Vertical Seprator Design

Input data (for well No. 5)

parameters
Gas flow rate Qg
Gas Specific Gravity S
Water flowrate Qw
Operationg Pressure P
Operationg Tempreture T
Droplet size Removal dm
Compressibility factor Z
Gas Viscosity μg

Solution
1 Calculation of CD (Drag Coefficient)

First Calculate Liquid and Vapor Densities

Liquid Density ρliquid
Vapor Density ρg

Assume CD (First Iteration)

calclate terminal velocity Vt
Calculate Reynold's number Re
Calculate CD

Second Iteration for CD

calclate terminal velocity Vt
Calculate Reynold's number Re
Calculate CD

Third Iteration for CD

Calculate Terminal Velocity Vt
Calculate Reynold's number Re
Calculate CD

Fourth Iteration for CD

Calculate Terminal Velocity Vt
 Calculate Calculate CD Re
Calculate CD

Fifth Iteration for CD

Calculate Terminal Velocity Vt
Calculate Reynold's number Re
Calculate CD

Sixth Iteration for CD

Calculate Terminal Velocity Vt
Calculate Reynold's number Re
Calculate CD

Final values
CD 1.193148
Vt 0.526287

2 Calculate Gas Capacity Constraint (Diameter required for Gas)

Diameter required for Gas d2

d

L / D ratio
Length

3 Check for Liquid Capacity constraint (Retention Time)

Retention time

Heidht of liquid in seperator h

Final result
Diameter d
Length L
value
28.8 MMscfd
0.66
276.68 BWPD
792.7 psia
125 0F
120 micron
0.955
0.0145 cP

51.485 lb/ft3
2.528 lb/ft3

0.34
0.984 ft/sec
100.865
0.877

0.877
0.613 ft/sec
62.815
1.101

1.101
0.547 ft/sec
56.062
1.169

1.169
0.531 ft/sec
 54.402
1.188

1.188
0.526 ft/sec
53.962
1.193

1.188
0.526 ft/sec
53.962
1.193

ft/sec

ter required for Gas)

2318.223 in
48.148 in
4.012 ft

3.000
12.037 ft

ention Time)

3.000 min

2.984 in
0.249 ft

4.000 ft
12.000 ft
1(a) Specfic Gravity :

(b) Density of Gas :

(c) The terminal velocity:

(d) The Reynolds number

(e) The Discharge cofficent:

2 Gas Capacity Constraint:

3 Liquid Capacity Constraint: