SAFETY VALVE REACTION FORCE

300.0000
MAIN STEAM TEMPERATURE , T = °C

86.0000 Kg/cm²
STEAMLINE PRESSURE , P = 1223.7800 Psi
1.0500 Kg/cm²
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE , Pa = 14.9415 Psi
85.0000 TPH
STEAM CAPACITY (MASS FLOW RATE) , W = 52.1050 lbm/sec.
219.1000 mm
DIAMETER OF THE RUN PIPE , D = 8.6260 .in

MECHANICAL ENERGY FACTOR , J = 778.1600 ft-lbf/Btu

GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT , GC = 32.2000 lbm-ft/lbf-sec2

1
a = 831.0000 Btu/lbm

1
b = 4.3300

600.0000 mm
LENGTH OF THE DISCHARGE PIPE , L1 = 23.6220 .in
114.3000 mm
DIAMETER OF DISCHARGE ELBOW , D1 = 4.5000 .in
6.0200 mm
THICKNESS OF THE DISCHARGE ELBOW , t1 = 0.2370 .in
1
DARCY-WEISBACH FRICTION FACTOR , f = 0.0130

1
SPECIFIC HEAT RATIO , k = 1.3000

168.3000 mm
DIAMETER OF THE VENT PIPE INLET , D2 = 6.6260 .in
7.1100 mm
THICKNESS OF THE VENT PIPE INLET , t2 = 0.2799 .in
355.6000 mm
DIAMETER OF THE VENT PIPE OUTLET , D3 = 14.0000 .in
6.3500 mm
THICKNESS OF THE VENT PIPE OUTLET , t3 = 0.2500 .in
7269.0000 mm
LENGTH OF THE VENT PIPE , L2 = 286.1811 .in
DISCHARGE ELBOW OUTLET
3442.1000 KJ/Kg.
2
STAGNATON ENTALPY OF THE STEAM , hO = 1480.1030 Btu/lbm

DISCHARGE ELBOW AREA , A1 = 15.9107 .in2

Pr. AT THE DISCHARGE ELBOW OUTLET , P1 = 161.1796 Psi.

VELOCITY AT THE DISCHARGE ELBOW OUTLET , V1 = 2060.7239 ft/sec

SAFETY VALVE OUTLET / DISCHARGE ELBOW INLET

RATIO OF LENGTH TO DIAMETER OF DISCHARGE PIPE , L1/D1 = 5.2493

f(Lmax/D) = 0.0682

FOR THE VALUES OF K,f(Lmax/D) THE VALUE OF P/P* FROM THE GRAPH IS
1.2700
P/P* =
MAX. OPERATING PRESSURE OF DISCHARGE ELBOW , P1a

P1a = P1(P/P*) = 204.6981 Psi.

VENT PIPE OUTLET

Pr. AT DISCHARGE ELBOW OUTLET , P1 = 161.1796 Psi.

DISCHARGE ELBOW AREA , A1 = 15.9107 .in2

VENT PIPE AREA , A3 = 154.0000 .in2

Pr. AT THE VENT PIPE OUTLET , P3 = 16.6525 Psi.

VELOCITY AT THE VENT PIPE OUTLET , V3 = 2060.7239 ft/sec.

f(Lmax/D3) RATIO FOR VENT PIPE = 0.2657

1.5000
FROM THE GRAPH P/P* =

MAX. OPERATING PRESSURE FOR VENT PIPE P3a

P3a = P3(P/P*) = 24.9787 Psi.

 VENT PIPE INLET

FORM THE GRAPH FOR THE VALUES FOR f(Lmax/D2) AND K OF THE VENT PIPE
1.7000
P/P* =
1.1000
V/V* =

Pr. AT THE INLET OF THE VENT PIPE , P2 P3(P/P*) = 28.3092 Psi.

VELOCITY AT THE INLET ,V2 V3(V/V*) = 2266.7963 ft/sec.

VENT PIPE INLET AREA , A2 = 34.4957 .in2

REACTION FORCES

DISCHARGE ELBOW
12.4000
RELEIVING CAPACITY OF THE VALVE WV = lbm/sec.

F1 = 3207.6156 lbf.

VENT PIPE

OUTLET, F3 = 1144.3546 lbf.

3027.5784
INLET, F2 = lbf.

BLOW BACK PREVENTION - CONDITION

-333.4597
B1 = lbf.

-1865.6229
B2 = lbf.

IF B1>B2, THEN THERE WILL NO BLOW BACK

30.0000
JET DEFLECTION ANGLE = deg.

VERTICAL COMPONENT OF F3 , F3V = 991.0967 lbf.

HORIZONTAL COMPONENT OF F3 , F3H = 572.0794 lbf.

NET IMBALANCE ON VERTICAL PIPE DUE TO VERTICAL COMPONENT,

F2-F3V = 2036.4818 lbf.

7000.0000 mm
DISTANCE OF THE ANCHOR POINT FROM TOP OF VENT PIPE, ( Da ) = 275.5906 .in
171915.0491 ft-in
MOMENT ON VENT PIPE ANCHOR , (M) = 14326.2541 ft-lb.

1
, P/P* & V/V*- VALUES TO BE TAKEN FROM ASME B31.1
2
- VALUES FROM STEAM TABLES