PSV checking

[Rickeinstein]

Hello Team
Someone can explain me what are the main points of PSV that engineering should be check from vendor (during vendor data review)
Thank you

 

[Danlap]

hi,

There is a Safety Relief Valve Engineering (PSV) on a different channel. IMO best suited there.
In a nutshell.
Step 1 Operation/Process Engineer end user side provides:
Medium, Pressure (upstream and downstream/back pressure), sizes, Design pressure of 'protected' upstream equipment, etc.

Step 2 Process engineer (end user) or contractor calculates, usually they have their own program:
Set pressure, type (conventional, balanced bellows, pilot operated), Blow down (capacity, flow, etc.), nozzle area
It will be in a form of preliminary datasheet

Step 3 forward that datasheet to potential vendors, and they will provide their own datasheet for your approval.
main difference would be nozzle area (which will impact flow, capacity, etc.), since vendors kind of bound with their ASME / V certified safety valve type e.g. Crosby with their J-series, etc.

Step 4
Again, process engineering should check whether proposed datasheet fit with Operation of process safety scenario. Over blowdown capacity sometimes can trip a sensor which resulting in shutdown scenario.

Of course I am oversimplifying the parameter above and might missing some details (PED requirements, government/TUV stamp, price etc.).

Regards,
D

 

[Rickeinstein]

hi,

There is a Safety Relief Valve Engineering (PSV) on a different channel. IMO best suited there.
In a nutshell.
Step 1 Operation/Process Engineer end user side provides:
Medium, Pressure (upstream and downstream/back pressure), sizes, Design pressure of 'protected' upstream equipment, etc.

Step 2 Process engineer (end user) or contractor calculates, usually they have their own program:
Set pressure, type (conventional, balanced bellows, pilot operated), Blow down (capacity, flow, etc.), nozzle area
It will be in a form of preliminary datasheet

Step 3 forward that datasheet to potential vendors, and they will provide their own datasheet for your approval.
main difference would be nozzle area (which will impact flow, capacity, etc.), since vendors kind of bound with their ASME / V certified safety valve type e.g. Crosby with their J-series, etc.

Step 4
Again, process engineering should check whether proposed datasheet fit with Operation of process safety scenario. Over blowdown capacity sometimes can trip a sensor which resulting in shutdown scenario.

Of course I am oversimplifying the parameter above and might missing some details (PED requirements, government/TUV stamp, price etc.).

Regards,
D

Hi
Thank you Danlap for your clarifications.
I will keep in my mind your advice.