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#1 DaleBrewster

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Posted 23 November 2017 - 08:47 AM

Hello, I'm a recent Mechanical Engineering graduate being tasked with calculating the required vent size for a storage tank at an engineering company I am interning at. Basically I need to create an excel spreadsheet where I input data about the tank i.e height, diameter, etc and be able to propose dimensions for a gooseneck venting system.

 

I have obtained copies of technical papers API 2000 and Crane TP-410, and I'm not sure which equations to use as I am new to chemical engineering but have a basic understanding of fluid flow. 

 

I have looked at some forums and technical papers and have been able to calculate thermal inbreathing and outbreathing for a hypothetical tank. 

 

If anyone could give me an idea on where to start on how to calculate the vent size for a storage tank I'd be very grateful

 

 Thank you 



#2 proinwv

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Posted 23 November 2017 - 10:08 PM

Since.you have fluid properties and flow rates you have a good start.
Next you need to have tank mawp and mawp pressure and vacuum. Your open vent is simply a nozzle, pipe elbow and nozzle.
De sign the size so as to keep the tank pressure or vacuum safely away from those limits. Remember a lager size pipe etc is much cheaper than a tank.
TP-410 has all the information you need to find nozzle inlet and exit head loss as well as losses in the pipe and elbow. You also should be able to find values in your fluid text from school.
Find the loss in each element and add them to find the total loss which is what your tank will see.

I am out of town on vacation so I don't have access to those references until next week.

Best wishes
Paul

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Posted 25 November 2017 - 03:25 AM

Hi ,

You may find  pointers using the methodology explained in this paper for rupture disk , similar to what you should be able to find in Crane TP-410.

 

hope this is helping you

Breizh



#4 DaleBrewster

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Posted 25 November 2017 - 11:06 AM

Thank you both for the reply, I'm going to be back in on Monday so I will investigate these methods next week.



#5 DaleBrewster

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Posted 09 January 2018 - 06:55 AM

Hello again, 

 

I have recently completed a spreadsheet to calculate the pressure changes for a gooseneck type vent. I was wondering, when designing the vent, does the pressure change have to lower than the MAWP to be considered safe or, would you add the MAWP and the pressure change and compare that figure to the design pressure? 

 

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#6 proinwv

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Posted 09 January 2018 - 08:01 PM

The design pressure (operating pressure) plus the loss through the vent piping must be less than the MAWP. Leave some "space" for safety.






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