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What Pressure
Should We Set For
Pressure Relief
Device ??

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What do you think?

(A) 10% more than Deign


Pressure
(B) 10% More than MAWP
(C) 5% More than MAPnc
(D) 10% More than Test
Pressure.

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Answer is

10% Above MAWP or


3psi(20KPa) whichever
is greater.

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As per UG-125 (c)

Other than unfired steam


boilers, when a pressure
relief device is provided,
it shall prevent the
pressure from rising
more than10% or 3 psi
(20 kPa),whichever is
greater, above MAWP
except few exceptions.

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Do you know…….

Can we provide multiple


pressure relief devices on a
single pressure vessel???

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