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#1 rikakose

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 04:29 AM

1. sketch: Water line.

Are the two TRV's needed? If it can be proved that the ambient temperature (as well as sun radiation) is not possible to warm up the water to expand to the pipeline design pressure?

 

2. evaporator blocked-in

Some other posts mentioned: to protect the evaporator from overpressure when the process side is blocked, a TRV is installed on the process side. Won't that be a PSV? As by definition, TRV only allows liquid relief.  

 

3. Sketch 2:

The System downstream pump is designed at 30barg the SOP pressure. The RV on the tank is set at 30barg and relief case is fire case. Is the RV also able to protect the system from thermal expansion?

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 05:36 AM

1. sketch: Water line.

Are the two TRV's needed? If it can be proved that the ambient temperature (as well as sun radiation) is not possible to warm up the water to expand to the pipeline design pressure?

 

2. evaporator blocked-in

Some other posts mentioned: to protect the evaporator from overpressure when the process side is blocked, a TRV is installed on the process side. Won't that be a PSV? As by definition, TRV only allows liquid relief.  

 

3. Sketch 2:

The System downstream pump is designed at 30barg the SOP pressure. The RV on the tank is set at 30barg and relief case is fire case. Is the RV also able to protect the system from thermal expansion?

 

rikakose,

 

1-If sunshine cannot warm up the water to pass the pipeline design pressure TRVs aren't needed.

2-TRV is needed and it's same as PSV in pressure relieving function

3-Thermal expansion due to which heat source? Is the vessel full of liquid?
 



#3 rikakose

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 06:12 AM

Thermal due to sunshine. The vessel is almost full. level control is at high level.

It is a separator. I didn't show the other connections on the sketch.

3 layer - gas, hydrocarbon, water.

 


Edited by rikakose, 20 September 2017 - 06:16 AM.


#4 shahidulislam48

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 06:34 AM

Thermal due to sunshine. The vessel is almost full. level control is at high level.

It is a separator. I didn't show the other connections on the sketch.

3 layer - gas, hydrocarbon, water.

rikakose

 

If the vessel is full thermal expansion would not be quite significant comparing the bulk amount of fluid (it would also depend on the volatility of the process fluid).

As you have selected the Fire Case for design criteria for the PSV, you have already selected the worst case for the operation of the PSV. Fire Case generally results in bigger size PSV.

 

Your RV will protect the vessel in case of Thermal Expansion as soon as the vessel pressure reaches to 30 barg but it will result in chattering of the RV.

 

Moreover, in fire case scenario, vapor is released when relief device gets pop up. In that situation, PSV is used instead of PRV.



#5 rikakose

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 06:58 AM

Thanks for the relies.

 

The RV is calculated based on the fire case. so only vapour relief is considered (also the inlet dP, long inlet line)  

Thermal expansion will also release liquid. Will this cause chattering? We try to avoid chattering as it led to an accident year ago.

 

Should we change the RV for the liquid or two-phase relief?

 

If the RV is calculated based on liquid relief case, it can also be used to relief vapour and no chattering issue right?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



#6 fallah

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 12:39 PM

Thermal due to sunshine. The vessel is almost full. level control is at high level.

It is a separator. I didn't show the other connections on the sketch.

3 layer - gas, hydrocarbon, water.

 

If it's a separator there is a vapor space at the top of vessel and thermal expansion due to heat sources other than fire can be handled by existing PSV as well.



#7 Bobby Strain

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Posted 20 September 2017 - 01:13 PM

The second sketch doesn't show all the connections and valves. So, we can't ascertain that the fire case is limiting. If you don't show the system clearly, including all the design parameters, you should exercise care concerning any advice you get. Remember, it's you who are responsible. Not us.

 

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#8 shahidulislam48

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Posted 21 September 2017 - 04:42 AM

Thanks for the relies.

 

The RV is calculated based on the fire case. so only vapour relief is considered (also the inlet dP, long inlet line)  

Thermal expansion will also release liquid. Will this cause chattering? We try to avoid chattering as it led to an accident year ago.

 

Should we change the RV for the liquid or two-phase relief?

 

If the RV is calculated based on liquid relief case, it can also be used to relief vapour and no chattering issue right?

Dear rikakose,

 

You can visit following site related to chattering.

http://process-engin...chattering.html

 

Due to complexities related with the two-phase relief most of the engineers recommend to consider vapor relief due to fire case.

You could select PSRV (Pressure Safety Relief Valve) for relieving both vapor and liquid. For vapor relief you must select PSV and for liquid you could select PRV. PSV is associated with pop up action for vapor relief and PRV actuates (open or close) gradually depending on the variation of pressure during over pressure scenario.

 

Same RV for liquid and vapor, having fixed relieving capacity, it might be appropriate for liquid relief but for vapor it might not.

 

It is important to mention that you should select one worst case scenario not two or three.






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