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Relief Valve Sizing for Two-Phase Flashing or Non-flashing Flow

Input Data
Required Relieving Rate
PSV Set Pressure
Allowable Overpressure
Relieving Temperature
Back Pressure
Mass Density @ Relieving Pressure
Mass Density @ 90% of Relieving Pressure
Kd
Kb
Kc
Kv

Calculation Results
Relieving Pressure (Po)
Back Pressure (Pb)

c = Pc/Po
Critical Pressure (Pc)
Flow Regime
used Pb
Mass Flux (G)
Required Area for PRV

lb/hr
psig
%
R
psig
lb/ft3
lb/ft3
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220000.0
217.50
10.0
771.00
15.00
7.59
6.12
0.85
1.00
1.00
1.00

psia
psia
------psia
---psia
lb/s ft2
in2

253.95
29.70
2.161
0.702
178.16
Critical
178.16
1426.6
7.3

Notes

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Relief Valve Sizing for Subcooled Liquid Flashing Flow

Input Data
Required Relieving Rate
PSV Set Pressure
Allowable Overpressure
Relieving Temperature
Back Pressure
Liquid Saturation Pressure (Ps) at Relieving Temp
Liquid Mass Density @ Ps
Mass Density @ 90% of Ps
Kd
Kb
Kc
Kv

Calculation Results
Relieving Pressure (Po)
Back Pressure (Pb)
s
st
Subcooling Region
s = Ps/Po
c
Critical Pressure (Pc)
Flow Regime
used as per type of flow regime
used P as per type of flow regime
Mass Flux
Required Area for PRV

gal/min
psig
%
R
psig
psia
lb/ft3
lb/ft3
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100.0000
260.00
10.00
600.00
10.00
107.60
31.92
16.40
0.65
1.00
1.00
1.00

psia
psia

300.70
24.70
8.51
0.945
High
0.358
0.358
107.60
Critical
0.36
107.60
7560.5
0.21

psia
---psia
lb/s ft2
in2

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