PART PVG

REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIC FLUID

VAPORIZERS

GENERAL PVG-10 GAGE GLASSES

PVG-1 GENERAL Gage glasses shall be of the flat glass type with forged
steel frames. Gage cocks shall not be used.
The rules in Part PVG are applicable to organic fluid
vaporizers and parts thereof and shall be used in conjunc-
tion with the general requirements in Part PG as well as
PVG-11 DRAIN VALVES
with the special requirements in the applicable Parts of
this Section that apply to the method of fabrication used. Suitable drain valves of the globe or angle type may be
used in lieu of the blowoff valve required in ASME B31.1.

MATERIALS
PVG-12 SAFETY VALVES
PVG-5 GENERAL PVG-12.1 Safety valves shall be of a totally enclosed
PVG-5.1 Materials used in the construction of pres- type so designed that vapors escaping beyond the valve seat
sure parts for organic fluid vaporizers shall conform to shall not discharge into the atmosphere, except through an
one of the specifications in Section II and shall be limited escape pipe that will carry such vapors to a safe point of
to those for which allowable stress values are given in discharge outside of the building. A suitable condenser that
Tables 1A and 1B of Section II, Part D. Safety valve will condense all the vapors discharged from the safety
materials shall conform to PG-73.2.3. valve may be used in lieu of piping the vapors to the atmo-
PVG-5.2 The requirements for materials given in Part sphere. The safety valve shall not have a lifting lever. The
PG shall apply in all respects to organic fluid vaporizers. vaporizer shall be designed in accordance with the rules in
this Code for a working pressure of at least 40 psi (280 kPa)
above the operating pressure at which it will be used. Valve
body drains are not mandatory.
DESIGN
PVG-12.2 Safety valves shall be disconnected from
PVG-8 GENERAL
the vaporizer at least once yearly, when they shall be
The rules in the following paragraphs apply specifically inspected, repaired if necessary, tested, and then replaced
to the design of organic fluid vaporizers and parts thereof on the vaporizer.
and shall be used in conjunction with the general require-
ments for design in Part PG as well as with the specific PVG-12.3 In order to minimize the loss by leakage
requirements for design in the applicable Parts of this of material through the safety valve, a rupture disk may
Section that apply to the method of fabrication used. be installed between the safety valve and the vaporizer,
provided the requirements of PVG-12.3.1 through PVG-
12.3.4.3 are met.
PVG-9 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS PVG-12.3.1 The cross-sectional area of the con-
The Manufacturer shall be responsible for providing nection to a vaporizer shall be not less than the required
in the design the limited heat absorption rates, proper relief area of the rupture disk.
furnace proportions, etc., which will permit satisfactory PVG-12.3.2 Every rupture disk shall have a speci-
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and safe operation of the vaporizers under all conditions fied bursting pressure at a specified temperature, shall be
of operation. marked with a lot number, and shall be guaranteed by

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its manufacturer to burst within 5% (plus or minus) of
its specified bursting pressure. 390
PVG-12.3.3 The specified bursting pressure at the
coincident specified temperature shall be determined by 380
bursting two or more specimens from a lot of the same
370
material and of the same size as those to be used. The tests

Constant, C
shall be made in a holder of the same form and pressure 360
area dimensions as that with which the disk is to be used.
350
PVG-12.3.4 A rupture disk may be installed
between a safety valve and the vaporizer provided: 340
PVG-12.3.4.1 The maximum pressure of the
range for which the disk is designed to rupture does not 330
exceed the opening pressure for which the safety valve is
320
set or the maximum allowable working pressure of the
vessel. 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0
PVG-12.3.4.2 The opening provided through the k
rupture disk, after breakage, is sufficient to permit a flow
equal to the capacity of the attached valve and there is GENERAL NOTE: Flow formula calculations
no chance of interference with the proper functioning of
the valve; but in no case shall this area be less than the
inlet area of the valve.

W p K CAPM / T
(U.S. Customary Units)
PVG-12.3.4.3 The space between a rupture disk
and the valve should be provided with a pressure gage, try
k + 1 k
2 k+1
cock, free vent, or a suitable telltale indicator. This arrange- C p 520 k -1

ment permits the detection of disk rupture or leakage.1

(SI Units)
04 PVG-12.4 Safety valve discharge capacity shall be

k + 1 k
determined from the formula: 2 k+1
C p 39.48 k -1

W p CKAP M/T
FIG. PVG-12 CONSTANT C FOR VAPOR RELATED
where TO RATIO OF SPECIFIC HEATS (kpcp /cv)
A p discharge area of safety valve
C p constant for vapor that is a function of the ratio PVG-12.4. The fluid identification shall be stamped on
of Specific Heats k p cp /cv (see Fig. PVG-12) the nameplate.
Note: Where k is not known, k p 1.001.
K p coefficient of discharge for the design PVG-12.6 The required minimum safety valve reliev-
M p molecular weight ing capacity shall be determined from the formula:
P p (set pressure 1.03) + Atmosphere Pressure C H 0.75
T p absolute temperature at inlet, F + 460 Wp
h
(C + 273)
W p flow of vapor where
C p maximum total weight or volume of fuel burned
PVG-12.5 Safety valves for organic fluid vaporizers per hour, lb (kg) or ft3 (m3)
shall be tested and certified under PG-69, and they shall H p heat of combustion of fuel, Btu / lb (J/kg) or
be stamped with the rated relieving capacity in pounds Btu /ft3 (J/m3) (see A-17)
per hour at coincident temperature as determined in h p latent heat of heat transfer fluid at relieving pres-
sure, Btu /lb (J/kg)
1
Users are warned that a rupture disk will not burst at its designed W p weight of organic fluid vapor generated per hour
pressure if back pressure builds up in the space between the disk and
the safety valve, which will occur should leakage develop in the rupture The sum of the safety valve capacities marked on the
disk due to corrosion or other cause. valves shall be equal to or greater than W.

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