For orifice plates with flange tapings: — d>12,5mm; — 50mm §000 and Rep > 170f7D Compressible Flow F __toeal velocity © Speed af sound ‘Compressibiliry becomes important for High Speed Flows where A> 0.3 AM<0.3—Subsonic & incompressible 0.3 3.0— Hypersonic Flow, shock waves.and other ‘low changes are very strong Mach Number: Af = If the gas composition is not known but gas-specifie is given, the pseudo-critical pressure and tempera- ture can be determined from various charts or correlations developed based on the charts. One set of simple cor- relations 1s Pre = 709.604 — 58.718 y, Q.2) Tye = 170.491 + 307.344y,, (2.23) which are valid for H2S < 3%, Nj < 5%, and total content: of inorganic compounds less than 7%. Corrections impurities in sour gases are always necessary. The corrections can be made using either chartsORIFICE GAS FLOW EQUATION Qv = 218.527*Ca*Ev'¥ 1*(a')*[Tb/Pb}*[(Pf1*Zb*hw)/(Gr°Zit* TT" (3-6) Cd = Orifice plate coefficient of discharge d = Orifice plate bore diameter calculated at flowing temperature (Tf) - in. Gr = Real gas relative density (specify gravity) hw = Orifice differential pressure in inches of water at 60 degF Ev = Velocity of approach factor Pb = Base pressure - psia Pf1 = Flowing pressure (upstream tap - psia Qv = Standard volume flow rate - SCF/hr. Tb = Base temperature - degR Tf = Flowing temperature - degR 2 = Expansion factor (downstream tap) Zb = Compressibility at base conditions (Pb, Tb) Zf1 = Compressibility (upstream flowing conditions - Pf1, Tf) 0.5959 + 0.03129 — 0.184" + 0.0394, — 0 1848° + 0.039 75, — 0.8565 9171p? 0.75= measurement, the relationships below may be used. Values for Cx, b and n are presented below. Dimensions in millimeters. Caco b n + The density of pure water: p= 1.4102(10)*T? - 0.005627(10)°T? + 0.004176(10)°T +1,000.2 ©) where p is in kg/m*, and T is in °C + The kinematic viscosity of pure water: 1 83.9192 T? + 20,707.5T + 551173 to) where v is in mis; and Tis in °C + Similarly, the orifice diameter is corrected for thermal expansion as follows D, = [1405 (Tc -20) De) yeas ® where ze is the coefficient of linear thermal expansion of the orifice plate ‘material (1/°C); and (Dz)neas is the measured orifice diameter