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Rupture Disc Sizing Information Sheet

This document provides information and variables for sizing relief valve discs, including operating pressure, burst pressure, temperature, flow rate, back pressure, overpressure percentage, system cycling, and material details.

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Rupture Disc Sizing Information Sheet

This document provides information and variables for sizing relief valve discs, including operating pressure, burst pressure, temperature, flow rate, back pressure, overpressure percentage, system cycling, and material details.

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DISC SIZING

INFORMATION SHEET

Fill in the green cells or use the drop down for the required information

Existing System
New System

Design Variables Value Units Process Media Value Units


Operating Pressure Gas/Liquid/Steam
Pressure the system runs
Flow Media
Burst Pressure ie. Hydraulic fluid, Water, Peroxide
Pressure the disc will burst
Gas/Vapor
Operating Temperature Molecular Weight amu
Temp the system runs
Ratio of Specific Heats
Burst Temperature
Temp the media will be at time of burst Compressibility Factor
Correction factor for gas/vapor for compression
Required Flow
Rate of discharge needed during relief Liquids
Specific Gravity/Density
Back Pressure
Pressure on outlet side of disc Viscosity CP

Over Pressure % Steam Condition


10% if disc is primary, 16% if disc is secondary, 21% for fire Dry Saturated
Superheated
Will the System Cycle Wet
Will the disc see regular fluctuation of pressure Quality - percentage gas/liquid %

Disc Material
Holder Material
Thread Type
Thread Size
OAL of Fitting
Fragmenting
Non-Fragmenting

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