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  1. SodaEng

    Clarification of some simple failure scenarios

    Thank you all for your responses. To LittleInch's point, I should have done this earlier, but a simple diagram of my gas feed to the tank is below. Device (1) is a direct-acting, manually tuned pressure regulator which is set below the MAWP of the tank. This device is sized to allow...
  2. SodaEng

    Clarification of some simple failure scenarios

    All, Thank you for the responses. I see that I had a few poorly worded sections in my initial post. What I was trying to determine, since my understanding is that controls can't be counted on to prevent a failure, is this: Under a failure scenario of one device, can another device that's being...
  3. SodaEng

    Clarification of some simple failure scenarios

    Hi all, I took ASME Sec VIII PSV sizing courses ~5 years ago and remain familiar with API 520, 521, etc. but do not regularly perform PSV sizing exercises. I am hoping someone can clarify how to handle some simple failure scenarios. As I understand it, only one device failure must be accounted...

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