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INTRODUCTION TO HORIZONTAL VESSEL SIZING PROGRAM

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Purpose Level Control Guidelines

This program is designed to assist with sizing of 2 phase and 3 phase horizontal separators. The following liquid levels are offered only as an approximate guide.
This program is based on the guidelines for horizontal separators in API 12J Where project specific level control data is available, the following may be ignored.
For explanation of liquid levels click on boxes highlighted in yellow.
Instructions for use
[Link] required process data in the 'Data Input' sheet: 3 Phase Separator
- Fluid Mass Flowrates & Densities
- Oil Viscosity 0.3D or 300mm min
- Separator operating pressure HHLL
- Separator Type - ie 2 or 3 phase HLL 1 - 5 minute holdup light
phase or 250mm min
- Separation Device LLL
- Vessel Aspect Ratio (Length/ Diameter) LLLL
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- Level constraints (See diagrams opposite For Guidelines) Settling Height for light
phase or 300mm min HIL
There are 2 options for entering liquid level constraints: Weir
1) Default level constraints may be chosen by clicking on the 'Default Level Constraints' button 6 minute heavy phase LIL
2) User specified level constraints may be entered directly holdup or 300mm min
LLIL
- Required Oil & Water or liquid (for 2 phase separators) Residence Times
- Max allowable rhov2 for inlet/ vapour outlet nozzles and max allowable velocity for liquid outlet nozzle
Dead Oil Length
Water Nozzle 1 minute holdup
2. Goto the 'Calculations (1)' sheet by clicking on the button at the bottom of 'Data Input Sheet' 150mm from or 350mm min
vessel base
T/T Length
3. Input an initial guess for the vessel diameter based on the estimated diameter and
Separation Length
enter maximum interface and liquid levels as a percentage of the vessel diameter.

4. Hit the 'Execute Program' button and check residence times to see if requirements are met.
( Note1: the calculated default liquid levels are based on the user input level constraints)
( Note2: the program will give a warning if input dia is too small (based on user input level constraints)) 2 Phase Separator

5. If either the API criteria or other criteria is not met adjust dia and/ or maximum Oil/ Interface levels 0.3D or 300mm min
and rerun program HHLL

1 minute holdup
1. When actual liquid levels are known, these may be entered by clicking on or 250mm min HLL
the 'enter liquid levels' button in the 'Data Input' sheet. This will take the user to
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the main calculation sheet and the liquid levels can be entered in the highlighted cells. 1 min holdup LLL
Once these are entered, go back to the Data Input Sheet and complete input.
Goto 'Calculations (1) sheet' and enter the vessel diameter. There is no need to execute 1 minute holdup
or 300mm min LLLL
the program since this calculates liquid levels based on the level constraints.
2. The water outlet nozzle is fixed @ 150mm above the vessel base. This may be adjusted to a
user preferred value by overwriting the default value in 'calculations(2)' worksheet
Water Nozzle
150mm from
Limitations
vessel base
1. Does not take into account vessel heads therefore the separation volume used in calculations is conservative T/T Length

FEEDBACK: All feedback should be sent to the Owner (Assigned Custodian): - see Revision Status sht.

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INPUT DATA SHEET

Client:
Job No:
Project:

Vessel Name:
Tag No:
Case:
PROCESS DATA

Operating Pressure (bara) 65 Oil Viscosity (cP) 0.07

Oil Mass Flowrate (kg/h) 0 Oil Density (kg/m3) 428.00
Gas Mass Flowrate (Kg/h) 31,143 Gas Density (kg/m3) 76.25
Water Mass Flowrate (kg/h) 0 Water Density (kg/m3) 1000.00
SEPARATION
K-Value (m/s)
User Input
2 or 3 Phase 22 2 Phase Separator
Default (Optional) Selected
Gas-Liquid Wiremesh Demister 0.107 0.11 0.107
Separation Device
Wiremesh Demister
Aspect Ratio (L/D) 3.0

CONSTRAINTS

Liquid Levels From to… Min height Min Time

(mm) (secs)
*Water outlet nozzle to LILL or LLLL 150 30
Interface low-low to interface low (LLIL to LIL)
interface low to interface high (LIL to HIL)
Interface High (HIL) to Weir N/A

Weir to Oil Low Low (LLLL) N/A

Oil low low to oil low (LLLL to LLL) 150 30
Oil low to oil high (LLL to HLL) 150 60
Oil high to oil high high (HLL to HHLL) 250 60

Min. holdup time for oil downstream of Weir to prevent gas blowby
(Required for dead oil length calc)

Minimum Residence/ Holdup Times

Oil Residence Time (minutes) 1 (Not Required)
Water Residence Time (minutes) 1 (Not Required)
2 Phase Liquid Holdup Time (minutes)

*(level to LILL for 3 phase separator or LLLL for 2 phase separator)

NOZZLE DATA DEFAUL
*Inlet Nozzle - max allowable rhov2 (kg/ms2)
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6000
Vapour Outlet Nozzle - max allowable rhov2 (kg/ms2) 3750
Liquid Outlet nozzle - max allowable velocity (m/s) 1

*For no separation device max allowable rhov2 = 1000

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CALCULATION SHEET

Client: 0
Job No: 0
Project: 0

Vessel Name: 0
Tag No: 0
Case: 0

Vessel Sizing Variables

Estimated Vessel Diameter (mm) 0
User Selected Vessel Diameter (mm) 1100
Dead Oil Length (mm) 0
Vessel Separation Length (mm) 3300

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Maximum Liquid Levels
Max Liq Level (HHLL) as a percentage of vessel diam. (%) 70
Max interface level (HIL) as a percent of vessel diam. (%) 28 Not Required

Residence Times: Calculated User Specified

Oil Residence Time (NIL to NLL) (min) N/A N/A
Water Residence Time (Bot to NIL) (min) N/A N/A
Total Liquid Residence Time (Bot to NLL) (min) #DIV/0! 0
(To NLL for 2 phase separator only)

API 12 J Recommended (min) 1.00

2 phase

Slug Handling Capacity

From NLL to HHLL (m3) 1

Note 1: A good starting point is 40% for HIL and 60% for HHLL

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RESULTS SUMMARY

Project Details Sizing Case

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Process Input Data

Operating Pressure (Bara) 65 Oil Viscosity (cP) 0.07
Oil Mass Flowrate (kg/h) 0 Oil Density (kg/m3) 428.00
Gas Mass Flowrate (kg/h) 31,143 Gas Density (kg/m3) 76.25
Water Mass Flowrate (kg/h) 0 Water Density (kg/m3) 1000.00
Results
Vessel Dimensions Diameter (m) 1.1
Length T/T (m) 3.3
Residence Time Total Liquid (min) #DIV/0!
Water (min) N/A
Gas Velocities Allowable (m/s) #DIV/0!
Actual (m/s) 0.47 (Above HHLL)
Liquid Levels High 70% (% Vessel Diameter)
Normal 40% (% Vessel Diameter)
Interface High N/A (% Vessel Diameter)
Interface Normal N/A (% Vessel Diameter)
Nozzles calculated selected
Inlet (ins) 5.7 6
Gas Outlet (ins) 5.7 6
Oil & Water Outlet (ins) 0.0 #N/A
#N/A

3 PHASE SEPARATOR
N/A m TAN/TAN
INLET GAS OUTLET

Level (mm)
High High Liquid Level #VALUE! HHLL ___
High Liquid Level #VALUE! HLL ___
Normal Liquid Level #VALUE! NLL ___
Low Liquid Level #VALUE! LLL ___
Low Low liquid level #VALUE! LLLL ___ N/A m ID
Weir Height #VALUE! ___
High Interface Level #VALUE! HIL ___
Normal Interface Level #VALUE! NIL ___
Low Interface Level #VALUE! LIL ___
Low Low Interface Level #VALUE! LLIL ___
Bottom of Vessel 0 BV ___

Water N/A m
Oil
Dead Oil Length

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HORIZONTAL VESSEL SIZING ROUTINES

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PROCESS DATA
Oil Gas Water

Mass Flowrate (kg/h) 0 31,143 0

Density @ operating conditions (kg/m3) 428 76.25 1000
Volume flowrate (am3/h) 0.0 408.4 0.0

Dynamic viscosity (cP) 0.1

Kinematic viscosity (m2/sec) 1.7E-7

2 Phase Separator Dimensions

calculated vessel diameter (mm) 0 (ESTIMATE) cross section (m2) : 0.95

user selected vessel diameter 1100 radius (mm) : 550
vessel separation length (mm) 3300
dead oil length (mm)
2 or 3 phase separation 2

heights above bottom (mm) Space Time Gap

Heights (mm) (sec)
Default User Input 1
Selected
Interface Levels
2
minimum allowable nozzle 129
water outlet nozzle 150 n/a
interface low-low (LLIL) 0 n/a n/a
interface low (LIL) 0 n/a n/a
interface normal (NIL) 0 n/a n/a
interface high (HIL) 0 n/a n/a
weir height 0 n/a n/a

Light Phase Levels

oil low-low (LLLL) 220 220 220 #DIV/0!
oil low (LLL) 370 370 150 #DIV/0!
oil normal (NLL) 445 75 #DIV/0!
oil high (HLL) 520 520 75 #DIV/0!
oil high-high (HHLL) 770 250 #DIV/0!
gas cap height 330
Note 1: The selected levels are the DEFAULT levels or where a value is entered by the user, the user input value will be used

Note 2: Minimum allowable nozzle height limited by 50 deg entry angle to vessel shell.

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API SIZING CRITERIA

Oil gravity = 199.1 API

Min residence time (API Criterion) = 1 mins -
2 phase

oil residence time nil-nll (mins)= #DIV/0!

Total Liquid Residence Time (mins)= #DIV/0!
water res. time nil-outlet (mins)= #DIV/0!

alowable gas vel -API-(m/s) = #DIV/0!

K-Value for Wiremesh Demister 0.35 (ft/s) User Selected
actual gas velocity (m/s)
- above nl = 0.192 #DIV/0!
- above hll = 0.223 #DIV/0!
- above hhll = 0.473 #DIV/0!

time to overflow above hhl (sec)= #DIV/0!

NOZZLES

Minimum inlet diam. 5.7 ins i.d.

Min gas outlet diam. 5.7 ins i.d.
Minumum liquid outlet 0.0 ins (oil + water)
Minumum liquid outlet 0.0 ins (oil only)
Minumum liquid outlet 0.0 ins (water only)

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3 PHASE SEPARATOR
N/A m TAN/TAN
INLET GAS OUTLET

Level (mm)
High High Liquid Level #VALUE! HHLL ___
High Liquid Level #VALUE! HLL ___
Normal Liquid Level #VALUE! NLL ___
Low Liquid Level #VALUE! LLL ___
Low Low liquid level #VALUE! LLLL ___ N/A m ID
Weir Height #VALUE! ___
High Interface Level #VALUE! HIL ___
Normal Interface Level #VALUE! NIL ___
Low Interface Level #VALUE! LIL ___
Low Low Interface Level #VALUE! LLIL ___
Bottom of Vessel 0 BV ___

Water OilN/A m
Dead Oil Length
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HORIZONTAL VESSEL SIZING ROUTINES

VESSEL NUMBER SLEIPNER LP SEPARATOR

CASE DESCRIPTION NEW GUNGNE CASE DATA WITH 3MSM3/D LP PRODUCTION

oil rate (kg/h) : 1240 oil density (kg/m3) : 795 oil vol (m3/h) : 1.6 Liquid rate (kg/h) 1340
gas rate (kg/h) : 24167 gas density (kg/m3) : 97.4 gas vol (m3/h) : 248.1 Tot liq vol (m3/h) : 1.7
water rate (kg/h) : 100 water dens. (kg/m3) : 1034 wat vol (m3/h) : 0.1 mix liq dens ###
2 or 3 phase separation : 2

vessel diameter (mm) : 5000 oil viscosity (cP) : 0.2 cross section (m2) : 19.64 radius ###
vessel separation length (mm): 5000 oil viscosity (m2/sec) : 2.0E-7
dead oil length (mm) : 971
space time
heights above bottom (mm) heights (mm) gap
(sec)
minimum allowable nozzle : note 1 585
water outlet nozzle : 150 n/a
interface low-low : 1564 n/a n/a
interface low : 1714 n/a n/a
interface normal : 1864 n/a n/a
interface high : 2014 n/a n/a
weir height : 2114 n/a n/a

oil low-low (LLL) : 2630 2630 135831 - above oil outlet

oil low (LL) : 2780 150 9698
oil normal (NL) : 2855 75 4827
oil high (HL) : 2930 75 4806
oil high-high (HHL) : 3180 250 15809 64% of vessel diam. - CHECK - 50% MAX FOR VANES, 60% FOR MISTMAT
s cap height : 1820 - OK

API SIZING CRITERIA SHELL DEP [Link]-Gen February 1991 SIZING CRITERIA

Oil gravity = 46.5 API Feed flow parameter = 0.019

Min residence time (API Criterion) = 3 mins-
3 Phase Gas Demisting:
Scaled gas flow, Q* = 0.026 m3/sec
oil residence time nil-nl (mins) = 945.2 OK Design flow multiplier = 1.3
Design gas flow, Q*max = 0.033 m3/sec
water res. time nil-outlet (sec)= = 1209870 Slugging service? (y/n) n
VANES WIREMESH
alowable gas vel - API - (m/s) = = 0.430 Q*max/A (above NL) = 0.004 m/sec - OK OK
Q*max/A (above HL) = 0.004 m/sec - OK OK
actual gas velocity (m/s) Q*max/A (above HHL) = 0.005 m/sec - OK OK
- above nl = 0.009 - OK Allowable m/s = 0.150 0.089
- above hl = 0.009 - OK
- above hhl = 0.011 - OK Liquid Handling:
Diam req for degassing = 1 mm OK
time to overflow above hhl (sec)= 83829 Diam req for defoaming = 11 mm OK

NOTE - minimum allowable nozzle height limited Control vol (LL to HL) = 160.5 min - OK
by 50 deg entry angle to vessel shell. Min recommended = 2.0 min

Slug capacity (NL to HHL) = 9.5 m3

Full feed pipe = 136.7 secs (2-5 normal)

Nozzles:

Minimum inlet diameter = 4.7 ins i.d. OK - ADEQUATE SPACE FOR SCHOEPENTOETER
Minimum gas outlet diam. = 4.7 ins i.d.
Minumum liquid outlet = 1.0 ins (oil + water)
Minumum liquid outlet = 0.9 ins (oil only)
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