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Pressure relief valves

Standards

  • ISO 4126-1 (2016)
  • ISO 4126-7 (2016)
  • ISO 4126-9 (2008)
  • ISO 4126-10 (2010, 2019)
  • API 520 (2020)
  • API 521 (2020)
  • API 526 (2023)
  • ASME Section VIII (2011)
  • ASME Section XIII (2021)
  • AD Specification A2 (2015)

Features

  • Extensive database of common safety valve manufacturers for fast automatic selection
  • Calculation of generic safety valves according to API 526.
  • Calculation of two-phase media at the inlet and flashing liquids according to ISO 4126-10 and API 520 - optionally by the ω method or by direct integration
  • Determination of the mass flow to be discharged in accordance with API 521
    • in fire case (vapor formation, liquid expansion)
    • of thermal expansion of liquids in blocked systems (heat exchangers, tank, pipelines)
  • Determination of pressure losses in the feeding and discharge pipe as well as the consideration of installations and their flow resistances
  • Calculation of the built-up back pressure of the discharge system with up to four pipe extensions in accordance with ISO 4126-9
  • Calculation of the banking-up pressure at the valve outlet with supercritical gas flow
  • Noise prediction for gases and calculation of reaction forces according to ISO 4126:9
  • Graphic display of the corrections for the discharge coefficient for back pressure and lift stop
  • Consideration of upstream rupture discs
  • Temperature and material-dependent maximum pressure determination for the valve per pressure rating according to:
    • EN 1092-1
    • ASME B16.5
    • API 526

Rupture discs

Standards

  • ISO 4126-2 (2018)
  • ISO 4126-10 (2010, 2019)
  • API 520 (2020)
  • ASME Section VIII (2011)
  • ASME Section XIII (2021)
  • AD Specification A1 (2006)

Features

  • Sizing and calculation of rupture discs according to the flow resistance method and the coefficient of discharge coefficient method.
  • Calculation of the maximum allowable working pressure in consideration of the maximum working pressure, manufacturer range, burst tolerance, backpressure and maximum pressure operating ratio. Rough estimate of the temperature dependency of the burst pressure.
  • Calculation of two-phase media at the inlet and flashing liquids according to ISO 4126-10 and API 520 - optionally by the ω method or by direct integration
  • Rupture discs can be selected form a database, filtered by size, conditions, temperature and pressure limits.