This document provides instructions for using an Excel worksheet to size horizontal separators. It outlines the fluid data, drum geometry, design criteria, and calculation methods used. The worksheet allows the user to either input their own drum arrangement or use computer-calculated dimensions and levels. Results are displayed and can be plotted. The worksheet has been tested on multiple industry projects and no issues have been found with the calculations or programming.
This document provides instructions for using an Excel worksheet to size horizontal separators. It outlines the fluid data, drum geometry, design criteria, and calculation methods used. The worksheet allows the user to either input their own drum arrangement or use computer-calculated dimensions and levels. Results are displayed and can be plotted. The worksheet has been tested on multiple industry projects and no issues have been found with the calculations or programming.
This document provides instructions for using an Excel worksheet to size horizontal separators. It outlines the fluid data, drum geometry, design criteria, and calculation methods used. The worksheet allows the user to either input their own drum arrangement or use computer-calculated dimensions and levels. Results are displayed and can be plotted. The worksheet has been tested on multiple industry projects and no issues have been found with the calculations or programming.
This document provides instructions for using an Excel worksheet to size horizontal separators. It outlines the fluid data, drum geometry, design criteria, and calculation methods used. The worksheet allows the user to either input their own drum arrangement or use computer-calculated dimensions and levels. Results are displayed and can be plotted. The worksheet has been tested on multiple industry projects and no issues have been found with the calculations or programming.
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HORIZONTAL SEPARATOR
Calculation note
HORIZONTAL SEPARATOR USER GUIDE Horizontal separator Version Creation date Correspondant Last revision
horizontal separators sizing
1.12 06/1999 by X. Sturbois L.Van de Velde & J. Saada 29/09/2005
This calculation sheet is the property of the TECHNIP Group and shall not be disclosed to others or reproduced in any manner without its permission. 1 REFERENCE This note is in accordance with DATA BOOK, Chapter I, rv 3 of TECHNIP GE/P312/1.1.2 2 ASUMPTIONS - baffle height is equal to iLSHH level - When used, the baffle is immerged (no overflowing baffle) - Volumes are calculated without taking into account the drum ends Note: Drums section of the Technip data book is to be known regarding drum design criteria before using this worksheet. 3 VALIDITY DOMAIN NA 4 GOAL Purposes are multiple: - To round the levels given by the computer calculations and check if criteria are still respected. - To compare two geometries (boot or not, ) - To use a sheet as a normal calculation sheet (revamping, ) 5 HOW TO USE THIS WORKSHEET There is two main ways to use this excel sheet: 1) Computer drum arrangement: Based on the: - Fluid data - Drum geometry - Design criteria
Computer calculations can be started (by pressing "calculate" button) in order to determine the drum diameter as well as the lev corresponding to the design criteria, results are displayed in the computer results section. 2) User drum arrangement: Based on the: - Fluid DATA - Design criteria User must (in the user selection section) - Choose a geometry (or copy the one used for computer calculations) - Fix the levels (or copy the ones given by the computer calculations) The various parameters are calculated and formatted with respect to design criteria satisfaction. 6 DATA The drum can have a baffle and/or a boot. This excel sheet is able to calculate/design 2 phases (with different mixtures) and 3 phases separators: 2 phases: - Gas & Oil - Gas & Water - Gas & Oil/Water mixture - Oil & Water 3 phases: - Gas & Oil & Water 7 RESULTS
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Results are displayed into protected boxes.
Both computer drum arrangement and user drum arrangement can be plotted. 8 CHECKING Programming Checking: - Units conversion utility - Length/Ratio conversions utilities - Cell values recovering in other cells No programming problems have been encountered during the tests. Calculations checking: - Critical velocity calculation - Volumes calculations (Comparison between cases carried out with this excel sheet and corresponding "handmade" calculations) Tests have been carried out with different cases created in different projects (for checking): - AKPO - 5DS3110 A/B 3 phases separator (baffle, no boot) - KART - 3 phases separator (no baffle, boot) - NEB - 3 phases separator (not yet because of a protection bug) No problems have been encountered for Critical velocity and volumes calculations.
Bugs/Problems encountered: - If the mini levels (in the design criteria part of the sheet) are not expected values (i.e. the most restricting values and n desired values), the program will crash during its initialisation (note that indicative values are given in the cells notes for help). Commonly, this sheet/program have not been debugged for abnormal use and unexpected values entered by the user. - Protection problem: impossibility to open a case created by someone else in certain cases.
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COMPUTER RESULTS with L/D = 3.00 baffle @ 70 no boot
m/s
Max. % Levels Gas vel dia [%critvel] [%] [m]
150 170 220 300
50 75
btw Lev./dia. Levels [%] [m] -
dimensions
Calculate
USER SELECTION Copy config.Copy levels with L/D = with L/D 3 =>= length is 7.50 m baffle @ 70.0 % of length 5.25 m %=>of length baffle @ without boot 0.00 without boot 0.00
Plot
=> length is % of length => @
0.00 0.00
m m
Volume Gas consid. surf [m2] [m3] -
Res. Time [sec.] -
Gas Crit. vel Vel [m/s] [%]
MISCELLANEOUS Liquid / liquid decantation ### [m] wat in oil ### [m] oil in wat
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WORKSHEET HISTORICS Version Number
Creation date
Author
Evolution details
V1.0
6/10/1999
X.Sturbois
V1.0
5/19/2004
J. Saada
BALH_V1.0 - Worksheet standardisation
V1.1
7/26/2004
J. Saada
BALH_V1.1 - Correction of "liquid/liquid decantation" and "water de-oiling in boot" formulas in the USER SELECTION \ Miscellaneous part of the "sparator sizing" sheet.
V1.0
9/16/2004
L. Van de Velde
Horizontal separator_V1.0 -Change of name
V1.1
12/22/2004
L. Van de Velde
Horizontal separator_V1.1 -upgrading of the protection system
V1.11
1/18/2005
L.Van de Velde
Horizontal separator_V1.11 - Erasing of the protection message when a protected cell is selected
V1.12
9/29/2005
L. Van de Velde
Horizontal separator_V1.12 - Form revision in order to be in accordance with TECHNIP Standard
Bal-H - horizontal drum Sizing
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