Fill Depressuring Inventory Data

Calculate the wetted area based on this size. Then, Compare with the actual wetted area

HYSYS Liquid percent = 35.6 % Wetted height = (35.6 / 100) * 11.37 Wetted Area = 96 ft2 (8.9 m2) ACTUAL Wetted Area

= 155 ft2 ( 14.4 m2)

Checking the wetted area of this model, will result the wetted area is different with the actual wetted area The model volume is good enough but sometimes the wetted area is not match with the real condition.

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Fill Depressuring HEAT FLUX of FireAPI521

To be applied only if heat flux of 21.000 BTU/hr ft^1.64 or Q = : Q = 21000FA^0.82

C2 is locked, we cannot use this value for jet fire and when fraction area 1.0 ( in small system)

CHECK !

Other cases , such as *) 1. For system with adequate draining and fire fighting do not exist, the heat flux is 34500 BTU/hr.ft^1.64 C1 = 34500 2. Jet fire , the heat flux is 95,500 BTU/ft2/hr. C1 = 95,500 2. For small system, the fraction area exposed by fire is 1.0 instead of 0.82 C2 = 1 3. For vessel with insulation, or covered by earth, the environment factor less than 1.0 ex = 0.3

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CHECKING HEAT FLUX Correlation Double click the sub flow sheet of depressuring environment double click Duty spreadsheet go to sub-flow sheet

Lets checking this spreadsheet after running

Sometimes, this wetted area is different with the actual data.

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CHECKING HEAT FLUX Correlation after Running

With input data heat flux of 21000 btu/ft^1.64/hr (POOL FIRE CASE). Unit is already consistent .

Sometimes, this wetted area is different with the actual data.

With input data heat flux of 34500 btu/ft^1.64/hr (POOL FIRE DRAINAGE DO NOT EXIST). Unit is already consistent

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With input data heat flux of 94500 btu/ft2/hr ( = 300 kW/m2) (JET FIRE CASE ). Unit is NOT consistent.

C2 = 1 for jet fire

1. JET FIRE consider less wetted area than pool fire. 2. Use one biggest equipment for the wetted area consideration

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Input C1 = 300 000 W/m2 instead of 94500 btu/ft2/hr

With input data heat flux of 300000 W/m2( = 300 kW/m2) (JET FIRE CASE ) Unit is consistent.

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Now ,,We GET the PROBLEM. 1. HYSYS Depressuring Utility does not have Jet fire case 2. The Wetted Area not match with the real condition

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Spreadsheet method

Click view spreadsheet

go to spreadsheet
Unit area in m2, therefore Input C1 = 300 kW/m2 C2 = 1 C3 = 1

Cannot be changed

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Select connections page and delete Cell D8 for tank wetted area.

DELETE : tank wetted area D8

Back to spreadsheet

Now, the wetted area can be revised based on actual data

Input = 1, FireAPI 521 method is Applied

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VERYFY RESULT
View Historical Data

Wetted area match with the actual data

# Wetted Area = 14.4 m2 # Duty = 300 x 1 x 14.4 = 4320 kW

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SUMMARY In Hysys Depressuring utility, the model is only specified as one horizontal or vertical vessel. Dimension of that single vessel, is back calculated based on total liquid and vapour volume. Wetted area calculation is difficult for horizontal vessel. It is very difficult to match wetted area and liquid volume of vessel with wetted area and volume of a real system. HYSYS also provided fire case of pool fire and doesnt have Jet fire case. To overcome this problem, we can use spreadsheet method as explained in this tutorial.

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