Standard Calculation
Control Valve Sizing (GAS)
CASE 1 2 3
FLOWRATE (W) 140000 54580 181700 kg/h
INLET PRESSURE (P1) 106.00 32.40 36.80 bara
INLET TEMPERATURE (T) -31.00 8.00 45.00
INLET MOLECULAR WEIGHT (M) 34.60 19.30 19.80
INLET COMPRESSIBILITY (Z) 0.74 0.89 0.89
INLET RATIO OF SPECIFIC HEATS (Cp/Cp-R) (g) 1.42 1.20 1.20
OULET PRESSURE (P2) 39.50 3.00 5.10 bara
NUMBER OF TRIM STAGES 1 1 1
PRESSURE RECOVERY FACTOR (Cf) 0.80 1.27 1.28
RELATIVE RATIO SPECIFIC HEAT TO AIR (Fk) 1.01 0.86 0.86
CRITICAL PRESSURE RATIO (R) 0.47 0.47 0.47
LIMITING PRESSURE DROP (ΔPlim) 32.11 22.74 26.24 bar
ACTUAL PRESSURE DROP (ΔP) 66.50 29.40 31.70 bar
SIZING PRESURE DROP (ΔPs) 32.11 22.74 26.24 bar
FLOWING CONDITION CRITICAL CRITICAL CRITICAL
MULTI-STAGE CORRECTION FACTOR (VH) 1.00 1.00 1.00
(Y) -0.64 -0.75 -0.75
EXPANSION CORRECTION FACTOR (Kcalculated) 1.51 1.53 1.53
(Kmax) 1.50 1.54 1.54
(K) 1.50 1.53 1.53
INLET DENSITY (ρ) 246.3 30.1 31.0 kg/m3
INLET SPECIFIC VOLUME (n1) 0.004 0.033 0.032 m³/kg
VALVE Cv 86.42 117.17 357.89
DESIRED OPERATING POINT 50 50 50 % of max Cv
REQUIRED Cv 172.8 234.3 715.8
Standard Calculation
Control Valve Sizing (LIQUID)
CASE 45.4 1 2 3
FLOWRATE 37318.8 (W) 37318 86784 112750 kg/h
INLET PRESSURE (P1) 147.30 17.50 16.30 bara
OUTLET PRESSURE (P2) 1.00 14.70 14.93 bara
CRITICAL PRESSURE (Pc) 1.00 53.22 53.22 bara
VAPOUR PRESSURE (Pv) 1.00 17.50 16.30 bara
INLET DENSITY (r) 822 665 674 kg/m3
PRESSURE RECOVERY FACTOR (Cf) 0.80 0.97 1.00
SUPERCOOLED VAPOUR PRESSURE (Pvc) 1.00 13.99 13.12 bara
LIMITING PRESSURE DROP (ΔPlim) 93.63 3.30 3.18 bar
PRESSURE DROP (ΔP) 146.30 2.80 1.37 bar
SIZING PRESURE DROP (ΔPs) 93.63 2.80 1.37 bar
FLOWING CONDITION CRITICAL NORMAL NORMAL
SPECIFIC GRAVITY (G) 0.822 0.665 0.674
VALVE Cv 4.9 73.8 136.1
DESIRED OPERATING POINT 50 50 50 % of max Cv
REQUIRED Cv 9.9 147.5 272.2
Critical Pressure Ratio & Multi Stage Correction Factor
No. Stages 1 2 3
R 0.47 0.65 0.75
S1 1.00 0.97 0.90
S2 0.65 0.53 0.60
S3 0.92 0.90 1.00
Expansion Correction Factor
Critical K values
Ratio of Number of stages
specific
heats 1 2 3
1.1 1.55 1.73 2.00
1.2 1.54 1.78 2.00
1.3 1.53 1.77 2.00
1.4 1.50 1.72 2.00
1.5 1.48 1.70 2.00
1.6 1.46 1.68 2.00