Design of a Dilute Phase Pneumatic Conveying System

INPUT DATA Material to be conveyed Capacity Conveying Gas Description of Pipeline Number and type of bends MOC of Pipe Atmospheric Pressure Ambient Temperature Air Density Pipeline roughness factor Polythelene Pellets 4.54 tph Air 40 m 12 m 3 90 degree bends others Aluminum 1.0135 bar 25 deg C 1.2 kg/m3 0.0005

(horizontal) (vertical)

System

Design of a Dilute Phase Pneumatic Conveying System

INPUT DATA Material to be conveyed Capacity Conveying Gas Description of Pipeline Number and type of bends MOC of Pipe Atmospheric Pressure Inlet Temperature of Gas Air Density Dynamic Viscosity of gas at inlet temperature Pipeline roughness factor Initial Assumptions: Pipe dia (horizontal) (vertical) Polythelene Pellets 4.54 tph Air 40 m 12 m 3 90 degree bends others Aluminum 1.01353 25 1.2 1.85E-05 0.0005 bar deg C kg/m3 kg/m/s

100 0.1

mm m

Worksheet No. 1: Conveying System Input Data

A
1 2 3 Type of Conveying System Conveying Line Inlet Gas Velocity Solids Velocity at any point Inlet Pressure Mass Flow rate of gas Solids Ratio Solids Friction Factor (K) Pipeline Roughness Factor Reynolds Number Fanning Friction factor

B
Vacuum 20 0.8 X Vg 1.0135 669.77 6.78 1.2 0.0005 129835 0.00629

Worksheet No. 2: Pipeline Sections Data

A Section Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 B Pipeline Component Pipe Pipe Pipe Pipe Pipe Pipe Pipe Pipe 90O Bend Pipe Pipe Pipe Pipe 90O Bend Pipe Pipe Pipe Pipe 90O Bend Pipe C Orientation Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal to Vertical Vertical Vertical Vertical Vertical Horizontal to Vertical Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal to Vertical Horizontal

WORKSHEET NO. 3: PRESSURE DROP CALCULATIONS A B C D

PRESSURE DROP IN EACH SECTION, (BAR)

Section No.

Gas Flow

Solids Accleration

Flow of Solids

Elevation Elevation of Solids of Gas

1 2 3 4 5

181.10

2.5710726

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Total Pressure Drop (Bar)

eying System

90 degree bends

C
m/s m/s bar kg/hr

D
Vgi Vp mg K Re f

E
Early Data Test Data

Test Data

6.534E-04 52.638

5.31E-05

D Length (m)

Inside Diameter (d) Section Equivalent Length Cumulative Equivalent Length , (L), m m m

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 orizontal to Vertical 3 3 3 3 orizontal to Vertical 3 3 3 3 orizontal to Vertical 3

100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 6 3

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 30 33 36 39 42 48 51 54 57 60 66 69

G
(BAR)

I Gas Temp.

M
Outlet Pressure (Bar)

N
Inlet Gas velocity (m/s)

Inlet Gas Outlet Gas Inlet Pressure (Bar) Density Density

Misc.

Total Pressure Drop in Section (bar)

O
Outlet Gas Velocity (m/s)