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    Fire scenario: heat input for equipment higher than 25 ft from the base of a pool fire?

    Thank you RVAmeche and MortenA for sharing your thoughts. I will try to build a case based on the time it takes to heat up the vessel (especially if insulation is added). Anyhow, in a fire scenario, a PSV can only protect a vessel for a limited time (once the liquid is totally evaporated, the...
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    Fire scenario: heat input for equipment higher than 25 ft from the base of a pool fire?

    Dear all, I would appreciate your insight on this case. A 20 m3 pressure vessel filled with Methanol is located on the third floor (grated) of a process unit handling flammable liquids. The elevation is 16 m, hence the fire relief load is nil according to API 521. But in case of pool fire on...

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