Sizing of a Vertical Separator

Unit
Assumptions
K (Cyclonic device) 0.9 m/s
Residence time 4 mins

Parameters used from the Heat and Mass Balance

Oil Phase ( Phase Mass Flow) 552586.55 kg/h
Aqueous Phase (Phase Mass Flow) 330557 kg/h
Oil Phase ( Mass Flow Fraction) 0.6257041 unitless
Aqueous Phase ( Mass Flow Fraction) 0.3742959 unitless
Oil Phase (Phase Mass Density) 812.82532 kg/m3
Aqueous Phase (Phase Mass Density) 981.43983 kg/m3
Overall Liquid Density (Oil + Aqueous) 875.93704 kg/m3
Oil Phase ( Phase Actual Volume flow) 679.83432 m3/h
Aqueous Phase ( Phase Actual Volume flow) 336.80824 m3/h
Overall Liquid Flow rate (Oil + Aqueous) 551.44106 m3/h
Gas Phase ( Actual Gas Flow) 3248.7055 ACT_m3/h
Gas Phase ( Mass Density) 31.645043 kg/m3
Allowable velocity Va 0.8835933 m/s
Calculations
Area of Gas Ag 1.021305 m2
Diameter of Separator 1.1403359 m
Height of Separator 35.995847 m
conversion Unit

m/s
Va=K√((ρL−ρ𝐺)/𝜌𝐿)
240 s

153.496263 kg/s
91.8213946 kg/s �_𝐺=𝑄_𝐺/(𝑉_𝐺 )
0.62570409 unitless
0.37429591 unitless
812.82532 kg/m3
981.439827 kg/m3
875.93704 kg/m3
0.18884287 m3/s
0.09355784 m3/s
�_𝐺=(𝜋𝑑^2)/4
0.15317807 m3/s
0.9024182 m3/s
31.6450431 kg/m3
0.88359327 m/s

1.02130497 m2 𝑄_𝐿=((𝜋𝑑^2)/4∗𝐻)/t
1.1 m
36.00 m
 Sizing of a Horizontal Separator

Note Degree
Iteration Method

Unit
Assumptions
Height of Horizontal Separator 2.4 m
Diameter of Horizontal Separator 3m

Parameters used from the Heat and Mass Balance

Allowable velocity Va 0.8835933 m/s
Overall Liquid Density (Oil + Aqueous) 875.93704 kg/m3
Gas Phase ( Actual Gas Flow) 3248.7055 ACT_m3/h

Calculations
Also, Even if the equation still give us an answer but the velocity
is above Va (0.8835m/s) and we change the H and D, all still
gives 1.25 ratio
Area of Cylinder AD 7.0685834 m
Angle a/2 2.2142974 radians
Angle a/2 126.8699 degree
a 253.7398 degree
Area of liquid AL 4.2326036 m
Area of gas AG 2.8359797 m
Velocity of gas VG 0.3182033 m/s
conversion Unit
Ag
2.4 m
3m Cross
section
al Area
AD
0.88359327 m/s
875.93704 kg/m3
0.9024182 m3/s 𝑄_𝐺=𝑉_𝐺*�_𝐺
𝐻/𝐷=1⁄2 (1−cos 〖𝛼 /2 〗 )
7.06858335 m

4.23260362 m �_𝐿/�_𝐷 =1⁄2 [𝛼−sin𝛼 ]/𝜋

2.83597973 m
0.31820333 m/s

Equation
2
�_𝐷=�_𝐿+�_𝐺

�_𝐿/�_𝐷
Equation
1
 Sizing of a Vertical Separator

Unit
Assumptions
K (Cyclonic device) 0.9 m/s
Residence time 4 mins

Parameters used from the Heat and Mass Balance

Oil Phase ( Phase Mass Flow) 8.283 kg/h
Aqueous Phase (Phase Mass Flow) 354 kg/h
Oil Phase ( Mass Flow Fraction) 0.0228633 unitless
Aqueous Phase ( Mass Flow Fraction) 0.9771367 unitless
Oil Phase (Phase Mass Density) 747.8 kg/m3
Aqueous Phase (Phase Mass Density) 985.7 kg/m3
Overall Liquid Density (Oil + Aqueous) 980.26081 kg/m3
Oil Phase ( Phase Actual Volume flow) 0.01108 m3/h
Aqueous Phase ( Phase Actual Volume flow) 0.3592 m3/h
Overall Liquid Flow rate (Oil + Aqueous) 0.3512408 m3/h
Gas Phase ( Actual Gas Flow) 2992 ACT_m3/h
Gas Phase ( Mass Density) 29.21 kg/m3
Allowable velocity Va 0.8835933 m/s
Calculations
Area of Gas Ag 0.9406037 m2
Diameter of Separator 1.0943554 m
Length of Separator 0.0248947 m
conversion Unit

m/s
Va=K√((ρL−ρ𝐺)/𝜌𝐿)
240 s

0.0023008333 kg/s
0.0983333333 kg/s �_𝐺=𝑄_𝐺/(𝑉_𝐺 )
0.0228633416 unitless
0.9771366584 unitless
812.82532018 kg/m3
981.4398275 kg/m3
977.58473641 kg/m3
3.077778E-06 m3/s
9.977778E-05 m3/s
�_𝐺=(𝜋𝑑^2)/4
9.756689E-05 m3/s
0.8311111111 m3/s
31.64504314 kg/m3
0.8835932714 m/s 𝑄_𝐿=((𝜋𝑑^2)/4∗𝐻)/t
1.021304971 m2
1.1 m
0.02 m