33% HCL Vapour Loss Calculation
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Luis Marsh33% HCL Vapour Loss Calculation
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Luis MarshPeak relieving rate of 33% HCl
Tank Capacity 18 m3
Pump Capacity 12 m3/hr
Storage fluid 33% HCL
Operating Pressure 1.01325 bar
Operating Temperature 60 °C
Boiling Point <150 °C
Mixture of vapour relief rate
This outrate depends on Pump in and thermal change in the atmosphere
Pump in rate 12 m3/hr
Pump in rate factor 2.02 (As per API2000)
Out breathing by Pump in rate 24.24 Nm3/hr
Outbreathing by Thermal change 3.37 Nm3/hr (As per API)
Total outbreathing 27.61 Nm3/hr
33.67 m3/hr
Mole fraction of mixture at operating temperature
HCl 0.71 (As per API2000)
Water 0.29
Amount of HCl in the relieved mixture 23.91 m3/hr
Some information about the Process:
The tank is flat top and it does not have a open vent. The vapour outlet is connected to
the scrubber for removing the HCl in the Vapour. The the vapour exit from the Scrubber
should not contain more than 5 ppm of HCl as per client requirement.
The mole fraction given is calcuated from the vapour pressure of 33% HCl and partial pressure
of pure component of HCl and Water at operating temperature.
The assumption : that tank is not open to atmosphere. So the vapour space contains only
the mixture of water vapour and HCl vapour. The Vapour is in the equilibrium with the liquid.
The below given is the rough sketch of the Proces
HCl + Water Vapour
ch of the Process.
< 5 ppm of HCl
Water in
Water + HCl
TO Pump