Heat exchanger tube rupture is one of the common over-pressure scenarios of pressure relief valve (PRV) design. API RP 520 Part I' and API RP 521' do offer some guidelines, but they are too general to be used to perfonn a detailed calculation or to do a relief system analysis.
Heat exchanger tube rupture is one of the common over-pressure scenarios of pressure relief valve (PRV) design. API RP 520 Part I' and API RP 521' do offer some guidelines, but they are too …