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4.7 PSV Design
4.7 PSV Design
Dick Hawrelak
ASME Code
Section VIII for Unfired Pressure Vessels
requires a PSV to be designed for the worst
case scenario (fire or other upset).
PSV alone does not protect the pressure vessel.
Flames may impinge on the vapor space
causing vessel failure.
Flammable liquid pressure vessels still require
water coverage.
PSV Design Methods
NFPA 30
API-521
Natural Gas Association.
Problems
Heat input uncertain.
Wetted area versus vessel area.
Protection factors for heat input reduction
are variable.
Treatment of physical properties are
different.
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