PROCESS CALCULATION
Document No.
SUMMARY SHEET
PRxxxx
Sheet
203383 Shell Gabon Rabi 3 EPCM
Job
Item Name / Subject
Relief Valve Sizing
of
Rev.
Item No. (s)
1. OBJECTIVE
To size suitable relief valves to protect
from any possible overpressure
2. ASSUMPTIONS
6. The protected vessel will be built to ASME VIII codes ( based on vendor information)
3. REFERENCES
1. API RP520 Part.1
2. Shell DEP [Link]-Gen
3. Gas Processors Suppliers Assoc.,"Engineering Data Book"
PD127/2 Original Yellow
4. CONCLUSIONS
The sizing calculation method chosen was
The only credible overpressure scenario was
The fire load was calculated as
API 520 Gas critical flow
The calculated relief area is
This required standard orifice(s) of
mm2
Description
Made / Revised by
Checked by
Approved Process
Approved
Date
JG
8-Dec-03
kg/h
Date
Date
Date
Date
2 of 7
Project:
Calculations for:
Divn/Dept:
Calculated by:
Checked by:
Relief Valve :
Case
Type
Job Nr/File No .
Date:
Sheet No.
B/Bellows
USCust
USCust
lb/h
psig
PSV GAS/VAPOUR SIZING CALCULATIONS
REQUIRED CAPACITY (W) =
MOLECULAR WEIGHT (M) =
SET PRESSURE (Pset) =
Input values
Comments
53500 API Example3.6.3.2
65.000
75.000
OVERPRESSURE =
ATMOS PRESSURE (Patm)=
BACK PRESSURE(Pback)
TEMPERATURE (T) =
SPECIFIC HEAT RATIO (k) =
COMPRESSIBILITY (z) =
COEFF. OF DISCHARGE (Kd) =
%
psia
psig
F
-
10% ASME VIII non-fire single valve
14.6959 ground level
40.0000 incl built-up back P
167.00
1.090
0.840
0.975 API 520 rec. No rupture disk
CAPACITY CORRECTION FACTOR (Kb)
1.000 input according to type
COMBINATION CORRECTION FACTOR (Kc)
1.000
CONSTANT FOR [Link] ORIF. AREA (Ccfoa)
US Cust
CONST. FOR CONVERSION TO ABS. TEMP( Tcon )
F->R
1.0
459.67
Calculation formula for relieving pressure( P1 )
P1 = Pset * ( 1 + Overpressure) + Patm
psia
RELIEVING PRESSURE (P1) =
97.196
1409
57.033
54.696
TRUE!
Calculation formula for critical back pressure(Pcf)
Pcf = P1 * [ 2 / (k+1) ] {k/(k-1)}
CRITICAL BACK PRESSURE(Pcf) =
ACTUAL BACK PRESSURE(P2)
Check if Critical Flow (P2 <= Pcf)
psia
psia
The following equations are valid for critical flow of Gas or Vapour only
Calculation formula for Sp. Ht. coefficient ( C )
C = 519.7 * {(k)[2/ (k+1) ](k+1)/(k-1)}
SP. HT COEFFICIENT (C) =
Ref. API 520 Fig.32
325.5
Calculation formula for crit. flow. calc. orif. area (AGCF)
AGCF =
Ccfoa * W * ( Tabs) * z / M ]
Ref. API 520 Eq.3.2
P1 * C * Kd * Kb * Kc
Tabs = T + Tcon
626.67
Calc. Area ( Acfoa) =
in
4.936
in
2.507
Calculation formula for diameter (d)
d=
(4 * AG/ )
Selection of no. off and API standard letter orifice
User choice of number
Selected API Orifice =
Selected Orifice Area (Asel) =
1 Check overpressure
4P6
Non std orifice
Calculation formula for rated flow = Aselect / Acalc * W
Rated Flow per PSV =
in
in
6.379
5.000
lb/h
54191
Conclusion :
Relief valve selection table:
Ref: GPSA Engineering Data Book Fig. 5-7
Orifice
1D2
1E2
1.5 F 2
2G3
2H3
3J4
3K6
[Link]
Area
in2
0.110
0.196
0.307
0.503
0.785
1.287
1.838
Area
mm
71
125
198
325
506
830
1186
Orifice
4L6
4M6
4N6
4P6
6Q8
6 R 10
8 T 10
Area
in2
2.853
3.600
4.340
6.379
11.045
16.000
26.000
Area
mm2
1841
2323
2800
4116
7129
10323
16774
Project:
Calculations for:
Divn/Dept
Calculated by:
Checked by:
Relief Valve :
Job Nr/File No.
Date:
Date:
Sheet No.
Case
0
0
USCust
lb/h
psig
%
psia
psig
F
-
REQUIRED CAPACITY (W) =
MOLECULAR WEIGHT (M) =
SET PRESSURE (Pset) =
OVERPRESSURE =
ATMOS PRESSURE (Patm)=
BACK PRESSURE(Pback)
TEMPERATURE (T) =
SPECIFIC HEAT RATIO (k) =
COMPRESSIBILITY (z) =
COEFF. OF DISCHARGE (Kd) =
CAPACITY CORRECTION FACTOR (Kb)
COMBINATION CORRECTION FACTOR (Kc)
CONSTANT FOR Sub crit. orif. area (Cscoa)
CONST. FOR CONVERSION TO ABS. TEMP( Tcon )
Value Comments
53500
65.00
75.00
10%
14.696
40.000
167.00
1.090
0.840
0.975
1.000
1.000
735.0000
F->R
459.67
The following equations are valid for sub-critical flow of Gas or Vapour (std valves) only
RELIEVING PRESSURE (P1) =
CRITICAL BACK PRESSURE(Pcf) =
ACTUAL BACK PRESSURE(P2)
Check for sub-criticality(P2 > Pcf)
Calculation for Subcritical Flow of Gas or Vapour
psia
psia
psia
97.1959
57.0333
54.6959
FALSE!
API RP520 para 3.6.3
Calculate coefficient (F2)
F2 = SQRT[ {k/(k-1)} * r2/k * {(1-r((k-1)/k) / (1-r) } ]
k/(k-1)
(k-1)/k
2/k
r
1-r
F2
= P2 / P1
12.1111
0.0826
1.8349
0.5627
0.4373
0.6687
Calculate required orifice area (AG)
AG ={ W / Cscoa / F2 / Kd / Kc } * SQRT [ Z * Tabs / M / P1 / ( P1- P2) ]
Tabs = T + Tcon
626.67
W / Cunit / F2 / Kd / Kc
111.64
Z * Tabs / M / P1 / (P1-P2)
Calc. Area (AG )
0.0020
in2
Calculation formula for diameter (d)
d=
(4 * AG/ )
in
Selected Orifice =
Selected Orifice area (Asel) =
in2
0.000
#N/A
#N/A
lb/h
#N/A
Calculation formula for rated flow = Aselect / Acalc * W
Rated Flow per PSV =
Conclusion :
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Date:
Sheet No.
API RP520 Examples
Work in progress
Units
USCust
USgpm
cP
psig
%
psia
psig
PSV LIQUID CERTIFIED SIZING CALCULATIONS
REQUIRED CAPACITY (Q) =
SPECIFIC GRAVITY rel. water 60F(G) =
VISCOSITY OF FLUID AT RELIEF CONDITIONS ( Mu)
SET PRESSURE (Pset) =
OVERPRESSURE =
ATMOS PRESSURE (Patm)=
BACK PRESSURE(Pback)
COEFF. OF DISCHARGE (Kd) =
Input values
Comments
1800
0.900
396.850
250.00
10%
14.700
50.00
0.65 API reccom. For RV w/o BD
CORRECTION FACTOR DUE TO BACK PRESSURE (Kw) =
0.970
CORRECTION FACTOR FOR RUPTURE DISK (Kc) =
1.000
CORRECTION FACTOR FOR VISCOSITY (Kv) =
Init. Estimate
CONSTANT FOR ORIFICE AREA EQN.(Carea)=
0.9666
38
CONSTANT FOR REYNOLDS No. EQN(CR)=
2800
YES
ITERATE FOR Kv?
Calculation formula for relieving pressure( P1 )
P1= Pset * ( 1 + Overpressure) + Patm
RELIEVING PRESSURE (P1) =
psia
BACK PRESSURE(P2)=
P2= Pback+Patm
psia
Calculation formula for required orifice area(AL)
289.696
64.700
AL = Q * [G / ( P1- P2) ]
Carea * Kd * Kw * Kv
Required orifice area(AL) =
ref:API RP 520 Pt.1 para.[Link]
in2
Selected Orifice =
Selected Orifice Area (Asel) =
from table
4201
4.916
4P6
6.379
in2
Calculation formula for Reynolds number(R)
R = Q * CR * G / Mu / Asel
5155
Calculation formula for Kv
Kv = [.9935+2.878/R0.5 + 342.75/R1.5]-1.0
Conclusion :
As per Relief valve selection table:- 4 P 6 , to be considered
Relief valve selection table:
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Ref: GPSA Engineering Data Book Fig. 5-7
Data:
Orifice
0
1D2
1E2
1.5 F 2
2G3
2H3
3J4
[Link]
0.9666
Area
in2
0.110
0.196
0.307
0.503
0.785
1.287
Area
mm
71
125
198
325
506
830
Orifice
0
4L6
4M6
4N6
4P6
6Q8
6 R 10
Area
in2
2.853
3.600
4.340
6.379
11.045
16.000
Area
mm2
1841
2323
2800
4116
7129
10323
[Link]
USCust
SI
Units selection
Units selection
YES
NO
10
21
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
[Link]
0.0001
0.1100
0.1960
0.3070
0.5030
0.7850
1.2870
1.8380
2.8530
3.6000
4.3400
1D2
1E2
1.5 F 2
2G3
2H3
3J4
3K6
4L6
4M6
4N6
4P6
0.110
0.196
0.307
0.503
0.785
1.287
1.838
2.853
3.600
4.340
6.379
12
13
14
[Link]
6.3790
11.0450
16.0000
26.0000
6Q8
6 R 10
8 T 10
Too big
11.045
16.000
26.000
