Thanks again for the answers...
EGT01, I've found the section of the API RP 521 that you mentioned. That is the kind of information that I need. As I have little or no field experience at all, I think that is important to have some background information (although it's only a RP) before...
First of all, thanks everyone.
MortenA, the design criteria choosen was blocked outlet. In this case, IMHO, the relief capacity would be the maximum predicted gas flow for the field (the vessel is the primary production separator).
Following this idea, I just don't know why the PSV should be...
Hi everybody,
I'm sizing a relief valve for a gas-liquid separator, which belongs to a petroleum production field. I was initially considering the maximum estimated flow for the field (something around 200000 Sm3/d of gas) as the valve's relief capacity, but one of my superiors said that it...