Project: KAT065

S Isometric: 10LBG10BR192, Rev. a RasLaffan B

Safety Valve Reaction Foce Calculation

For closed discharge system as per Non Mandatory Appendix II of ASME B31.1 (2004)
Safety Valve KKS : DLF : 1.8
Design Parameters
Operating Pressure, P0 : 8 (bar) Operating Temperature, T0: 300
Stagnation Enthalpy, ho : 2364 (Kcal / Kg) 1313.30
Mass Flow, W : 4.8 (Kg/sec) 10.56

OD of Valve Outlet, DO1 : 4" 114.3 (mm) Thk. at Valve Outlet, tO1: Sch STD
ID of Valve Outlet, Di1, (DO1 - 2tO1) : 4.03 (in) 6.02
Area at Valve Outlet, A1 : 12.73 (in2)

OD of Vent Inlet, DO2 : 3" 88.9 (mm) Thk. at Vent Inlet, tO2: Sch STD
ID of Vent Inlet, Di2, (DO2 - 2tO2) : 3.03 (in) 6.02
Area at Vent Inlet, A2 : 7.19 (in2)

OD of Vent Oulet, DO3 : 3" 88.9 (mm) Thk. at Vent Outlet, tO3:
ID of Vent Outlet, Di3, (DO3 - 2tO3) : 3.50 (in)
Area at Vent Inlet, A3 : 9.62 (in2)

Steam Condition : Saturated Steam Refer to Table II - 2.2.1 (ASME B31.1)

Paramenter, a : 823 (Btu/lbm)
Parameter, b : 4.33 (-)

Pressure at discharge exit, p1 35.48 (psia) 2.41

Velocity at discharge exit, V1 1791 (ft/sec) 546
Reaction Force at Discharge Elbow, F1 1526.41 (lbf) 6.80
Pressure at Vent exit, p3 46.94 (psia) 3.19

Equivalent Length between 2 and 3

Total Straight length from Valve Discharge to silencer inlet (L) 5000 (mm) 196.85
. Straight Length (L/D) 56.24
. Elbow (30 for SR, 20 LR) 20 3 (sets)
. Others (60 for Neck, 60 for Tee, etc) 60 0 (sets)
f(L/D) 1.511159 (-)
Parameter, k, (=1.3 for superheated, 1.1 for saturated) 1.3
P/P for k, f(L/D)
*
1.9648182 (-) from Chart II-1
V/V for k, f(L/D)
*
0.5612478 (-) from Chart II-1

Pressure at Vent inlet, p2 92.24 (psia) 6.27

Velocity at Vent exit, V3 1791 (ft/sec) 546
Velocity at Vent inlet V2 1005 (ft/sec) 306
Check the back flow Left hand 515.3552 OK
Right hand 293.0909

Reaction Force at Vent Inlet, F2 887.24 (lbf) 3.95

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Reaction Force at vent exit, F3 1484.82 (lbf) 6.61

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1.1 (2004)

( C)
(Btu/lbm)
(lbm/sec)

Sch STD
(mm)

Sch STD
(mm)

mm
(mm)

(bar)
(m/sec)
(kN)
(bar)

(in)

from Chart II-1

from Chart II-1

(bar)
(m/sec)
(m/sec)

(KN)

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(KN)

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