Separator process performance

We applied our standard approach – first build a detailed model of the vessel, internal devices, and upstream and downstream pipework. Then, model the flows through the device at a number of operating points, before finally calculating the droplet size range generated and tracking the droplets through the system. If the separation devices work properly, these droplets should be captured before leaving the vessel. In reality different proportions of droplets are captured of different sizes, allowing the performance to be described as a graph showing percentage captured against size.