Hydrogen Gas header

[Scott Rollins]

I am trying to size a hydrogen/nitrogen gas (dissociated ammonia) header. The pressure on the system is 3psi and the flow rate to the process is 2000 ft^3/hr.

[admin]

Here are results that I get from pressure drop calculator at:
http://www.pipeflowcalculations.com/pressuredrop/


Pipe pressure drop calculator

1. volume flow rate (q):
q : 33.81094 ft3/min

2. weight flow rate (w):
w : 44.290142 kg/h

3. pipe length (L):
L : 1 ft

4. pipe diameter (D):
D : 0.385 in

5. pipe roughness (kr):
kr : 0.1 mm

6. density (ρ):
ρ : 0.771 kg/m3

7. kinematic viscosity (ν):
ν : 11.906614 mm2/s

8. dynamic viscosity (μ):
μ : 9.18E-006 Pas

9. K factor - minor lossed coefficient (K ):
K : 0.0

10. velocity (V):
V : 212.45734 m/s

11. cross section area (A):
A : 75.10671 mm2

12. friction coefficient (f):
f : 0.03813881

13. Reynolds number (Re):
Re : 174492.95

14. boundary layer (δ):
δ : 0.015885698 mm

15. pressure on the pipe start (p1):
p1 : 17.698 psi

16. pressure on the pipe end (p2):
p2 : 14.698 psi

17. pressure drop (p1-p2):
p1-p2 : 3 psi

Please check values for pipe length (you did not tell me the length of it).