Horizontal K.

O Drum
I. INPUT DATA
Gas flow rate (at t,p-HYSYS) QG m3/s
Liquid flow rate QL m3/s
Gas density (at t, p - HYSYS) rG kg/m3
Oil Density (lighter liquid since H2O is>5%) rl kg/m3
Liquid Viscosity hL Pa.s
Slug volume m3
Required residence time s
Minim flow time between pre-alatm and s
trip lenvel
Design margin
Max. Gas Load Factor lmax m/s

II. LEVEL CONTROLERS HEIGHT

LZA(HH) (0.95 for foaming, 0.7 for non-foaming) LZA(HH) m
LZA(LL) LZA(LL) m
LA(H) LA(H) m
LA(L) LA(L) m

III. VESSEL SIZING

Max. Flow (Inc. 1.2), Q*max=QG,max*sqrt(ρG/(ρl-ρG)) Q*max m3/s
Flow parameter ffeed
Gas cross-sectional area for gas, AG,min=Q max/λmax
* AG m2
Minim diameter (from table VII.2) D m
h1* -
h2* -
Cross sectional vessel area, dimensionless (from fig VI.2) Ah1* -

Cross sectional vessel area, dimensionless (from fig VI.2) Ah2* -

Cross sectional vessel area Aves m2

H-L band Area AH-L m2

H-L band Volume ΔVhd,

ΔVhd=απD3{*(h2*-h1*)-(h2*-0.5)3+(h1*-0.5)3}/6; (α=0.5for ΔVhd m3
semieliptical head, and =1 for semi-spherical head
Length of the vessel, L=(Vslug+QLtH_L-2ΔVhd,H_L)/AH_L L m
L/D, 2.5≤L/D≤6 -
L/D≤6 condition: return to step 3,increase D, calculate LZ(AA)fro
L/D≥2.5 condition: OK
Max. Flow (Inc. 1.2) Q*max m3/s
Liquid Flow QL m3/s
Liquid Density rL kg/m3
Liquid Viscosity hL Pa.s
Vapour Flow QV m3/s
Vapour Density rG kg/m3
Max. Gas Velocity vGmax m/s

Max. Gas Load Factor lvmax m/s

Gas/Liq. Interfacial Tension s (-)

Flow Parameter (≤ 0.01) ffeed N/m
 exemplu Shell fauresti
0.3 0.017
0.03 0.002
70 5.8
600 838
0.001 0.0288
10
180 180
60 60
1.2 1.2
0.07 0.07

estimated 0.95 0.7

estimated 0.15 0.15
calculated 0.6 0.6 h2
calculated 0.25 0.25 h1

0.131 0.002
0.293 1.414
1.87 0.02
2.07 1
0.121 0.250
0.290 0.600
0.063 0.200
0.235 0.630
3.37 0.79

0.58 0.34

0.19 0.06

27.8 0.9
13.4 0.9
increase D, calculate LZ(AA)from table VII.2,AG constant OK
return to step 3,decrease D, calculate LZ(AA)from table VII.2,AG consta
(Estimated)

(Estimated)
LZ(AA)from table VII.2,AG constant