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PSV Line Sizing and Pressure Drop Analysis

The document provides detailed specifications and calculations for a Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) system at KTI Ltd., including parameters such as set pressure, blow-off temperature, gas flow rate, and pipe dimensions. It includes input data for the PSV inlet and outlet lines, as well as pressure drop calculations and flow characteristics. The document is intended for engineering analysis and design purposes related to gas flow systems.

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PSV Line Sizing and Pressure Drop Analysis

The document provides detailed specifications and calculations for a Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) system at KTI Ltd., including parameters such as set pressure, blow-off temperature, gas flow rate, and pipe dimensions. It includes input data for the PSV inlet and outlet lines, as well as pressure drop calculations and flow characteristics. The document is intended for engineering analysis and design purposes related to gas flow systems.

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Developed By Nagendra Rustagi

Process Department
KTI Ltd., Noida, India

PSV TAG NO. PSV

LOCATION FGRS

PHASE (L or G) G

SET PRESSURE, Po 3.5 Kg/cm2g


Click Here for Outlet Line
BLOW OFF TEMP., T1 441 o
C

Click Here for Inlet Line


K I PSV OUTLET LINE SIZE KT India Ltd.
T

Safety Valve No. PSV


Location of Safety Valve (Equipment/Line No.) FGRS
Phase G
Set Pressure, Po Kg/cm2g 3.50
Blow Off Temperature, T1 o
C 441
Back Pressure, P2 Kg/cm2g 1.09
Flare Header Temperature, T2 o
C 441
Pipe Schedule STD.
Pipe Roughness, e in 0.0018
PSV Outlet Flare Header
Gas Flow Rate, W Kg/hr 44396 118389
Gas Density, r Kg/m3 0.713 0.632
Gas Molecular Weight, M Kg/Kmol 18.02 18.02
Compressibility Factor, Z 1.00 1.00
Gas Viscosity, u cP 0.02 0.02
Cp/Cv 1.00 1.00
Nominal Line Size in 18.0 30.0
Pipe Straight Length, L1 m 3.0 110.0
No. of Valves 0 0
No. of Elbows 2 9
No. of Tee (Line) 0 2
No. of Tee (Branch) 1 1
No. of Reducers 0 0
Reduced Pipe Dia., d' in 0 0.0
No. of Enlargers 0 0
Enlarged Pipe Dia., d" in 0 30
Delta Elevation m 1.00 39.00
Misc. Pressure Drop bar 0.00 0.00
Velocity m/sec. 114.71 119.98
Mach No. 0.200 0.209
Total Pressure Drop/Back Pressure bar 1.409 1.336

REMARKS :

Prepared By: Project No.: Project : Approved By:

Checked By: Document No.: Sheet: Date:


PSV INLET - INPUT DATA

ENTER DATA

GAS FLOW RATE, W 44396 Kg/hr.

GAS DENSITY, r 1.38 Kg/m3

GAS VISCOSITY, u 0.02 cP

GAS MOLECULAR WEIGHT, M 18.02 Kg/Kmol

COMPRESSIBILITY FACTOR, Z X (Enter 'X' For Default Value 1 )

Cp/Cv X (Enter 'X' For Default Value 1 )

PIPE SCHEDULE 40

PIPE ROUGHNESS, e X in

PIPE STRAIGHT LENGTH, L1 1.5 m.

NO. OF VALVES 0

NO. OF ELBOWS 0

NO. OF TEE (LINE) 0

NO. OF TEE (BRANCH) 0

NOMINAL LINE SIZE, d 12 in. PSV Inlet Linesize is O.K.

NO. OF REDUCERS 0

REDUCED PIPE DIA. d' 0 in.

DELTA ELEVATION 1.5 m.


K I PSV INLET LINE SIZE KT India Ltd.
T

Safety Valve No. PSV


Location of Safety Valve (Equipment/Line No.) FGRS
Phase G
Set Pressure, Po Kg/cm2g 3.50
Blow Off Temperature, T1 o
C 441
Gas Flow Rate, W Kg/hr 44395.9
Gas Density, r Kg/m3 1.38
Gas Molecular Weight, M Kg/Kmol 18.02
Compressibility Factor, Z 1.00
Gas Viscosity, u cP 0.02
Cp/Cv 1.00
Nominal Line Size, d in 12.0
Pipe Schedule 40
Pipe Roughness, e in 0.0018
Pipe Straight Length, L1 m 1.5
No. of Valves 0
No. of Elbows 0
No. of Tee (Line) 0
No. of Tee (Branch) 0
No. of Reducers 0
Reduced Pipe Dia., d' in 0.0
Delta Elevation m 1.50
Velocity m/sec. 123.75
Mach No. 0.216
Total Pressure Drop Kg/cm2 0.01

REMARKS :

Prepared By: Project No.: Project : Approved By:


NR FCO-CPP-057 Tankage & Flexibility
Checked By: Document No.: Sheet: Date:
1 17.04.01
FOSTER WHEELER EASTERN Pte LTD

LINE SIZE & PRESSURE DROP CALCULATION


CLIENT: KTI LTD. DATE: 7/5/2025
PROJECT: PSV LINESIZING BY: [Link]
LOCATION: NOIDA REV.: 0
UNIT No: ***
CASE: I
INPUT
Line Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Drawing Ref. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
from - Flare HeaderPSV OUTLET - - - -
to PSV INLET - Flare Header - - - -

Nominal or Internal diameter (N/I) N N N N N N N


Diameter [in] 12 30 18 - - - -
Schedule (X for Standard) (Note 3) 40 X X x x x x
Pipe roughness (X to default) (Note 1) [in] X X X x x x x
Phase (L, G, or M) G G G x x x x
Liquid Flowrate [kg/h] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gas Flowrate [kg/h] 44395.875 118389 44396 0 0 0 0
Temperature [°C] 441 441 441 0 0 0 0
Pressure [barg] 3.43 1.07 1.34 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Molecular Weight 18.02 18.02 18.02 0 0 0 0
Liquid Density [kg/m3] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gas Density ( X to calculate) [kg/m3] 1.38 X X 0 X X X
Cp/Cv ( X to default 1) X X X 0 X X X
Gas Compressibility Factor Z (X to default 1) X X X X X X X
Gas Visc. (X to default 0.025) [cP] 0.02 0.02 0.0200 X X X X
Liquid / Mixed Phase Viscosity [cP] 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0
Liquid Surface Tension [dynes/cm] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG


FORMAL PROCESS DATA ANALYSIS GAS OK GAS OK GAS OK
PHASE DEF.N PHASE DEF.N PHASE DEF.N PHASE DEF.N

DIAM. OK DIAM. OK DIAM. OK Nom. Diam. Nom. Diam. Nom. Diam. Nom. Diam.
FORMAL PIPE DATA ANALYSIS SCHED. OK SCHED. OK SCHED. OK not avail. not avail. not avail. not avail.
Physical Length [m] 1.5 110 3 0 0 0 0
Delta Elevation (Note 4) [m] 1.5 39 1 0 0 0 0
# of 45° Standard Elbows (L/D=16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# of 90° Standard Elbows (L/D=30) 0 9 2 0 0 0 0
# of 90° Long Radius Elbows (L/D=16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# of Tees: thru flow (L/D=20) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
# of Tees: branch flow (L/D=60) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
# of Valves - Check (L/D=100) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
# of Valves - Gate (L/D=8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden Enlarg. Nom. Diam. [in] 0 30 0 0 0 0 0
Sudden Contr. Nom. Diam. [in] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pipe Sharp Edged Entrance (K=0.5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pipe Exit (K=1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sum of other Equiv. Lengths (L/D) (Note 2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sum of other K's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sum of other Pressure Drops [bar] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OUTPUT
Flow Characteristic Turbulent Turbulent Turbulent #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Equivalent Length [m] 2 365 52 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Equivalent Length [ft] 5 1198 171 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Total K 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mixed Phase Density [kg/m3] - - - - - - -
Mixed Phase Flow Pattern . - - - - - -
Gas Density [kg/m3] 1.380 0.632 0.713 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Gas Viscosity [cP] 0.020 0.020 0.020 - - - -
k (=Cp/Cv) 1.000 1.000 1.000 - 1.000 1.000 1.000
Z 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
Sonic Velocity [m/s] 574.1 574.1 574.1 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Mach number 0.216 0.209 0.200 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Maximum Allowable Velocity [m/s] 103.8 153.4 144.5 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Minimum Velocity (two phase) [m/s] - - - - - - -
Velocity [m/s] 123.75 119.98 114.71 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Frictional Pressure Drop per length [psi/100ft] 2.07 0.32 0.61 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Frictional Pressure Drop per length [bar/100m] 0.47 0.07 0.14 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Total Frictional Pressure Drop [bar] 0.01 0.26 0.07 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A
Total Pressure Drop (including Static Head) [bar] 0.01 0.27 0.07 #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Note 1: Default value is 0.0018 in for Commercial Steel; for other materials see Table: ROUGHNESS OF PIPE MATERIAL (F5+ROUGHNESS).
Note 2: For a collection of L/D values see Table: EQUIVALENT LENGTH OF VARIOUS VALVES AND FITTINGS (F5 + LENGTHS).
Note 3: Available input values are: 5S, 10S, 10, 20, 30, 40, STD, 60, 80, XS, 100, 120, 140, 160, XXS.
Note 4:Only positive Delta Elevation (end point higher than start point)

07/05/2025 [Link]

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