.25 micron

Cut off Particle Size Water in Oil

Residence Time for Water 300 sec 5
Critical Velocity 0.00076 m/s
Droplet Size 43.58 micron

Oil Side - Oil Capacity

Diameter 1.524 m
Effective Length 2.033 m
Apothem OE (m)
LALL 0.1016 m 0.6604
LAL 0.127 m 0.635
LAH 0.3048 m 0.4572
LAHH 0.8128 m 0.0508
Volumetric Flow Rates
Time from LALL to LAL 120 sec 0.00034530457902
Time from LAL to LAH 300 ses 0.001268106147476
Time from LAH to LAHH 120 sec 0.012360843291492
m3/sec
Gas Capacity
Available Area for Flow 0.835 m2
K Value 0.2
Allowable Vapor Velocity 0.27 m/s
Max Flowrate 29.35 MMscfd

Cut off Particle Size 100.8 micron

Maximum Flow Though Nozzles

Inlet Nozzle
Maximum allowable velocity 10.32 m/s
Maximum allowable Mass flow 23858.8 kg/hr

Vapour Outlet Nozzle

Maximum allowable velocity 11.88 m/s
Maximum allowable Mass flow 780.3 kg/hr
 25.3 MMscfd
HC Outlet Nozzle
Maximum allowable velocity 1.00 m/s
Maximum allowable Flowrate 1101.4 BPSD

Water Outlet Nozzle

Maximum allowable velocity 1.00 m/s
Maximum allowable Flowrate 1101.4 BPSD
Base AE (m) Angle AOE (rad) Angle AOB (rad) Sector area (m2) Area of AOB Segment Area
0.3802 0.5223 1.045 0.3033 0.251 0.0522
0.4212 0.5857 1.171 0.3401 0.267 0.0726
0.5442 0.7954 1.591 0.4619 0.290 0.1716

422.0
819.7
BPD

Base AE (m) Angle AOE (rad) Angle AOB (rad) Sector area (m2) Area of AOB Segment Area
0.3802 0.5223 1.045 0.3033 0.251 0.0522
0.4212 0.5857 1.171 0.3401 0.267 0.0726
0.6096 0.9273 1.855 0.5385 0.279 0.2598
0.7603 1.5041 3.008 0.8734 0.039 0.9894

187.6
689.1
6716.8
BPD
Volume Volume Diff
0.2389
0.3321 0.0932
0.7846 0.4526

Volume Volume diff

0.1062
0.1477 0.0414
0.5281 0.3804
2.0114 1.4833