API 520

Pa rt 1-S
1-Sizin g & Se le c t io n
Part 2-Installation
• Eq uip m e nt M
MAA WP > 15
15 ps
p sig (103 k Pa g )
• Unfired p ress
ressure ve sse l 
• Sizing
izing p roc e d ures
ures a nd m ethod
etho d s 

• Ove
Ov e rp re ssure
ure / Struc
truc tura
tura l failure 
failure 
• tm o sp
sp e r c a n o w p re re ss
ssu re sto ra
ra g e  
tanks 
• Fired ve sse l – Se c tion
tio n 1,ASM
1,ASM E Bo ilerile r a nd 
pres
presssu re ess
esse c o e .
• Eq uip m e nt M
MAA WP > 15
15 ps
p sig (103 k Pa g )
• Unfired p ress
ressure ve sse l 
• Sizing
izing p roc e d ures
ures a nd m ethod
etho d s 

• Ove
Ov e rp re ssure
ure / Struc
truc tura
tura l failure 
failure 
• tm o sp
sp e r c a n o w p re re ss
ssu re sto ra
ra g e  
tanks 
• Fired ve sse l – Se c tion
tio n 1,ASM
1,ASM E Bo ilerile r a nd 
pres
presssu re ess
esse c o e .
 re s
ss
su re e e ev c e
• Re c los
lo sing Ty p e 
.
b . Sa fe
fe ty
ty V a lv
lv e  
c . Saf
afet
ety
yRRel
eliief V alve 
al ve 
d . Conventiona
Conventiona l Pr Press
essure
ure Reli
Relief 
ef 
Valve 
e. Ba la nc ed Press
essure
ure Reli
Relief
ef Va
Va lve 
f. Pilot Operated
Operated Press essure
ure Relief 
elief 
Valve 

• Re c los
lo sing Ty p e 
a . Rup ture
tu re Disc 
Disc 
. - 
Dim ensio na l Cha ra c te ristic s o f
Pressure Relief Devic e

• Ac tua l disc harg e a rea 

• Effec tive d isc harg e a rea 

• Hudd ling c ham be r 

• Inle t size 
• Outle t size 
• Curtain a rea 
• Lift 
• Minim um net flow a rea 
O era tional Cha ra c teristic s
• c oe ffic ient of d isc harg e:
a . Effec tive c oeffic ient of disc har e 
b . Ra ted c oe ffic ient of disc harg e 

System Pressures and

Tem p era tures

• Ma ximum a llowa b le wo rking p ressure 

(MAWP)/ d esign p ressure 
•
• Overpressure 
• ra ted relieving c a p a c ity 
• Set Pressure 
• The c old d ifferentia l test p ressure (CDTP)
•
• The m a rked b urst p ressure o r ra ted b urst p ressure 
• The sp ec ified b urst pressure 
• Burst-p ressure tolera nc e 
• Lot of rup ture d isks 
• The m a nufa c turing rang e 
• Ba c k p ressure 
• - 
• Sup erim p osed b a c k p ressure
• Blowdown 
• Op ening p ressure 
• Closing Pressure 
• Simmer 
• op erating ra tio 
• - 
• relieving c ond itions 
• sp ec ified d isk tem p erature of a rup ture d isc 
Sp ring -Loa d ed Pressure Relief Va lves
• Co nve ntiona l Pressure Relief Va lve s
sa fety va lves/ relief valve/ sa fety relief valve s
Conventiona l Pressure Relief Va lve w ith a
Conventiona l Pressure Relief Va lve w ith
rea e onnec ons
Rela tionship Betw een Lift of Disk in
Sp ring -Loa d ed Pressure Relief Va lve s
qu erv c e
Ba la nc ed Pressure Relief Va lves
Pilo t-Op era ted Pressure Relief
a ves
• Parts 
a . Ma in Valve 
b . A Floa ting Unb alanc ed Piston 
Assembly 
c . An External Pilot (pop / m od ulating)

• Typ es 
.
b . The Non flowing Typ e 
Po -Ac tio n Pilo t-O era ted Va lve Flo win -T e
Pop -Ac tion Pilot-Op era te d Va lve (Non flow ing -Typ e)
Mod ula ting Pilot-Op era te d Va lve (Flow ing -Typ e)
Pilot-Op era te d Relief Va lve w ith a Nonflow ing
o u a ng o a ve
RUPTURE DISK DEVICES (Rup ture Disc )

• Single, Multiple, and Fire Ap p lic a tions 

• Rup ture Disk Devic e a t the Inlet o f a 
Pressure Relief Va lve 
• Rup ture Disk Devic e a t the Outlet of a 
Pressure Relie f Va lve 
• Highly Co rrosive/ Highly Visc ous 

• Typ es 
a . Forward- a c ting , tension loa d ed .
. -  , .
c . Gra p hite, shea r loa d ed .
Forw a rd -Ac ting Sc ored Rup ture Disk
Fo rw a rd -Ac tin C o m o site Ru ture Disk
Reve rse-Ac ting Rup ture Disk with Knife Bla d es
Reverse-Ac tin Sc ored Ru ture Disk
G ra hite Ru ture Disk
Buc klin Pin Va lve
Ma nufa c turing Ra ng es a nd Corresp ond ing Burst
ressure a r ng
• DETERMINATION OF RELIE 
REQUIREMENTS(API 521)
• API EFFECTIVE AREA AND EFFECTIVE 
 -
• Inlet Piping to Pressure- Relief Devic es 
a . Flow a nd Stress Co nsidera tion 
b . Vib ra tion Conside ra tions 
c . Pressure Loss a t the Pressure-Relief Va lve Inlet 
. - 
Relief Va lves