GAS/VAPOR & STEAM RELIEF SIZING CALCULATION

Calculation according API-RP-520 7th edition, January 2000)

API STD 520 eight edition, Dec 2008, Example1
RELIEF VALVE DATA
Discharge to HP-flare Fluid Vapor
Set pressure (Pset) (barg) 5.17 Vapor-gas / Steam relief (V / S) V

PROCESS DATA
Back pressure (P2)
VALVE DATA

(bara) 1.00 Relieving temperature (T) (C) 75

Accumulation (%) 10.00 Molweight gas/vapor (M) 51.00
Accumulated press. (P1) (bara) 6.70 Compressibility (Z) (@ relief cond.) 0.90
Specific heat ratio cp/cv (k) 1.11
Required relief load (W) (kg/h) 24270.0

RELIEF VALVE ORIFICE CALCULATION

X VAPOR / GAS O STEAM Abbr. Description unit
Check for subcritical flow only in case of steam relief A Calculated orifice area mm
Check for subcritical flow using W Required mass flow kg/hr
1 . 904W
the following formula A= C k-value coefficient
P1K dK bK cK nK sh
T Relieving temperature K
P2 2 k

( )
Calculated Kn with
k 1 Z Compressibility factor
2. 764P11000
P k +1 K n= M Mol weight kg/kmole
3. 324P1 1061 P1 Upstream relieving pressure bara
X Critcal flow vapor/gas O Subcritical flow vapor/gas P2 Back pressure bara
F2 Coefficient subcritical flow
A=
131. 6W
CK dP1K bK c

TZ
M A=
0 .179W

Calculated F2 with


TZ
F 2K dK c MP1( P1 P2 )
k
r
Kd
Kb
Specific heat ratio Cp/Cv
Pressure ratio (P2/P1)
Discharge coefficient
Calculated C with Back Pressure Coefficient

k+1

(
2 Kc
C=520 k ( )
k +1
k1
F2 =
k
k1 )
(r)2/k (
1r (k1) /k
1r ) Kn
Ksh
Combination correction factor
Napier correction factor
Superheat correction factor
STANDARD ORIFICE AREAS (acc. API-RP-526)
Orifice tag D E F G H J K L M N
Area (mm) 71 126 198 325 506 830 1186 1841 2323 2800
Area (sq. inch) 0,110 0,196 0,307 0,503 0,785 1,287 1,838 2,835 3,600 4,340

CORRECTION FACTORS CALCULATED ORIFICE

Discharge coefficient (Kd) 0.975 Type of flow Critical
Back pressure coeff. (Kb)
CALC. DATA

1.0 k-value coefficient (C) 328

K-VALUES

Comb. Rupture disk factor (Kc) 1.0 Coefficient subcritical flow (F2) -
Calculated orifice (mm) 3697
Napier correction factor (Kn) - Recommended orifice (mm) 4116
Superheat steam cor. factor (Ksh) 1.0 Orifice TAG (acc API-RP-526) P

NOTES :
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