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VALVE TYPES
LIFT CHECK VALVES SWING CHECK VALVES TILTING DISC CHECK VALVES DIAPHRAM CHECK VALVES
MOUNTING POSITIONS
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PRVs TYPES
PROPORTIONAL PRV:OPENS IN PRORTION TO RISE IN OVER PR FULL LIFT PRV:OPENS IN PROPORTION TO RISE IN OVERPRAND THEN OPENS SUDDENLY TO FULLOPEN POSITION RELIEF VALVE:FOR LIQUID SERVICE SAFETY VALVE:NORMALLY FOR GAS SERVICE
MISBEHAVIOUR OF PRVs
VALVE FLUTTER/CHATTER OVERSIZED VALVE VALVE SIZED FOR MAXM FLOW BUT PR UPSETS ARE MINOR BACK PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH VALVE MOUNTED TOO CLOSE TO EQUIPMENT CAUSING FLOW TURBULENCE AND PR FLUCTUATIONS VALVE MOUNTED CLOSE TO PUMP COMPRESSOR TOO HIGH SEAT LEAKAGE
PRV LEAKAGES
WORN SEATINGS VALVE OPERATES TOO CLOSE TO SET PR EXCESSIVE PIPELINE STRESSES CAUSING DISTORTION OF VALVWE BODY
PSV ISOLATION
PSV SUPPORTS
RUPTURE DISCS
PRESSURE CONTAINING AND PRESSURE SENSITIVE ELEMENTS PROTECT PR SYSTEM FROM OVER PR BY BURSTING WITHIN PRE DETERMINED PR DIFFERENTIAL ACROSS THE DISC TO RESTORE THE SYSTEM THE RUPTURE DISC HAS TO BE REPLACED
PROTECTIVE COATINGS ON RD