The setting pressure of the safety valve is 1.5 MPa. There is an explosion relief tank behind the safety valve; what determines the volume and pressure of this tank?
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The setting pressure of the safety valve is 1.5 MPa. There is an explosion relief tank behind the safety valve; what determines the volume and pressure of this tank?
It seems we’ll need to have a design firm do the calculations!
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The launch pressure minus the pressure drop from the safety valve to the discharge tank is the design pressure of that tank; the design pressure is generally 1.05 to 1.1 times the operating pressure! The volume of the tank is calculated based on the discharge flow rate of the safety valve and the residence time inside the tank, in accordance with the actual process requirements. I hope this helps!