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A safety valve is a valve that acts as a protection of equipment from exploding or damaging and it is mainly installed in pressure vessels such as chemical plants, electric power boilers, and gas storage tanks.

Safety Relief Valve is a type of valve that automatically actuates when the pressure of inlet side of the valve increases to a predetermined pressure, to open the valve disc and discharge the fluid (steam or gas); and when the pressure decreases to the prescribed value, to close the valve disc again.

There are a number of reasons why the pressure in a vessel or equipment can exceed a predetermined limit. The most common are: Blocked outlet; Exposure to external fire, often referred to as “Fire Case”; Thermal expansion of fluid; Abnormal process conditions (Chemical reaction); Cooling system failure; Heat exchanger tube rupture; Pipework component failure; Control Valve failure, etc.

Each of the above-listed events may occur individually or simultaneously. Every cause of over-pressure will create a different mass or volume flow to be discharged. For e.g. small mass flow for thermal expansion and large mass flow in case of a chemical reaction. It is the process engineer’s responsibility to determine the most worst-case scenario for the sizing and selection of a suitable pressure safety device.

Relief valve: A spring-loaded pressure-relief valve actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve. The valve opens normally in proportion to the pressure increase over the opening pressure. A relief valve is used primarily with incompressible fluids such as any Liquid.

Safety valve: A spring-loaded pressure-relief valve actuated by the static pressure upstream of the valve and characterized by rapid opening or pop action. A safety valve is normally used with compressible fluids such as any Gases, Steam.

The terms full lift, high lift, and low lift refer to the amount of travel the disc undergoes as it moves from its closed position to the position required to produce the certified discharge capacity, and how this affects the discharge capacity of the valve.

A full lift safety valve is one in which the disc lifts sufficiently so that the curtain area no longer influences the discharge area. The discharge area, and therefore the capacity of the valve are subsequently determined by the bore area. This occurs when the disc lifts a distance of at least a quarter of the bore diameter. A full lift conventional safety valve is often the best choice for general steam applications.

The disc of a high lift safety valve lifts a distance of at least 1/12th of the bore diameter. This means that the curtain area, and ultimately the position of the disc, determines the discharge area. The discharge capacities of high lift valves tend to be significantly lower than those of full lift valves, and for a given discharge capacity, it is usually possible to select a full lift valve that has a nominal size several times smaller than a corresponding high lift valve, which usually incurs cost advantages. Furthermore, high lift valves tend to be used on compressible fluids where their action is more proportional.

In low lift valves, the disc only lifts a distance of 1/24th of the bore diameter. The discharge area is determined entirely by the position of the disc, and since the disc only lifts a small amount, the capacities tend to be much lower than those of full or high lift valves.

A conventional safety Relief Valve is a pressure Relief Valve which has its spring housing vented to the discharge side of the Valve. The operational characteristics (opening pressure, closing pressure, and relieving capacity) are directly affected by changes of the back pressure on the Valve.

A balanced safety Relief Valve is a pressure Relief Valve which incorporates means of minimizing the effect of back pressure on the operational characteristics (opening pressure, closing pressure, and relieving capacity).

A pilot-operated pressure Relief Valve is a pressure Relief Valve in which the major relieving device is combined with and is controlled by a self-actuated auxiliary pressure Relief Valve.

A power-actuated pressure Relief Valve is a pressure Relief Valve in which the major relieving device is combined with and controlled by a device requiring an external source of energy.

A temperature-actuated pressure Relief Valve is a pressure Relief Valve that may be actuated by external or internal temperature or by pressure on the inlet side.

A vacuum Relief Valve is a pressure relief device designed to admit fluid to prevent an excessive internal vacuum; it is designed to reclose and prevent further flow of fluid after normal conditions have been restored.

Actual discharge area or actual orifice area: The area of a pressure-relief valve (PRV) is the minimum net area that determines the flow through a valve.

Blowdown: The difference between the set pressure and the closing pressure of a pressure-relief valve, expressed as a percentage of the set pressure or in pressure units.

Closing pressure: The value of decreasing inlet static pressure at which the valve disc re-establishes contact with the seat or at which lift becomes zero as determined by seeing, feeling, or hearing.

Cold differential test pressure (CDTP): The pressure at which a pressure-relief valve is adjusted to open on the test stand. The CDTP includes corrections for the service conditions of backpressure or temperature or both.

Pressure-relief device (PRD): A device actuated by inlet static pressure and designed to open during an emergency or abnormal conditions to prevent a rise of internal fluid pressure in excess of specified design value. The device also may be designed to prevent an excessive internal vacuum. The device may be a pressure-relief valve, a non-reclosing pressure-relief device, or a vacuum relief valve.

Conventional pressure-relief valve: A spring-loaded pressure-relief valve whose operational characteristics are directly affected by changes in the backpressure.

Balanced pressure-relief valve: A spring-loaded pressure-relief valve that incorporates a bellows or other means for minimizing the effect of backpressure on the operational characteristics of the valve.

Modulating pressure-relief valve: A pressure-relief valve that opens and flows in proportion to the inlet pressure for some or all parts of the valve’s operating range from set pressure to overpressure at full lift.

Pilot-operated pressure-relief valve: A pressure-relief valve in which the major relieving device or main valve is combined with and controlled by a self-actuated auxiliary pressure-relief valve (pilot).

American Petroleum Institute. The American Petroleum Institute is the national trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. The API develops standards for valves used in different types of service. Here are the most common API standards that apply to valves:

American National Standards Institute. ANSI provides valve standards in the form of temperature and pressure ratings, which are based on the valve’s housing material. The ANSI pressure class ratings are: 150#, 300#, 400#, 600#, 900#, 1500#, and 2500#.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The ASME publishes the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, which establishes safety regulations for boilers and pressure vessels. The sections most relevant to valve applications are:Section I (Power Boilers)andSection VIII (Pressure Vessels).

Pressure above the Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP) of a vessel during discharge through a pressure relief device. Accumulation is expressed either in pounds per square inch or as a percentage.Cf.overpressure.Accumulation = overpressure when the set pressure of the valve equals the MAWP of the vessel.

An indication of valve leakage. No valve is 100% bubble tight. Instead, this designation indicates that a valve is not leaking above the maximum allowable amount for the valve classification. Also calledzero leakage.

An abnormal rapid up-and-down movement of a valve disk on the valve seat, often due to insufficient blowdown. Chatter can damage the valve seat.Cf.flutter.

The process of inserting a device into a pipe to seal it. Line stopping allows valves to be serviced and replaced on pressurized systems under full operating conditions.

Pressure above the set pressure of the relief valve. Overpressure is expressed either in pounds per square inch or as a percentage.Cf.accumulation.Overpressure = accumulation when the set pressure of the valve equals the MAWP of the vessel.

A valve that opens when pressure in a vessel exceeds a specified value. The valve closes when the vessel returns to normal pressure conditions. The termpressure relief valveis commonly used as a blanket description forsafety valves,relief valves, andsafety relief valves.

A pressure relief valve that opens when the static upstream pressure exceeds the opening pressure. A relief valve opens in proportion to the increase in pressure. Normally used with incompressible fluids.

A pressure relief valve that opens in response to static upstream pressure. A safety valve opens rapidly and fully, with a popping action. Normally used with compressible fluids.

It may be a translation problem. CDTP is the pressure to be used to bench-test a PRV to make that PRV open at the proper pressure while in use. Most commonly for PRV"s that are in hot areas. If the spring is several hundreds of degrees hotter than room temp, the ColdDTP will be higher to compensate for the "limper" hot spring; thus, set [opening] pressure at 100 // CDTP at 103.

For Seat Tightness testing, the PRV is placed underwater and pressurized to 90% of CDTP. The leakage is measured in "Bubbles per Minute", and there are allowable [very small] leakage rates for most PRV"s.

Built-up back pressure is the backpressure generated due to pressure losses at the outlet of an open relief valve when it is discharging. This pressure depends on the pressure of the vent header downstream to the relief valve and the relieving flowrate which is being discharged. The built-up backpressure is the pressure in the vent header plus pressure drop in the line from relief valve to vent header, when the valve is discharging at full capacity.

For certain relief valve designs, the backpressure on the valve acts as a closing force and can affect the opening pressure for the valve. ‘Conventional’ valves are highly susceptible to this effect and hence not used in applications where high backpressure is expected. ‘Balanced Bellows’ and ‘Pilot Operated’ relief valves relatively shielded from effects of high backpressure.

For some relief valves (especially conventional type relief valves), the opening of the valve is affected by backpressure seen by the valve. If the backpressure seen by such relief valves is higher than atmospheric, then it has to be designed to open at a lower differential pressure value than the relief valve set pressure minus atmospheric pressure. However when the relief valve is tested before installation, it only sees atmospheric pressure as backpressure. Hence to open this relief valve at same differential pressure value, the set point pressure for opening the valve has to be lower than original design set point pressure. This set point value is known as cold differential test pressure (CDTP).

For pilot operated and balanced bellows type relief valves, effect of backpressure on valve opening characteristics is very low and hence CDTP is the same as the original design set point pressure value.

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