Sizing of Vertical Knock Out Drum with Wire Mesh Date 6-Nov-2005

Prep'd Rizwan
Chk'd

Project Pace-135
Item No. FA-4001
Service NATURAL GAS KO DRU

Liquid Density rho_L kg/m3 746

Vapor Density rho_G kg/m3 6.258
Vapor Flow Rate kg/hr 28500
Actual Gas Flow Rate Qa m3/sec 1.265
K-Value (See Table 3.4.3a) K m/s 0.101
Design Rating (Table 3.4.3b) DR % 85%
Max Allowable Vapor Velocity Ua m/s 0.933
Required Dia of Wire Mesh D1 mm 1314
Selected Dia of Wire Mesh D1(sel) mm 1500
Required Dia D mm 1414
Selected Dia D(sel) mm 1600

Holding Time of Liquid (HLL-LLL) min 11

(LLL-TL) min 18
Liquid Flow Rate kg/hr 1000 Assumption
m3/min 0.02
Demister Thickness (Table 3.4.3c) mm 100 Selected
H1 (Minimum 600mm) mm 800
1700 Selected
H2 (Minimum 350mm) mm 480
H3 Minimum mm 330
H4 (Minimum 100mm) mm 240
200 Selected

"Separation Check" 1600

0.3 x ua (m/s) 0.280
uWN (m/s) 0.933 1500
1.1 x ua (m/s) 1.027
Check! OK
H4 200
100
"Nozzle Check"
Inlet Nozzle (mm) 100
Inlet Velocity (m/s) 161.1 H1 1700
Vapor Nozzle (mm) 100
Vapor Velocity (m/s) 161.1
Liquid Nozzle (mm) 25
Liquid velocity (m/s) 0.76 H2 480
(*) Min 150
Sch. 80 has been assumed to calculate
ID Nozzle Size. HLL

270
NLL
2810 H3 330
LLL 210

Dia 1600 mm
Height 2810 mm

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