STD CALCULATION FOR PSV SIZING

PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE SIZING CALCULATIONS

VAPOUR OR GAS RELIEF
1-Apr-15

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PROCESS DATA
Vapour or Gas Relief
Fluid
Relieving Scenario
Vessel Design Code
Mass Flow , W
Gas Molecular Weight, M
Relief Temperature of Inlet Gas or Vapor, T
Compressibility, Z
Cp/Cv , k
RV Set pressure
Back Pressure
Back Pressure Correction Factor Kb (Default value = 1)

FIRE
ASME VIII Div.1
kg/h
kg/kmol
C

bar(g)
bar(g)

Coefficient determined from an expression of the ratio of

the specific heats (k = CP/Cv) , C
Accumulation / Overpressure .

5400
28.00
50.00
1.00
1.40
13.00
10.00
1.00
356.06

%
psia

242.79

Critical backpressure , Pcr

psia

128.26
Subcritical Flow
Balanced Bellow
0.975

Calculated Orifice Area, A

inch2

0.644

Selected Orifice
Selected Orifice Area
Relieving Capacity of Selected PSV

inch2
kg/h

H
0.785
6583

Preliminary PSV Size (Inlet x Outlet)

Orifice Designation

Self Chk:________
Date:________

582

User Input for Kb (Optional).

21

CALCULATIONS / RESULTS
Absolute Upstream Relieving Pressure. P1
Critical flow / Subcritical flow
Type of SV
Effective coefficient of Discharge, Kd

11905 lb/hr.

Note, do not exceed defaults.

Default Value as per API-520.

Refer Table 1 of API Std. 526

2"x 3"
H

Chkd:________
Date:_______

Apprvd:________
Date:_______

STD CALCULATION FOR PSV SIZING

PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE SIZING CALCULATIONS

VAPOUR OR GAS RELIEF
BASED ON VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE (Nm3/min)

PROCESS DATA
Vapour or Gas Relief
Fluid
Relieving Scenario

FIRE
ASME VIII Div.1

Vessel Design Code

Required Flow through the device , V
Gas Molecular Weight, M
Relief Temperature of Inlet Gas or Vapor, T
Compressibility, Z
Cp/Cv , k
RV Set pressure
Back Pressure, P2
Back Pressure Correction Factor Kb

Nm3/min
kg/kmol
C

kPag
kPag

(Default value = 1)

Coefficient determined from an expression of the ratio of

the specific heats (k = CP/Cv) , C
Accumulation / Overpressure .

1.9083333333
29.00
75.00
1.00
1.400
1100.00
0.00
1.00

%
kPaa

1432.33

kPaa

756.67
Critical Flow
Conventional
0.975

inch2

0.02538171064686

Critical flow / Subcritical flow

Type of SV
Effective coefficient of Discharge, Kd
Selected Orifice
Selected Orifice Area
Relieving Capacity of Selected PSV
Preliminary PSV Size (Inlet x Outlet)

Self Chk:________
Date:________

627

inch2
Nm3/min

User Input for Kb (Optional).

21

Critical backpressure , Pcr

Calculated Orifice Area, A

4.2071548332 lb/hr.

356.06

CALCULATIONS / RESULTS
Absolute Upstream Relieving Pressure. P 1

Orifice Designation

1-Apr-15

D
0.110
8

Note, do not exceed defaults.

Default Value as per API-520.

0.000039342

mm2

Refer Table 1 of API Std. 526

Nm3/hr.

496.223

1"x 2"
D

Chkd:________
Date:_______

Apprvd:________
Date:_______