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This document provides calculations for relief valve forces for an open or closed gas/vapour system. It includes nomenclature for variables used in the calculations such as orifice area, set pressure, inlet and exit temperatures, discharge rate, molecular weight, gas constant, and acceleration due to gravity. A table provides orifice areas in both inch squared and mm squared. The main calculation applies to subcritical flow, while an alternative method is provided for when the apparent gas velocity exceeds the sonic velocity. Example calculations are shown for relief valve forces of 9875N, 4524N, and 7572N. Instructions note that the number of working valves refers to those operating simultaneously, and to only add data to highlighted

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This document provides calculations for relief valve forces for an open or closed gas/vapour system. It includes nomenclature for variables used in the calculations such as orifice area, set pressure, inlet and exit temperatures, discharge rate, molecular weight, gas constant, and acceleration due to gravity. A table provides orifice areas in both inch squared and mm squared. The main calculation applies to subcritical flow, while an alternative method is provided for when the apparent gas velocity exceeds the sonic velocity. Example calculations are shown for relief valve forces of 9875N, 4524N, and 7572N. Instructions note that the number of working valves refers to those operating simultaneously, and to only add data to highlighted

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Relief Valve Forces


Open and Closed Gas/Vapour Systems
Iss 1

Date

Iss 2

Date

Iss 3

Date

Iss 4

Calc by
Checked
Approved
Relief Valve No :-

PSV2505A/B

Date Project
Client
Job No.
Calc No

Stress Sketch No:-

122097-P-2557-01

NOMENCLATURE
A=

Orifice Area (see table)

Ac = Calculated Orifice Area


( from data sheet )
N=

19221

[mm2]

10849.5

[mm2]

Number of Working Valves

Ps = Set Pressure, Bar G

7.0

8.0

Bar A

T1 = Inlet Temp., C

327.0

600.0

T2 = Max. Exit Temp.C

327.0

K=

2.285

Ratio of Specific Heats(Cp/Cv)


K = 1.4 for Air

600.0

Notes
1. Add data to yellow highlighted cells only.

W x = Data Sheet Discharge Rate

32213

[kg/hr]

W m = Actual Discharge Rate

57069

[kg/hr]

2. The main calculation applies to sub-critical flow


only. When the apparent velocity exceeds sonic,
then the F1 calculation at the foot of this sheet
applies.

(W x x A / N x Ac)

w=

Actual Discharge Rate


15.9

(W m / 3600)

[kg/sec]

Subcritical flow - use main calculation

M = Molecular Weight
M = 28.97 for Air

18

R1 = Gas Constant (8314 / M)

461.9

[J/kgK]

g=

9.81

[m/sec2]

Acceleration due to Gravity

Orifice
Area

[in2]
[mm2]

0.110

0.196

0.307

0.503

0.785

1.287

1.838

2.853

3.60

4.34

6.38

11.05

16.00

26.00

71

126

198

325

506

830

1186

1841

2323

2800

4116

7129

10323

16774

FORMULAE
1

9875

[N]

4524

[N]

7572

[N]

19749

[N]

Alternative method, used when the apparent gas velocity Vg exceeds the sonic velocity Vs.
(assuming max. possible gas flow rate).

Critical pressure Cp =
Density at Cp Cp=

3.3
1.2

bar A
kg/m3

Gas velocity Vg=


Sonic velocity Vs=

F1 = Ps x A x K x ( 2 /(K+1))(K / (K-1)) =
Shock = 2 x F1 =

690.4 m/s
795.8 m/s
14539

[N]

29078

[N]

Printed at 15:17:04 on 09/15/2015

Stone
&
Webster

Station House
500-600 Eldergate
Central Milton Keynes MK9 1BA
00 44 (0) 1908 668844

Relief Valve Forces


INSTRUCTIONS

Notes to user
1 "Number of working valves" means the number of valves that operate simultaneously, spare
or standby valves do not count.
2 Add data to yellow highlighted cell only.
3 Obtain input data from instrument RV datasheet

References
1 Industry standard formulae + API 520-2000

Spreadsheet Revision
No.

Purpose

1.0

Issued for comment

Further work
1 RV with liquid discharge
2

By

Chd

Apprd

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