Hi all
Struggling to find anything on this in my vast library of paperwork or indeed on the net.
Fired furnace upstream of crude unit , power failure scenario, furnace goes offline .
Overhead vapour line from furnace still feeds into column. What % if any of the residual heat in the furnace...
Can anyone point me to somewhere where i can get/see soem rough costs of PSV's? I know i could ring manufactures but that is very time consuming. I just want to get some ball park ideas for a few sizes.
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Hi Steve
For calculating the Flare Radiation in a worse case scenario you have to consider worst wind strength from the worst direction at the same time as you have a major plant upset. As the A/C unit is electrical powered then if the major upset is a power failure then you cannot take credit...
I read with interest recently various postings on this site about whether a PSV should be modelled as isenthalpic,isentropic or a combination of both. Various people expressed various views and the concensus seemed to be an isentropic flash from inlet pressure to sonic velocity & pressure at...
as one nice man has found
ASME VIII Div 1 1986 (section M-8C) states
"The static pressure developed at the discharge flange of a conventional spring loaded safety valve shall not exceed 10% of set pressure"
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I am trying to settle a slight difference of opinion here. The backpressure on a flowing PSV is made up of the superimposed BP ie:that caused by other valves flowing into the header system, plus the builtup backpressure caused by the valve itself flowing.
If you use Flarenet to model the...
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you can use Aspentech Flarenet to model this for you. Although it is a steady state analysis it will give you a very good calculation and indicate any potential problems you may have. If you do not have access to this software then get in touch with this specialist flare company, they may...
I know API520/521 basis its design on static pressures. But what does a standard type pressure gauge in a line show? Static pressure or total pressure. Do you have to use a more complex means to measure total P.
