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Instrument Air

This document provides an example calculation for an instrument air system design. It calculates the air demand for various system components like shut-down valves, control valves, and motors. It then sizes the air receiver, air dryer, and air compressors based on the total air demand. It also includes a calculation to determine the required buffer vessel volume with and without shut-down valve operation.

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Instrument Air

This document provides an example calculation for an instrument air system design. It calculates the air demand for various system components like shut-down valves, control valves, and motors. It then sizes the air receiver, air dryer, and air compressors based on the total air demand. It also includes a calculation to determine the required buffer vessel volume with and without shut-down valve operation.

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Instrument Air System Design

Approximate calculations for instrument air system


Input data into blue cells
Data from green cells is useful for equipment list

Shut-down Valve Demand Calculation


Actuator Stroke Length = 0.8 m
Actuator Stroke Diameter = 0.2 m
Actuator Volume = 0.0251 m3
Valve Opening Time = 15.0 s
Actuator Demand = 0.0017 am3/s
Actuator Demand = 3.6 acfm
Actuator Demand = 27.2 scfm

Instrument Air Flowrate

No. % Operative Demand per Item Total Demand


Of Simulateously (scfm) (Sm3/h) (scfm) (Sm3/h)
Local Pneumatic Controllers 0 100 0.50 0.85 0.0 0.0
Control Valve Actuators 25 100 1.00 1.70 25.0 42.5
Shut-down Valves 10 100 10.01 17.00 100.1 170.0
Motors 20 100 5.89 10.00 117.7 200.0
Utility Air req'd by stations 20 20 58.86 100.00 235.4 400.0

Total Demand 478.2 812.5

Air Reciever Sizing basis 1.3 536.2


Air Drier sizing 1.5 1218.7
Air Compressors 1.3 ###

Bufer Vessel Volume


With SDV Without SDV
Operation Operation
Time = 0.25 0.25 h
Atmospheric Pressure= 1.01 1.01 bara
Initial pressure = 8.50 8.50 barg
Final pressure = 4.50 4.50 barg
Outlet flow rate = 508 0 Nm3/h
Required Volume = 32.18 0.00 m3
Height = 7.5 3.4 m
Diameter = 2.6 1.4 m
Actual Vessel Volume = 39.82 5.23 m3

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