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Lets look at the above sketch. It is a typical arrangement for a Blowdown Valve (BDV) with
Restriction Orifice (RO) , located downstream of the Blowdown valve. This arrangement
typically used to depressurized a system inventory to a safe level within a limited time to
minimized catastrophic scenario. Between the Blowdown valve and Restriction orifice, there
600 mm spool piece between them. What the main purpose of this 600mm spool piece ?
Is this spool for straightening and smooth flow ?
Is this spool to avoid secondary choke ?
Guess what ?
Reasoning...Major pressure drop will take place at Restriction Orifice, downstream of
Blowdown valve during blowdown. Joule-Thompson (JT) effect results fluid temperature
downstream of Restriction Orifice drops below subzero (Less than zero degree Celsius).
Latent heat in the piping will transfer to cold fluid and slowly approaching this subzero
temperature. The "coldness" will travel back to upstream of Restriction orifice and probably
reaches Blowdown valve. It potentially cause the upstream Blowdown valve body
temperature drops below subzero as well. Moisture from atmosphere will freeze at the
Blowdown valve body and potentially cause the stem stuck at position. Operator may not
possible to close the Blowdown valve after blowdown activities and may potentially lead to
back flow. Those "general good engineering practice is to locate Restriction orifice, 600mm
downstream of Blowdown valve.

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