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    Multiple Valve Sizing: Example #1

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    When sizing multiple pressure relief valves, one valve must be set at or below the Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP), while additional valves can be set up to 5% over MAWP. The total required relief area is calculated using an overpressure of 16% or 27.58 kPa, whichever is greater. Two examples are provided calculating the required relief area and selecting appropriately sized valves for multiple valve applications involving natural gas and air. In both examples, the required area is met by two valves with one set at the MAWP and the other at 105% of the MAWP.

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    Multiple Valve Sizing: Example #1

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    When sizing multiple pressure relief valves, one valve must be set at or below the Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP), while additional valves can be set up to 5% over MAWP. The total required relief area is calculated using an overpressure of 16% or 27.58 kPa, whichever is greater. Two examples are provided calculating the required relief area and selecting appropriately sized valves for multiple valve applications involving natural gas and air. In both examples, the required area is met by two valves with one set at the MAWP and the other at 105% of the MAWP.

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    When sizing multiple pressure relief valves, one valve must be set at or below the Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP), while additional valves can be set up to 5% over MAWP. The total required relief area is calculated using an overpressure of 16% or 27.58 kPa, whichever is greater. Two examples are provided calculating the required relief area and selecting appropriately sized valves for multiple valve applications involving natural gas and air. In both examples, the required area is met by two valves with one set at the MAWP and the other at 105% of the MAWP.

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    Multiple Valve Sizing: Example #1

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    When sizing multiple pressure relief valves, one valve must be set at or below the Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP), while additional valves can be set up to 5% over MAWP. The total required relief area is calculated using an overpressure of 16% or 27.58 kPa, whichever is greater. Two examples are provided calculating the required relief area and selecting appropriately sized valves for multiple valve applications involving natural gas and air. In both examples, the required area is met by two valves with one set at the MAWP and the other at 105% of the MAWP.

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    Multiple Valve Sizing

    When multiple pressure relief valves are used, one valve


    shall be set at or below the Maximum Allowable Working
    Pressure, MAWP, and the remaining may be set up to 5%
    over the MAWP. When sizing for multiple valve applications,
    the total required area is calculated on an overpressure
    of 16% or 27.58 kPa, whichever is greater.
    When exposure to fire is a consideration, please reference
    liquid relief valve sizing under fire conditions (see
    page 7-17).
    Example #1
    Reference Example #1, page 6-3, except that this is a
    multiple valve application:
    MAWP: 1450 kPag
    Fluid: Natural Gas
    Required Capacity: 2675 kg/hr
    Set Pressure: 1450 kPag
    Overpressure: 16%
    Back Pressure: Atmospheric
    Relieving Temperature: 50C
    Molecular Weight: 19.0
    A = 13160 W TZ
    C K P1 Kb M
    Where:
    A = Minimum required effective discharge area,
    square millimeters
    W = 2675 kg/hr
    T = 50C + 273 = 323 K
    Z = Compressibility Factor, use Z = 1.0
    P1 = 1450 (1.16) + 101 = 1783 kPaa
    C = 344 (Table T7-7, page 7-26)
    K = 0.975
    Kb = Capacity correction factor due to back
    pressure. Use Kb = 1.0 for atmospheric
    back pressure.
    M = 19 (Table T7-7 page 7-26)
    A=
    13160 (2675) (323) (1)
    = 242.7 sq.mm
    (344) (0.975) (1783) (1.0) 19
    Therefore, two "E" orifice valves with a total area of 242.7
    square mm are selected to meet the required flow for this
    multiple valve application: one valve set at MAWP equals
    1450 kPag, and one set at 105% of MAWP equals 1522 kPag.
    The effective area of each "E" orifice valve is 126 square mm.
    From Crosby Catalog No. 310, standard materials were
    selected. Therefore, Model Number is 1E2 JOS-15-J.
    Example #2
    Fluid: Air
    Required Capacity: 68038.9 kg/hr
    Set Pressure: 1379 kPag
    Overpressure: 16%
    Back Pressure: Atmospheric
    Inlet Relieving Temperature: 66C
    A = W TZ
    C K P1 Kb M
    Where:
    A = Minimum required effective discharge area,
    square mm
    W = 68038.9
    T = 66C + 273C = 339 K
    Z = Compressibility factor, use Z = 1.0
    P1 = Absolute relieving pressure 1379 kPag + 220
    kPag + 101 = 170 kPa
    C = 356 (Table T7-7 on page 7-26)
    K = 0.975
    Kb = Capacity correction factor due to back pressure.
    For standard valves with superimposed
    (constant) back pressure exceeding critical see
    Table T7-1 on page 7-3. For bellows valves
    with superimposed variable back pressure see
    Figure F7-2 on page 7-5. Use Kb = 1.0 for
    atmospheric back pressure.
    M = 28.97 (Table T7-7 on page 7-26)
    A=
    13160 (68038.9) 339 (1)
    (356)(0.975)(1701)(1) 28.97
    A = 5188 sq. mm.
    Total required orifice area is 5188 square mm. Valves
    selected are "N" orifice with an effective area of 2800
    square mm each. Total area of two "N" orifice valves
    equals 5600 square mm. On multiple valve applications,
    only one valve needs to be set at or below MAWP. All
    additional valves may be set up to and including 105% of
    MAWP. From Crosby Catalog No. 310, standard materials
    were selected. Therefore, Model Number is 4N6 JOS-15-J.

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