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Relief Valve Forces

Open and Closed Gas/Vapour Systems
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Relief Valve No :- PRVFUR40A Stress Sketch No:- 502

NOMENCLATURE
OUT OF BALANCE FORCES
A= Orifice Area (see table) 16774 [mm2] F3
F3
F1
Ac = Calculated Orifice Area
2 F1
( from data sheet ) 14144 [mm ] F1+F2
Closed System Open System
N= Number of Working Valves 1
F3
Ps = Set Pressure, Bar G 49.6 50.6 Bar A
F4
T1 = Inlet Temp., C 38.0 311.0 K

Shock Loads at 'POP' Condition

T2 = Max. Exit Temp.°C 38.0 311.0 K (Open and Closed Systems)

K= Ratio of Specific Heats(Cp/Cv) 18.5

K = 1.4 for Air Notes
1. Add data to yellow highlighted cells only.
W x = Data Sheet Discharge Rate 9.91E+04 [kg/hr]
2. The main calculation applies to sub-critical flow
W m = Actual Discharge Rate 117551 [kg/hr] only. When the apparent velocity exceeds sonic,
(W x x A / N x Ac) then the F1 calculation at the foot of this sheet
applies.
w= Actual Discharge Rate
(W m / 3600) 32.7 [kg/sec]

M= Molecular Weight Subcritical flow - use main calculation

M = 28.97 for Air 17

R1 = Gas Constant (8314 / M) 489.1 [J/kgK]

g= Acceleration due to Gravity 9.81 [m/sec2]

Orifice D E F G H J K L M N P Q R T
Area [in2] 0.110 0.196 0.307 0.503 0.785 1.287 1.838 2.853 3.60 4.34 6.38 11.05 16.00 26.00
[mm2] 71 126 198 325 506 830 1186 1841 2323 2800 4116 7129 10323 16774

FORMULAE

1 = 17598 [N] = 1909 [N]

2
= 32877 [N] = 35195 [N]

Alternative method, used when the apparent gas velocity Vg exceeds the sonic velocity Vs.
(assuming max. possible gas flow rate).
Critical pressure Cp = 4.6 bar A Gas velocity Vg= 649.8 m/s
Density at Cp rCp= 3.0 kg/m3 Sonic velocity Vs= 1677.4 m/s

F1 = Ps x A x K x ( 2 /(K+1))(K / (K-1)) = 141397 [N]

Shock = 2 x F1 = 282794 [N]