Is the calculation of safety valves a task for the process engineering field or for the equipment engineering field?
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As the title suggests, is the calculation of safety valves done by the process engineering team or by the equipment engineering team? What parameters does the process need to provide for all the professional calculations related to the equipment? Thank you
We’re all calculated by equipment. . . :sleepy:
Generally, the process engineering team specifies the discharge temperature and discharge pressure, while the equipment engineering team calculates the parameters related to the medium...
Logically, it should be calculated based on the manufacturing process, but they keep asking us to calculate it using the equipment details, which is frustrating.
It should be done through process calculations and by the equipment specialists. However, there is also a verification step for safety valves, which should be carried out by the equipment specialists. But since your team handles all the calculations related to equipment, then there’s no need to worry about it
The calculation of safety valves should be carried out by the process engineering team. Alternatively, the process engineering team can specify the discharge temperature and discharge pressure, while the equipment engineering team handles the calculations related to the medium.
Normally, it is the process engineering department that handles the calculations, but here we have the technical department in charge of the equipment that do the calculations themselves.
We provide the process parameters, data, and use SW6 to design the diameter of the safety valve for the equipment
Valve calculation isn’t related to the equipment field, right? First and foremost, it involves process-related calculations, including discharge pressure, discharge temperature, discharge volume, and the required discharge area; the diameter of the inlet and outlet is determined initially. After that, coordination with the piping team takes place to ensure that the material of the safety valve is at least as good as that of the pipes it connects to. Then, the process department sends out inquiries to safety valve manufacturers, who will carry out further calculations to finally determine the appropriate material and diameter. This process has nothing to do with the equipment field.