Pressure Drop Calculations - BST-002

Flow :.13m3/hr
Density :.985 Kg/m3
Viscocity:. 1872 Cp

Process At 100% Clean At 50% Clogged

Strainer Pipe Screen Condition Condition
Parameters
Outside
Size(mm) 80 8.89 Diameter of Screen(cm) 60.00 p - Density of Liquid in gm/cm3 0.985 0.985
Diameter(cm)
Basket
Type Pipe Schedule(Sch) STD Length of Screen(cm) 60.00 μ - viscosity of Liquid in gm/cm-s 18.720 18.720
Strainer

Surface Area
Class Rating 150 Thickness (cm) 0.549 11309.40 Flow in Cm3/sec 3611.010 3611.010
of Screen(SAS) (cm2) at Clean Condition

V - Superficial Velocity of fluid

Surface Area of Screen 1t 50%
Inside Diameter 7.8 5654.70 based upon the gross area of 1.652 3.304
Clogged
the screen cm/sec
Net Area of Screen used for filtering (cm2)
Area of Pipe 47.7 2185.99 V/α = 8.546 17.092
at Clean Condition
Net Area of Screen used for filtering @ 50%
1093.00 (p/μ) = 0.053 0.053
Clogged (cm2)

Ratio at Clean Condition 45.84 Re - Reynolds No=D*(V/α)*(p/μ) 0.009 0.018

C - Coefficient of discharge
Ratio at 50% Clogged 22.92 0.030 0.040
(From Perry page no. 5-40)

Q - % opening in 80 Wire Mesh 37.90 g - Gravitational force cm/sec2 981.000 981.000

K - Velocity Head Loss =

P- Perforation (5mm Hole,6.5mm pitch) 51.00 28628.735 16103.663
(1/(C*C) * (1-(α*α)/(α*α)))
Pressure Drop (ΔP) =
D - Opening Width (cm) 0.02 39.219 88.243
(K*p*V*V)/2*g
Pressure Drop (ΔP) Inches of
α - Effective opening area mmSq 0.19 15.441 34.741
Water

Pressure Drop (ΔP) Kg/cm2(g) 0.038 0.087

Pressure Drop (ΔP) mBar 37.704 84.834