Vapor Liquid Vertical Separator

This web application does design sizing and calculation for a vertical gas liquid separator with or without Mesh Pad based on Souders Brown Equation.

Fluid Data

Vapor mass flowrate

kg/h

Vapor Density

kg/m³

Liquid mass flowrate

kg/h

Liquid Density

kg/m³

Holdup Time

min

Surge Time

min

K Data & Nozzle Sizing

K Value Method GPSA Droplet Size User Input

Pressure

barg

Requirement No Special Requirement Glycol or Amine Solution Compressor Suction Scrubber Expander Inlet Separators Without Mesh Pad

Mesh Pad With Mesh Pad Without Mesh Pad

Viscosity (Vapor)

cP

Droplet Size

micron

K-Value

m/s

Terminal Velocity, Vt

m/s

56

Design Velocity

% of Vt

Feed In, ρV²

kg/m.s²

Vapor Out, ρV²

kg/m.s²

Liquid Out, V_Max

m/s

L/D Ratio Required

 

Result

Design Based on Imperial Units Metric Units

Details

Diameter	mm	1100
Length	mm	3300
Mesh Diameter	mm	700
H Low Level Liquid	mm	150
H Holdup	mm	1000
H Surge	mm	600
H HLL to Inlet	mm	600
H Diseng. Height	mm	500
H Mist Elim.	mm	150
H Mist Elim. to Top	mm	300

Nozzle Details

Feed Inlet	mm	200
Vapor Outlet	mm	200
Liquid Outlet	mm	40

Minimum Height for

Holdup	mm	596
Surge	mm	596