Overpressure Protection in the Process Industry

A Critical View

1st Edition - January 17, 2022
Author: Marc Hellemans
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 9 5 6 - 3
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 3 5 2 - 3

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Overpressure Protection in the Process Industry: A Critical View provides a practical and pragmatic guidance for anyone dealing with overpressure protection in the process industry. The book explains the background of complicated international codes and regulations, offering a pragmatic and practical approach on how these codes can be interpreted for specific cases. The book also gives a critical view on these codes and regulations and where they do or don't make sense, along with the challenges in some instances, including technical and practical argumentations.

Finally, the book covers specific problem areas and sizing methods when using safety relief devices as overpressure protection, such as how to handle installation, backpressures, blowdowns, the 3% rule, types of chatter and other destructive forces in relief devices.

Cover Image
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Studies on overpressure relief systems
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Factors of noncompliance
1.3 Leaking safety relief valves
1.4 Comments on a case study
Chapter 2 Background to pressure relief design
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Principles of pressure relief
Chapter 3 Critical view on designing pressure safety devices according to PED, ASME, and ISO/EN or API
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Structure comparison of the codes
3.3 Comparison of performance characteristics for pressure relief valves
3.4 Testing
3.5 International harmonization
Chapter 4 Keeping overpressure protection up to date
Abstract
4.1 Influencing factors for overpressure protection change
4.2 Lifecycle management
Chapter 5 Management of change and pressure relief analysis
Abstract
Chapter 6 Codes, recommendations, and sizing methods
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 US directives
6.3 European directives
6.4 Other worldwide directives
6.5 Other specific directives
6.6 Former directives and codes
Chapter 7 Emergency depressurization valves versus pressure relief devices
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Pressure system safety regulations
7.3 Types of safety systems
7.4 Safety instrumented systems and safety integrity levels
7.5 Design perspectives
7.6 Operational perspective
7.7 The bowtie analysis
7.8 Overall decision making
7.9 Taking overpressure scenarios to a layer of protection analysis
Chapter 8 Process pressures
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Definitions, design, and sizing terms
8.3 The relief design procedure
Chapter 9 Effects of backpressures on relief devices
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Types of backpressure
9.3 Safety relief valve selection
9.4 Sizing with backpressures
9.5 The issues with backpressure
Chapter 10 Chatter in relief valves and the 3% rule
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Design effects on chatter
10.3 Types of chatter
10.4 The 3% rule: fiction or reality
Chapter 11 Installation of pressure relief devices
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 General installation recommendations
11.3 Types of discharge
11.4 Special code requirements
Chapter 12 Overpressure scenarios
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Understanding overpressure scenarios
12.3 Scenario calculations
12.3.5 Thermal expansion
12.4 Scenario examples
Chapter 13 Recommended and generally accepted good engineering practices
Abstract
Keywords
Chapter 14 Relief system sizing and design
Abstract
Keywords
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Use of shutdown devices
14.3 What do codes say?
14.4 Pros and cons of taking credit for emergency shutdown devices
14.5 Types of emergency shutdown devices
14.6 Various methods of credit taking
14.7 High integrity emergency shutdown devices versus reliability of pressure relief valves
Chapter 15 Overpressure protection on low-pressure storage tanks
Abstract
Keywords
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Recommended guidelines and practices
15.3 Selecting conservation vents
15.4 Technology and principle of operation of conservation vents
15.5 Sizing for normal operation
15.6 Sizing for emergency relief
15.7 Setting conservation vents
Chapter 16 Tank blanketing
Abstract
Keywords
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Why and where to use tank blanketing
16.3 General description of the blanketing process
16.4 Types of blanketing systems
16.5 Sizing blanketing systems
16.6 Blanketing methods and requirements
16.7 Setting and use of blanketing systems
16.8 International guidelines and recommendations
Chapter 17 Learning from accidents/incidents and study cases
Abstract
Keywords
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Accident 1: Texas city refinery explosion
17.3 Accident 2: hydrocracking unit UK
17.4 Accident 3: storage tank explosion
17.5 Accident 4: tank explosion
17.6 Accident 5: the Seveso disaster
17.7 Accident 6: LNG plant Russia
17.8 Accident 7: chemical runaway accident the United States
17.9 Accident 8: The Piper Bravo offshore rig
17.10 Miscellaneous accidents
17.11 Pressure relief case studies
17.12 Incidents due to small modifications
Abbreviations and acronyms
Further reading
Index

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