Piping Hydraulic Line Design
and Sizing Software
KLM Technology Group
Practical Engineering Guidelines for
Processing Plant Solutions
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Introduction
Fluid flow in circular pipes is commonly encountered in actual
plant design practice
An important practical fluid engineering problem is flow in
pipes with
various fluids
various pipe sizes
pipe geometries (fittings, valves, entrance and exit pipe)
flow rates
Fluid conditions (T and P)
Introduction
An Hydraulic program assist engineers, operations
personnel and maintaince personnel in
calculating hydraulics problems, which focuses on
the engineering uses of fluid properties in
industries.
Hydraulic program considers:
Liquid lines
Gas lines
Introduction
Liquid Line
Friction Pressure
Loss
Gas Line Friction
Pressure Los
Perform Calculations
Calculate pressure loss due to flow
Calculate fluid properties at flow conditions
Supply pipe sizes
Use English or SI engineering units in any mixture
Use mass or volume flow units
Export data
Import data
Print / report a calculation
Save the data
Perform Calculations Contd
In addition to those, Hydraulic program also
specifically provides :
Loss per 100 ft
End pressure
velocities
Pressure Loss Calculation for
Liquids
Engineering Units
Fluid Properties
Calculation Options
Input Data
Calculate
Editing Data
Filing and Moving On
Engineering Units
Mass flow English units
Ex. Pounds per hour and degrees Fahrenheit
Volume Flow English units
Ex. US gallons per minute and degrees Fahrenheit
Mass Flow SI units
Ex. Kilograms per second and degrees Celsius
Volume Flow SI units
Ex. Liters per second and degrees Celsius
Engineering Units Contd
User file units
It is used to customize or change to required units that can be implemented by
selecting the option Review units
Review units
It shows the available options and the current unit selection.
To change units :
Select the required units
Select OK or
Save to record the desired units to computer only
Fluid Properties
Enable when the pressure and temperature are
entered
Available :
Pure Liquids
Mixtures
Fluid Properties Contd
Pure Liquids
Find the desired fluid name
Select (or double-click) it
The fluid properties will be entered
Fluid Properties Contd
Mixtures
Select the first component
In the component box, enter the percentage
Continue until the remaining percentage equals zero
Click calculate button in the component box and the program will
calculate and enter the mixture values
Calculate
To obtain calculation results, it can be done by click
the Calculate button. Then, the output data will
display the results.
Calculation Options
Select the Pipe I.D
Calculation Options
Select the Pipe Material.
Check the Entrance if it is a large contraction
Check the Exit if it is a large expansion
Filing and Moving On
Program menu It clears the calculation and returns to the
main menu.
New It clears the screen for a new calculation.
Save - It saves a new record if not previously saved or saves
changes to an existing record to database. It is also used for
saving temporary data, thus, the recorded data can be done
printing calculation process.
Export data It saves input and output calculation record in
*csv file.
Import data It opens *csv file record.
Print calculation It is enabled after calculation and save is
made. It displays the screen to print a calculation.
Exit It leaves the program
Pressure Loss Calculation for
Gasses
Engineering Units
Fluid Properties
Calculation Options
Input Data
Calculate
Editing Data
Filing and Moving On
Engineering Units
Mass flow English units
Ex. Pounds per hour and degrees Fahrenheit
Volume Flow English units
Ex. Standard cubic feet per minute and degrees Fahrenheit
Mass Flow SI units
Ex. Kilograms per second and degrees Celcius
Volume Flow SI units
Ex. Standard cubic decimeters per second and degrees Celcius
Engineering Units Contd
User file units
It is used to customize or change to required units that can be
implemented by selecting the option Review units
Review units
It shows the available options and the current unit selection.
To change units :
Select the required units
Select OK or
Save to record the desired units to computer only
Fluid Properties
Enable when the pressure and temperature are
entered
Available :
Pure Liquids
Mixtures
Fluid Properties Contd
Pure Liquids
Find the desired fluid name
Select (or double-click) it
The fluid properties will be entered
Fluid Properties Contd
Mixtures
Select the first component
In the component box, enter the percentage
Continue until the remaining percentage equals zero
Click calculate button in the component box and the program will
calculate and enter the mixture values
Calculation Options
Select the Pipe I.D
Calculation Options
Select the Pipe Material.
Check the Entrance if it is a large contraction
Check the Exit if it is a large expansion
Calculate
To obtain calculation results, it can be done by click the
Calculate button. Then, the output data will display the
results
Filing and Moving On
The options in the File menu are :
Program menu It clears the calculation and returns to
the main menu.
New It clears the screen for a new calculation.
Save - It saves a new record if not previously saved or
saves changes to an existing record to database. It is
also used for saving temporary data, thus, the recorded
data can be done printing calculation process.
Export data It saves input and output calculation
record in *csv or *txt file.
Import data It opens *csv or *txt file record.
Print calculation It is enabled after calculation and
save is made. It displays the screen to print a
calculation.
Exit It leaves the program
Calculation Routines
Fluid Properties
Fluid materials are obtained by based on
temperature dependent equations.
1. Specific gravity
n
T
1
T
Sg = A B
C
Calculation Routines
2. Viscosity
Viscosity of gas is defined as
= A + BT + CT 2
gas
Viscosity of liquid is defined as
log = A + B / T + CT + DT 2
10 liq
Calculation Routines
3. Specific heat ratio
Cp Cp
k= =
Cv Cp R
Where heat capacity is determined as
Cp = A + BT + CT 2 + DT 3 + ET 4
4. Vapor pressure
2
Pv = 0.0193367 10 A + B / T + C log 10 T + DT + ET
Calculation Routines
Pipe pressure loss calculation
1. Reynold Number
For liquid
50.6 Q
Re =
d
For gas
6.31 W
Re =
d
Laminar : NRe < 2000
Transition : 2000< NRe < 4000
Turbulent : Nre > 4000
Calculation Routines
Pipe pressure loss calculation
1. Reynold Number
For liquid
50.6 Q
Re =
d
For gas
6.31 W
Re =
d
Laminar : NRe < 2000
Transition : 2000< NRe < 4000
Turbulent : Nre > 4000
Calculation Routines
2. Friction factor
By knowing flow pattern, Friction factor can be
obtained by
Laminar flow friction factor
64
f =
Re
Turbulent flow friction factor
1
f = 2
7 0.9 3.24
2 log +
d
Re
Calculation Routines
3. The line pressure drop per 100 feet
For Liquid
v2
P = f
144 d 2 g
For Gas
W 2 10 9 336000 f
P =
d5
Calculation Routines
4. Equivalent line length
(Pin Pout ) d
0.0013 f v 2
5. Fluid velocity
For liquid
Q 0.13368
v=
(d 0.0833 )2
60
4
Calculation Routines
For gas
- Sonic velocity
k g 1545o R
vs =
Mw
- Gas velocity
4W 144
v=
d 2 3600
Calculation Routines
Nomenclature
A, B, C, D, E = regression coefficients for chemical compound
Cp = heat capacity of ideal gas, J/mol.K
d = inside diameter pipe, in
g = gravitational constant, 32.2 ft/s2
k = specific heat ratio, dimensionless
P = pressure, psia
Pv = vapor pressure, psia
Q = volume flow, USgal/m
R = Gas law constant (8.314 KJ/kg.mol.K)
Re = Reynold number, dimensionless
Tc = critical temperature, K
T = temperature, K
W = mass flow, lb/h
= surface roughness, ft
= fluid viscosity, cp
= fluid density, lb/ft3
Calculation printout
This program will print the input and output
calculation data and one associated comment.
The comment is included in the data sheet for
reference purposes.
It also creates the default printout headings. The
headings are printed at the top of all printouts.
File Save Print Calculation
Calculation printout Contd
Save
Saves the headings
Cancel
Returns to the calculation form without printing
OK
View report calculation, then prints the headings and calculation using the
Windows Print Manager.
Calculation printout Contd
Importing Data into a calculation
To Import process data into a calculation :
Make a sequential file for each calculation. Files to have a
filename(Suggest the tag number) with no extension (eg.
H-LineLoss-LiquidFlow-10).
Click File Import Data
Find the required file. (Using standard Windows
procedures)
Importing Data into a calculation
Contd
Proceed with the calculation and save the data.
(Now in the Hydraulics Application)
Installation
Click Hydraulics Ver1.0_Setup.exe Click Next
Enter your registration (Name, Company and Registration
code), click Next
Installation Contd
Click Next on Directory page
Click Start
Installation Contd
Install On process
Installation Contd
if the installation is complete it will display a
confirmation, Click Exit
Installation Contd
Enter password application and click OK
Applications will be open
Piping Hydraulic Line Design and
Sizing Software
In designing equipment and piping systems, engineers
need piping hydraulic line calculation with various
variables such as rate, elevation, pipe size, etc.
There are many piping systems in industry and
conditions such temperature and pressure in the pipes
are sometimes updated.
This Hydraulic program is very useful to calculate loss
pressure per 100 ft, end pressure, and velocities based
on conditions input currently.
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Sizing Software
This is one of the best stand alone line sizing
programs available.
1. Liquid and vapor flow options.
2. Multiple units of measure choices - mass or
volume
3. Pure components to choose and properties are
calculated at your chosen temperature and
pressure
4. The ability to choose mixtures based on your
chosen percentage, and properties are
calculated at your chosen temperate and
pressure.
Purchasing Software
Piping Hydraulic Line Design and Sizing
Program
USD $ 299.95
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