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1 CAPRE user Guide CAPRE user Guide ii NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by ABB. ABB assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. In no event shall ABB be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages of any nature or kind arising from the use of this document, nor shall ABB be liable for incidental or consequential damages arising from use of any software or hardware described in this document.

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3 All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2012-2015 ABB Limited. All Rights Reserved. Document: CAPRE user Guide Revision: Published: September 2015 Software: CAPRE Version: SUPPORT INFORMATION This program is developed, maintained and supported by PEL Support Services, ABB. We run a Hotline telephone and email service to answer any queries about CAPRE . Please let us have any suggestions on how you feel we could improve CAPRE . You can contact us by any of the following routes: By Telephone: +44 (0)1925 74 1126 By Post: PEL Support Services ABB Limited.

4 Daresbury Park Daresbury Warrington Cheshire WA4 4BT United Kingdom. By Fax: +44 (0)1925 74 1265 By email: iii Contents Preface .. 1 About this Guide .. 1 Who should read this Guide .. 1 What is in this Guide .. 1 How this Guide is structured .. 1 Conventions .. 2 Chapter 1 Introduction .. 3 Introducing CAPRE .. 3 CAPRE spreadsheets .. 4 CAPRE functions .. 4 What s new in this version .. 5 Overview of PEL .. 5 Chapter 2 Getting started .. 7 Starting CAPRE .. 7 Starting CAPRE with a Excel workbook.

5 7 Quitting CAPRE .. 7 user interface .. 8 Accessing CAPRE features .. 8 Viewing help on using CAPRE .. 9 Viewing help on CAPRE calculations .. 9 Viewing help on units in CAPRE .. 9 Viewing help on CAPRE functions Excel method .. 9 Viewing help on CAPRE functions CAPRE method .. 11 Other user assistance .. 11 Online documentation .. 11 PEL Support Services .. 12 Chapter 3 CAPRE Quick Tour .. 13 Part 1 PEW calculations .. 13 Part 2 Pressure relief calculations .. 15 Chapter 4 CAPRE worksheet basics.

6 19 Managing calculation worksheets .. 19 Creating a calculation worksheet .. 19 Updating links on a worksheet .. 19 Creating a static worksheet .. 20 Sorting your worksheets .. 20 Entering and editing data .. 20 Entering numbers or text on a calculation worksheet .. 20 Converting units and values .. 21 Printing and saving .. 21 Printing your workbook .. 21 Saving your workbook .. 22 Saving your workbook to pdf .. 22 CAPRE user Guide iv Chapter 5 Using CAPRE worksheets .. 23 Fluid flow calculations.

7 24 Incompressible flow .. 24 Flow through a manifold T-junction .. 26 Flow through a symmetrical T-junction .. 28 Flow through an expansion .. 30 Flow through a contraction .. 32 Liquid flow through a restrictor orifice .. 34 Gas flow through a restrictor orifice .. 36 Equipment calculations .. 38 Vessel calibration .. 38 Vessel calibration multiple points .. 40 Size estimation calculations .. 42 API 520 (Vapour) .. 42 API 520 (Liquid with certification) .. 43 API 520 (Liquid without certification).

8 44 API 520 (Steam) .. 45 API 520 Two-Phase Direct Integration .. 46 API520 Two-Phase Subcooled Liquid .. 47 API520 Two-Phase Flashing 48 Required Relief Rate Calculations .. 49 Fire (Gas) .. 49 Fire (Liquid) API 2000 .. 50 Fire (Liquid) API 521 .. 51 Fire (Liquid) EPSHEG 8 .. 52 Hydraulic Expansion (Heat Input) .. 53 Tube Rupture (Liquid Crane) .. 54 Tube Rupture (Gas Crane) .. 55 Tube Rupture (Two Phase) .. 56 HP Source Control Valve (liq) .. 57 HP Source Control Valve (vap) .. 58 Administration worksheets.

9 59 Title Sheet Basic .. 59 Title Sheet Detail .. 60 Continuation Sheet .. 61 Revision History Sheet .. 62 Blank Sheet .. 63 Chapter 6 Standard calculator tools .. 65 Pipe inner diameter calculator .. 65 Pipe roughness calculator .. 66 K-value 66 Adding tee junctions .. 67 Adding bends .. 68 Adding valves .. 68 Adding expansions/contractions .. 69 Adding user Defined (Process Equipment) items .. 70 Molecular weight calculator .. 70 Chapter 7 Working with functions .. 73 Inserting a function Excel method.

10 73 Inserting a function CAPRE method .. 74 Filtering functions by category .. 76 Selecting functions by tag .. 77 Searching for functions .. 78 Creating and using favourites .. 78 Contents v Chapter 8 Working with templates .. 81 Adding a calculation sheet as a template .. 81 Creating a calculation worksheet from a user template .. 81 Chapter 9 CAPRE options .. 83 Setting the units .. 83 Creating your own set of units .. 84 Updating the logo .. 85 Quick reference .. 87 Glossary .. 91 Index .. 93 1 Preface Initially developed to provide engineers with a suite of easy to use, efficient and reliable pressure relief calculations, CAPRE has been considerably expanded in this release to provide a collection of important and frequently used chemical engineering calculations in fluid flow and vessel calibration.