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Pressure drop in a vessel

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magmath76

Mechanical
Apr 27, 2011
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AU
How to calculate the pressure drop in a pressure vessel, when the following variables are known Flow rate, density or SG, Pressure, viscosity, Vessel ID, Inlet nozzle I.D

Thanks for your time
 
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Even if hes a student:

For a vessel the majority of the Dp is in the inlet/outlet. Since velocity is very limited in the vessel itself you could disregard pressure here. Any inlet or outlet devices (e.g. demisting) or internals etc. could also cause dP.

Best regards

Morten
 
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