Relief valve always position in the suction line in oreder to relief the extra p

ressure,
while safety valve is always placed at discharge line to release excess pressure
. I would
take that one step further by stating that a " RELIEF VALVE" is one that is "mea
nt" to be
lifted off its seat, as opposed to a "SAFETY RELIEF VALVE" which is not!
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RELIEF VALVE AND SAFETY VALVE:
1. Releif valve is applicable in the fluid system. safety valve is applicable in
the gaseous system.
2.Relief valve opening is directly proportional to the pressure rise. Safety val
ve opening
is will happen at after reaching the set pressure.
3.Mode of relif vlave line is again connected to the suction. But in the safety
valve is just
vent-out there is no connection to suction.