SIZING, SELECTION,

AND

INSTALLATION

OF

PRESSURE -RELIEVING DEVICES

IN

REFINERIES, PART I-SIZING

AND

SELECTION

Pressure Vessel Requirements Maximum allowable accumulated pressure (fire exposure only)

Vessel Pressure

Typical Characteristics of Pressure Relief Valves

121 120-

Maximum relieving pressure for fire sizing

Maximum allowable accumulated pressure for multiple-valve installation (other than fire exposure)

116 115-

Multiple valves Maximum relieving pressure for process sizing Single-valve Maximum relieving pressure for process sizing

Maximum allowable accumulated pressure for single-valve installation (other than fire exposure)

-T _ F? B flJ 110 i : FL P 9 E 3 al 105 5 s 7 5 E R A Maximum allowable set pressure for single valve * Maximum allowable set pressure for supplemental valves (fire exposure)

(v Overpressure (maximum)

Maximum allowable set pressure for additional valves (process)

Maximum allowable working pressure or design pressure (see Note4)

if 1 0 0 6 E - 8 G -a

O- Blowdown ( t y p i c a l ) (see Note 6)

95-

Closing pressure for a single valve

Maximum expected operating pressure (see Notes 5 and 6)

90

Leak test pressure (typical)

85Notes: 1. This figure conforms with the requirements of Section VIII of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code for MAWPs greater than 30 psi. 2. The pressure conditions shown are for pressure relief valves installed on a pressure vessel. 3. Allowable set-pressure tolerances will be in accordance with the applicable codes. 4. The maximum allowable working pressure is equal to or greater than the design pressure for a coincident design temperature. 5. The operating pressure may be higher or lower than 90. 6. Section VIII, Division 1, Appendix M of the ASME Code should be referred to for guidance on blowdown and pressure differentials.

Figure l-Pressure-Level Relationships for Pressure Relief Valves