Wali Ahsan

PRVS AND PSVS

A pressure relief valve is a safety device to protect a system from over and underpressure conditions, actuated by inlet static pressure to prevent the change in
pressure in excess of design value, and reclose after the normal operating
conditions are restored. In over pressure conditions a predetermined amount of fluid
is taken out of the system and for under pressure protection (normally vacuum) a
predetermined amount of fluid is entered into the system.
The difference between Pressure relief valve and Pressure safety valve is that
former is used normally for incompressible service characterized by gradual change
in opening with change in pressure, and latter is used normally for compressible
fluid service characterized by rapid opening/ pop-up action. The mentioned
argument is based upon API RP 520.
Following are the basic types of Pressure Safety/Relive Vavles
1- Conventional Pressure Relief Valve : A spring-loaded pressure relief valve
whose operational Characteristics are directly affected by change in back-pressure.
2- Balanced Pressure Relief Valve: A spring loaded pressure relief valve which
incorporates different ways to minimize the effect of back-pressure on valve
operating characteristics.( Opening Pressure, Closing Pressure and Relieving
Capacity)
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