Has anyone experienced a test of the emergency depressurization system of a Diesel Hydrotreating unit (ULSD) with the objective to check orifice plate dimensioning and depressurization rates in an HDT unit about to shutdown (end-of-run) ? Is this a bad idea/proposal considering the risks...
I am trying to validate the sizing case for an existing PRV located at the top of the column which is located downstream the depicted system (please see attached sketch).
The sizing case of the PRV is the gas blow-by through the depicted drum (an HP separator in a naphtha hydrotreating unit)...
