Lube Oil System Sizing Calculations - API614 Chapter 3

Simply enter your own data in the yellow fields for the necessary calculations to be made
Project:
Revision:
Date:
Nominal
Normal flowrate:
Nominal Bore of Pressure Lines:
Nominal Bore of Suction Lines:
Nominal Bore of Return Lines:
Length of Tank:
Width of Tank:
Steel Thickness of Tank:

61.5
1" sch80
1 1/2" sch40
1 1/2" sch40
4000
900
8

LPM

Engineer:

Flow Velocity
2.21
m/s
0.78
m/s
0.78
m/s
mm
mm
mm

< 3 m/s therefore OK

< 1.1 m/s therefore OK
< 1.25 m/s therefore OK

(L)
(W)
(T)

Tank deflection calculations

reference: Roark's 6th Edition, Chapter 10, Table 26, Case No. 8a & 8d
Is there a full width baffle along the mid-length of the tank?

(8a) Max deflection of tank bottom under 1.3g loading

(8d) Max deflection of long side of tank under 1.3g loading

0.9
0.1

Distance from bottom of tank side to Tank Floor (nominal):

Distance from bottom of tank side to Suction loss level:
Distance from bottom of tank side to Min operating level:
Distance from bottom of tank side to Max operating level:
Distance from bottom of tank side to Rundown level:
Distance from bottom of tank side to underside of tank lid:

67
216
355
446
500
642

Suction loss volume of Reservoir:

Min operating volume of Reservoir:
Max operating volume of Reservoir:
Rundown volume of Reservoir:
Total volume of Reservoir:

525
1014
1335
1525
2025

Litres
Litres
Litres
Litres
Litres

Y or N
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

Max Flow

(h1)
(h2)
(h3)
(h4)
(h5)
(h6)

(L-2T)(W-2T)(h2-h1)
(L-2T)(W-2T)(h3-h1)
(L-2T)(W-2T)(h4-h1)
(L-2T)(W-2T)(h5-h1)
(L-2T)(W-2T)(h6-h1)

Pressure Line
Suction Line
Return Line

(v1)
(v2)
(v3)
(v4)
(v5)

API 614, 5th Edition, Chapter 3, 4.4.6 Capacity and configurations

4.4.6.2

The min working capacity to be 3 mins of normal flow

Min required working capacity:
Actual working capacity:

184.5
490

Litres
Litres

(v2-v1)

Passed