A gas pipeline, NPS 20 with 0.500 in. wall thickness, transports natural gas (specific gravity = 0.6) at a flow rate of 250 MMSCFD at an inlet temperature of 60°F. Assuming isothermal flow, calculate the velocity of gas at the inlet and outlet of the pipe if the inlet pressure is 1000 psig and the outlet pressure is 850 psig. The base pressure and base temperature are 14.7 psia and 60°F, respectively. Assume compressibility factor Z = 1.00. What is the erosional velocity for this pipeline based on the above data and a compressibility factor Z = 0.90?

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A gas pipeline, NPS 20 with 0.500 in. wall thickness, transports natural 
gas (specific gravity = 0.6) at a flow rate of 250 MMSCFD at an inlet 
temperature of 60°F. Assuming isothermal flow, calculate the velocity 
of gas at the inlet and outlet of the pipe if the inlet pressure is 1000 
psig and the outlet pressure is 850 psig. The base pressure and base 
temperature are 14.7 psia and 60°F, respectively. Assume 
compressibility factor Z = 1.00. What is the erosional velocity for this 
pipeline based on the above data and a compressibility factor Z = 0.90?

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