Bechtel Limited

PO Box 739
245 Hammersmith Road
CALCULATION SHEET SHEET No. 1
London W6 8DP

CALCULATION BY CHECKED BY DATE

Rev: 0
PLANT Project No:

SUBJECT Relief Valve Forces for Valves: 6-5610-PSV-120 CALC No.

VALVE NUMBER : 6-5610-PSV-120 Established Flow Condition

Nomenclature:
A = Selected Orifice Area (See Table 1) = 6.38 in²
2F4
Ref: Orifice Letter: p
Ac = Calculated Orifice Area (From Data Sht.) = 5.7321 in² F2
At = Flow area of tail pipe at tip = 137.89 in²
N = Number of Working Valves = 1
Ps = Set Pressure = psig ( 530 ) + 14.7psi = 544.7 psia F1 F1
P1 = Pressure at Tip = (Ps x A)/(Ro x At) = 13.33 psia
Pt = Pressure at Tip is greater of 14.7 or Pt = 14.70 psia
T = Relief Temperature = °F ( 101.5 ) + 460°R = 561.5 °R 2F1
g = Ratio of Specific Heats = Cp/Cv = 1.45
Ro (See table 2) = 1.891
W1 = Discharge Rate (From Data Sht.) = 307289.5 lb/hr Total Vertical Force At Elbow =
Wm = Maximum Disch. Rate / Valve = W1 . A = 342022 lb/hr 2(F1 + F4) = F5
N. Ac Assuming an Impact factor of 2
W = Maximum Disch. Rate / Valve = Wm = 95.01 lb/sec Horizontal Forces are Balanced
3600 At RV. Pop Condition
M = Molecular Weight = 17.8
R Gas Constant = 1544 = 86.74 F2
M
g Acceleration due to Gravity 32.2 ft/sec²
F3
Note : Conversion Factor: 1.0 lb 4.44822 N
Table 1
"A" Orifice Area "A" Orifice Area "A" Orifice Area
Size Size Size F3 = 2F1
(in²) (in²) (in²)
0.11 D 1.287 J 6.38 P

With Impact factor of 2

0.196 E 1.838 K 11.05 Q
0.307 F 2.853 L 16 R Table 2
0.503 G 3.6 M 20 T g 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
0.785 H 4.34 N Ro 1.711 1.772 1.831 1.891 1.953 2.012
Formulae

F 1=
Wm

366
√ g´T
( g+1 ) M =
342022
√
1.45 x 561.5
(1.45+1) x 17.8 =
=
4038
17961
lb
N
366
2
W RT = 95.01² x 86.7 x 561.5 = 3929 lb
F 2= 32.2 x 544.7 x 6.38 = 17476 N
gPsA

F 3= 2´ F 1 = 2 x 4037.7 = 8075 lb
= 35922 N

= (14.7 - 14.7) x 137.9 = 0 lb

F 4=( Pt −14 . 7 ) At
= 0 N

Total Vert. Force At Elbow = 2(F1 + F4) = F5 = 8075 lb

= 35922 N

GSF-7EEG-5174 [(LON) SEF-A-5174] SEP/93

Bechtel Limited
PO Box 739 CALCULATION SHEET SHEET No. 1
245 Hammersmith Road
London W6 8DP

CALCULATION BY CHECKED BY DATE

Rev: 0
PLANT Project No:

SUBJECT Relief Valve Forces for Valves: CALC No.

VALVE NUMBER : Established Flow Condition

Nomenclature:
F2 F1
A = Selected Orifice Area (See Table 1) = 4.34 in²
Ref: Orifice Letter: n
Ac = Calculated Orifice Area (From Data Sht.) = 3.941 in² F1 F1
N = Number of Working Valves = 1
Ps = Set Pressure in "psia" = 65.5 psia
= Set Press. in "psig" ( 50.8 ) + 14.7psi
T = Absolute Relief Temperature = 816 °R
= Relief Temp in °F ( 356 ) + 460°R
g = Ratio of Specific Heats = Cp/Cv = 1.065
W1 = Discharge Rate (From Data Sht.) = 49279.9 lb/hr F1
Wm = Maximum Disch. Rate / Valve = W1 . A = 54269 lb/hr
N. Ac
W = Maximum Disch. Rate / Valve = Wm = 15.07 lb/sec Only F2 is Effective,
3600 as other forces are balanced.
M = Molecular Weight = 82.64 At RV. Pop Condition
R Gas Constant = 1544 = 18.68
M
g Acceleration due to Gravity 32.2 ft/sec²
F2

Note : Conversion Factor: 1.0 lb 4.44822 N

F3
Table 1
"A" Orifice Area "A" Orifice Area "A" Orifice Area
Size Size Size
(in²) (in²) (in²)
0.11 D 1.287 J 6.38 P F3 = 2F1
0.196 E 1.838 K 11.05 Q
0.307 F 2.853 L 16 R
0.503 G 3.6 M 26 T
0.785 H 4.34 N With Impact factor of 2

Formulae

F 1=
Wm

366
√ g´T
( g+1 ) M =
54269.1616
√
1.065 x 816
(1.065+1) x 82.64 =
=
335
1488
lb
N
366

2
W RT = 15.07² x 18.7 x 816 = 378 lb
F 2= 32.2 x 65.5 x 4.34 = 1684 N
gPsA

F 3= 2´ F 1 = 2 x 334.6 = 669 lb
= 2977 N

GSF-7EEG-5174 [(LON) SEF-A-5174] SEP/93