Example 2.

5: Gas Discharge through a Piping System

Input Data:
Heat capacity ratio, k:
Temperature:
Molecular weight of gas:
Point 1 pressure:
Point 2 pressure:
Pipe diameter:
Pipe length:
Pipe roughness:

1.4
298
28
2101000
101325
0.005
10
0.046

K
Pa
Pa
m
m
mm

Fittings:
Number
Elbows:
Valves:
Inlet:
Exit:

4
2
0
1

K_infinite
0.4
0.1
0.5
1

Calculated Results:
Pipe area:
Initial gas density:
Pipe friction factor:

1.96E-05 m**2
23.74 kg/m**3
0.009214

Fittings and pipe K factors:

Elbows:
1.60
Valves:
0.20
Inlet:
0.00
Exit:
1.00
Pipe:
73.71
TOTAL:
76.51
Ln(K):
4.34
Expansion factor:

0.72

Heat capacity ratio,k:

(P1 - P2)/P1:
P-choked:

1.2
1.4
1.67
0.906
0.914
0.929
197534.4 180552.4 148466.5 Pa

Mass flow:

0.015273 0.015341 0.015468 kg/s

Interpolation tables:

Interpolated mass flow:

1.4 0.015341
1.67 0.015468
0.0153 kg/s