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The document outlines calculations for pump motor ratings and energy recovery in fluid transfer systems involving distillation columns and reactor vessels. It details parameters such as pressure, flow rates, pipe dimensions, and fluid properties for various scenarios. Key calculations include pump power requirements, turbine energy recovery, and NPSH determination based on specific fluid characteristics.

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held constant at 0

The document outlines calculations for pump motor ratings and energy recovery in fluid transfer systems involving distillation columns and reactor vessels. It details parameters such as pressure, flow rates, pipe dimensions, and fluid properties for various scenarios. Key calculations include pump power requirements, turbine energy recovery, and NPSH determination based on specific fluid characteristics.

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held constant at 0,1 bar gauge pressure. The minimum depth of liquid in the tank is 1 m.

The distillation
column operates at a pressure of 500 mmHg (500 mm of mercury, absolute). The feed point to the
column is 12m above the base of the tank. The tank and column are connected by a 50 mm internal
diameter commercial steel pipe, 200 m long. The pipe run from the tank to the column contains the
following valves and fittings: 20 standard radius 90C elbows; two gate valves to isolate the pump
(operated fully open); an orifice plate and a flow-control valve. If the maximum flow-rate required is
20,000 kg/h, calculate the pump motor rating (power) needed. Take the pump efficiency as 70 per cent
and allow for a pressure drop of 0.5 bar across the control valve and a loss of 10 velocity heads across
the orifice. Density of the dichlorobenzene 1300 kg/m3 , viscosity 1.4 cp. 5.3.

A liquid is contained in a reactor vessel at 115 bar absolute pressure. It is transferred to a storage vessel
through a 50 mm internal diameter commercial steel pipe. The storage vessel is nitrogen blanketed and
pressure above the liquid surface is kept constant at 1500 N/m2 gauge. The total run of pipe between
the two vessels is 200 m. The miscellaneous losses due to entry and exit losses, fittings, valves, etc.,
amount to 800 equivalent pipe diameters. The liquid level in the storage vessel is at an elevation 20 m
below the level in the reactor. A turbine is fitted in the pipeline to recover the excess energy that is
available, over that required to transfer the liquid from one vessel to the other. Estimate the power that
can be taken from the turbine, when the liquid transfer rate is 5000 kg/h. Take the efficiency of the
turbine as 70%. The properties of the fluid are: density 895 kg/m3 , viscosity 0.76 mNm 2s, 5.4.

A process fluid is pumped from the bottom of one distillation column to another, using a centrifugal
pump. The line is standard commercial steel pipe 75 mm internal diameter. From the column to the
pump inlet the line is 25 m long and contains six standard elbows and a fully open gate valve. From the
pump outlet to the second column the line is 250 m long and contains ten standard elbows, four gate
valves (operated fully open) and a flow-control valve. The fluid level in the first column is 4 m above the
pump inlet. The feed point of the second column is 6 m above the pump inlet. The operating pressure in
the first column is 1.05 bara and that of the second column 0.3 barg . The physical properties of the fluid
are: density 875 kg/m3 , viscosity 1.46 mN m~2 s. Also, determine the NPSH, at this flow-rate, if the
vapour pressure of the fluid at the pump suction is 25 kN/m2 .

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