Retention time in a liquid-liquid vessel

Input(s)

$\mu$: Viscosity of Predominant Phase $(\mathrm{cP})$

A: Separator Constant - varies from 0.05 to 1.0 (dimensionless)

$\gamma_{\mathrm{b}}$: Specific Gravity of Bottom Phase (dimensionless)

$\gamma_{\mathrm{t}}$: Specific Gravity of Top Phase (dimensionless)

Output(s)

$\mathrm{T}$: Retention Time $(\mathrm{h})$

Formula(s)

Reference(s)

John M. Campbell, Gas Conditioning and Processing, Campbell Petroleum Series, Oklahoma, 1992, Vol. 2, Page: 87.