Pipe sizing for Gas and Liquid

Flow Rate of Gas t/day

Total Length of Pipe m
Available pressure at inlet of pipe kPa g
Discharge pressure of CO2 from pipe required
0 -
No. 90 elbows in pipe line
No. of butter fly valve -
No. of flow nozzles -
Tempreature of gas o
C
Viscosity of CO2 cP
Molecular Weight of gas mole
R- Gas constant
Liquid Density

Important Steps to Calculate the line sizing

1 Calculate Density of gas ρ=(P*M)/(R*T)

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2 Calculate Diameter of Pipe (π/4)*Di = (m./ρ)/v

10 1.84 0.16 -4.84 -1

3 Calculate Pressure drop in a striaght pipe (ΔP/L)= 4.07*10 *m. *μ *Di *ρ

4 Reynolds Number (D*V*ρ)/μ OR ( 4*m./Di*μ)

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5 Velocity of gas v= (m./ρ*(π/4)*Di )

2
6 Pressure loss in for all types of valve ΔPE=(K*ρ*V )/2

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7 Pressure loss in for all types of elbows ΔPE=(K*ρ*V )/2

8 Total Pressure loss 3+6+7

Recommended Fluid Velocities In Pipe Diameter of Pipe for liquid water/ solvent

Fluid Area Recommended velocities, m/s

Water Pump suction Line 0.3 to 1.5
Pump Discharge Line 2 to 3 Viscosity
Average Service 1 to 2.5 Mass flow rate kg/hr 6000
Gravity flow 0.5 to1 Density kh/m3 1000
Steam 0 to 2 Atm g, saturated 20 to 30 Velocity of fluid m/s 1.5
2 to 20 atm g, saturated 30 to 50
Superheated below 10 atm g 20 to 50 qv = m3/s 0.001666667
Superheated above 10 atms g 30 to 75 Di = m 0.037622177
Vacuum lines 100 to 125 Di = mm 37.62217653
Air 0 to 2 Atm g, saturated 20
> 2 atm g 30
Ammonia/ Refrigerant Liquid 1.8
Gas 30 Pressure Drop Calculation
Natural gas 25 to 35 Pressure Drop in Stright Pipe
Chlorine Liquid Pressure drop in Valve (p*v2)/2 1125 Kpa
Gas 10 to 25 Pressure drop in Elbow (p*v2)/2
Hydrochloric acid Liquid (aqueous) 1.5
Gas 10
Inorganic Liquid 1.2 to 1.8
Gas and Vapour 15 to 30

Equivalent number of velocity head (K) Pressure Drop (as per above steps) Pressure according to valves or
Type of Fitting or Valve Numbers KPa
(application only for turbulent flow) Pa fittiong
Gate valve (open) 0.17 191.25 0 0 0
Globe valve, bevel seat (open) 6 6750 0 0 0
Plug valve (open) 0.4 450 0 0 0
Diaphragm valve (open) 2.3 2587.5 0 0 0
Angle valve (open) 2 2250 0 0 0
Check valve (Swing) 2 2250 0 0 0
Foot valve 15 16875 0 0 0
Coupling 0.04 45 0 0 0
900 Elbow (standard) 0.75 843.75 4 3375 3.375
0
90 Elbow (long radius) 0.45 506.25 0 0 0
450 Elbow (long radius) 0.2 225 0 0 0
0
45 Elbow (standard) 0.35 393.75 0 0 0
0
90 bend 0.75 843.75 6 5062.5 5.0625
1800 bend 1.5 1687.5 0 0 0
0
Butterfly valve (a=5 ) 0.24 270 0 0 0
Check valve (Swing type) 2 2250 0 0 0
Tee stright through 0.4 450 2 900 0.9
Pressure Drop in valves and fltting 9.3375