Is it necessary to install a safety valve on an atmospheric pressure tower?
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Under what circumstances is it necessary to install a safety valve in an atmospheric pressure tower?
Equipment with a pressure of 0.1 MPa or higher is considered a pressure vessel, and pressure vessels should be equipped with safety valves, right?
It is necessary; safety accessories are required even when the pressure is low
Whether to install a safety valve is like deciding whether to buy insurance – it depends on one’s risk tolerance.
It is necessary to install a safety valve. The normal operating pressure is quite low, but when a malfunction occurs in the press downstream, if the pressure relief valve does not open in time, it is then that the function of the safety valve becomes apparent – I have experienced this firsthand. . . .
When there is a control valve, consider the scenario where the control valve fails.
The fire protection code 50160 specifies clearly that distillation towers with a maximum operating pressure of 0.3 bar or higher require safety valves; they are not considered pressure vessels