I earnestly request valuable literature on the calculation of the relief valve discharge capacity under tube rupture conditions in heat exchangers

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PRV sizing for exchanger tube rupture – from osti.gov. Author: WY Wong. Abstract: This paper discusses heat exchanger tube ruptures, which represent one of the common over-pressure scenarios in pressure relief valve (PRV) design. ASME Code VIII-1 requires that heat exchangers be equipped with relief devices having sufficient capacity to prevent over-pressure in the event of an internal failure. However, it does not provide any guidance on how to determine the appropriate size for a PRV or how to identify the required relief capacity. API RP 520 Part I and API RP 521 offer some guidelines regarding heat exchanger tube ruptures in PRV design, but these guidelines are too general to be used for conducting detailed calculations or performing analyses of the relief system. Moreover, the two-phase flow calculation methods outlined in API 520 contradict its own assumptions, making its design approach impractical. A detailed procedure for PRV design in the context of heat exchanger tube ruptures will be discussed. Source: Hydrocarbon Processing; (United States), 1992, 71:2. Keywords: engineering / heat exchangers / tubes / pressure regulators / design / ruptures / calculation methods / two-phase flow / valves / control equipment; sufficient capacity, guidance, required capacity, failures, design, heat exchangers, pressure, calculations