Relief Load Calculation
Relief Load Calculation
Relief scenario
Normal operating pressure
Design Pressure
Normal operating gas temp
Length of receiver
Diameter of receiver
wetted Surface area
Eliptical dish end
External fire
C
kd
Tw wall temp
T1 relieving temp
Pu Relieving pressure
30 barg
40 barg
73 C
2.262 m
1.356 m
11.08026 m2
1.99319 m2
15.06664 m2
162.0869 ft2
357
0.957
1560.67 R
827.263 R
719.888 PSIA
F'(Environmental factor)
0.019855
Q(Heat absorption)
LH for air
27044.57 BTU/hr
91.8 BTU/lb
W
Relieving capacity due to
external fire
294.6032 lb/hr
455.7 PSIA
582.8 psia
523.67 R
133.632 kg/hr
133.632 m3/hr
0.006299 in2
Effective d 0.009995 in2
0.110
D
Blocked outlet
A
A
Selected orifice
Orifice
Scenario
Critical flow
Wmax
0.205659 lb/s
335.8268 kg/hr
M
28.89
Rg
1545 ft lbf/lbmol R
gc
32.174
Pc
240.738 psia
Hole area
0.11 in2
0.000764 ft2
K
1.4
C discharge co-efficient of sharp
1
kconst
6
0.017861 in2
0.11 in2
2068.281 kg/hr
738.8189
2068.074 m3/hr
lb/hr
39787.29
663.1215
663.1215
298
346
868