Overpressure Protection in the Process Industry: A Critical View (Paperback)

1. Background to pressure relief design
2. Studies on overpressure relief systems
3. Critical view on designing pressure safety devices according to PED, EN/ISO, ASME, API
4. Keeping overpressure protection up to date
5. Management of change and pressure relief analysis
6. Code recommendations and sizing methods
7. Emergency depressurization valves versus pressure relief devices
8. Process pressures
9. Effects of backpressure on pressure relief devices
10. Chatter in safety relief valves ? 3% rule
11. Installation of pressure relief devices
12. Overpressure scenario’s
13. RAGAGEP ? recommended and generally accepted good engineering practices
14. Overpressure protection of low-pressure storage tank protection
15. Tank blanketing
16. Accidents analysis and case studies