Bechtel Limited

PO Box 739 CALCULATION SHEET SHEET No. 1

245 Hammersmith Road
London W6 8DP

CALCULATION BY G.T.Cowen CHECKED BY DATE 26/1/98

Rev: 0
PLANT Reliance Project JOB No 22960

SUBJECT Relief Valve Forces for Valves: PSV152 A/B/C CALC No. 411-P-057

VALVE NUMBER : PSV152 A/B/C Established Flow Condition

Nomenclature:
A = Selected Orifice Area (See Table 1) = 16 in²
2F4
Ref: Orifice Letter: R
Ac = Calculated Orifice Area (From Data Sht.) = 15.04 in² F2
At = Flow area of tail pipe at tip = 78.85 in²
N = Number of Working Valves = 2
Ps = Set Pressure = psig ( 63.8 ) + 14.7psi = 78.5 psia F1 F1
P1 = Pressure at Tip = (Ps x A)/(Ro x At) = 8.70 psia
Pt = Pressure at Tip is greater of 14.7 or Pt = 14.70 psia
T = Relief Temperature = °F ( 1368 ) + 460°R = 1828 °R 2F1
g = Ratio of Specific Heats = Cp/Cv = 1.3
Ro (See table 2) = 1.831
W1 = Discharge Rate (From Data Sht.) = 103677 lb/hr Total Vertical Force At Elbow =
Wm = Maximum Disch. Rate / Valve = W1 . A = 55147 lb/hr 2(F1 + F4) = F5
N. Ac Assuming an Impact factor of 2
W = Maximum Disch. Rate / Valve = Wm = 15.32 lb/sec Horizontal Forces are Balanced
3600 At RV. Pop Condition
M = Molecular Weight = 25.4
R Gas Constant = 1544 = 60.79 F2
M
g Acceleration due to Gravity 32.2 ft/sec²
F3
Note : Conversion Factor: 1.0 lb 4.44822 N
Table 1
"A" Orifice Area "A" Orifice Area "A" Orifice Area
Size Size Size F3 = 2F1
(in²) (in²) (in²)
0.11 D 1.287 J 6.38 P
With Impact factor of 2
0.196 E 1.838 K 11.05 Q
0.307 F 2.853 L 16 R Table 2
0.503 G 3.6 M 26 T g 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
0.785 H 4.34 N Ro 1.711 1.772 1.831 1.891 1.953 2.012
Formulae
g T
Wm 55147 1.3 x 1828
 g  1 M
F1  = (1.3+1) x 25.4 = 961 lb
366 366 = 4275 N
2
W RT = 15.32² x 60.8 x 1828 = 645 lb
F2 
gPsA 32.2 x 78.5 x 16 = 2868 N

F3  2  F1 = 2 x 961 = 1922 lb
= 8549 N

F4   Pt  14.7  At = (14.7 - 14.7) x 78.9 = 0 lb

= 0 N

Total Vert. Force At Elbow = 2(F1 + F4) = F5 = 1922 lb

= 8549 N
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