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PROCESS DATA
VALVE DATA
Back pressure (P2) (bara) 0.01 Relieving temperature (T) (°C) 175
Accumulation (%) 10.00 Molweight gas/vapor (M) 28.97
Accumulated press. (P1) (bara) 4.31 Compressibility (Z) (@ relief cond.) 1.00
Specific heat ratio cp/cv (k) 1.11
Required relief load (W) (kg/h) 395.0
√
Calculated F2 with Kb
√(
Calculated C with Back Pressure Coefficient
( )
k+1
( )
2
)
( k −1 )/k Kc Combination correction factor
C=520⋅ k⋅ k−1 k 1−r
k +1 F 2= ⋅(r )2/k⋅ Kn Napier correction factor
k−1 1−r Ksh Superheat correction factor
STANDARD ORIFICE AREAS (acc. API-RP-526)
Orifice tag D E F G H J K L M N
Area (mm²) 71 126 198 325 506 830 1186 1841 2323 2800
Area (sq. inch) 0,110 0,196 0,307 0,503 0,785 1,287 1,838 2,835 3,600 4,340
Comb. Rupture disk factor (Kc) 1.0 Coefficient subcritical flow (F2) -
Calculated orifice (mm²) 148
Napier correction factor (Kn) - Recommended orifice (mm²) 198
Superheat steam cor. factor (Ksh) 1.0 Orifice TAG (acc API-RP-526) F
NOTES :
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kg/hr
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GAS/VAPOR & STEAM RELIEF SIZING CALCULATION
Calculation according API-RP-520 7th edition, January 2000)
API STD 520 eight edition, Dec 2008, Example1
RELIEF VALVE DATA
Discharge to - Fluid Vapor
Set pressure (Pset) (barg) 0.90 Vapor-gas / Steam relief (V / S) V
PROCESS DATA
VALVE DATA
Back pressure (P2) (bara) 1.00 Relieving temperature (T) (°C) 175
Accumulation (%) 10.00 Molweight gas/vapor (M) 28.97
Accumulated press. (P1) (bara) 2.00 Compressibility (Z) (@ relief cond.) 1.00
Specific heat ratio cp/cv (k) 1.11
Required relief load (W) (kg/h) 395.0
√
Calculated F2 with Kb
√(
Calculated C with Back Pressure Coefficient
( )
k+1
( )
2
)
( k −1 )/k Kc Combination correction factor
C=520⋅ k⋅ k−1 k 1−r
k +1 F 2= ⋅(r )2/k⋅ Kn Napier correction factor
k−1 1−r Ksh Superheat correction factor
STANDARD ORIFICE AREAS (acc. API-RP-526)
Orifice tag D E F G H J K L M N
Area (mm²) 71 126 198 325 506 830 1186 1841 2323 2800
Area (sq. inch) 0,110 0,196 0,307 0,503 0,785 1,287 1,838 2,835 3,600 4,340
Comb. Rupture disk factor (Kc) 1.0 Coefficient subcritical flow (F2) -
Calculated orifice (mm²) 319
Napier correction factor (Kn) - Recommended orifice (mm²) 325
Superheat steam cor. factor (Ksh) 1.0 Orifice TAG (acc API-RP-526) G
NOTES :
mm²
kg/hr
kg/kmole
bara
bara
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etc
etc