Art Montemayor

Storage Tank Relief Calculation Philosophy

for Chemical Processing Plant Storage Facilities

January 20, 1998 Rev: 5 (03/12/02)

Relief Cases
When determinin the re!ie" re#uirement$ "or atmo$%heri& $tora e tan'$ there are $even inde%endent &a$e$( )hey are: 1( 2( 3( 0( 5( 4( 5( *n"!o+ ,ut"!o+ -.terna! /ire 1team 2oi! Ru%ture 3i#uid ,ver"i!! 2hemi&a! Rea&tion 1team ,ut

)he "o!!o+in are &ontri6ution$ that are u$ed in &om6ination to determine the !oad$ re#uired "or ea&h &a$e: 1( 2( 3( 0( 5( 4( 5( 8( 9( 10( 11( 12( 3i#uid Movement *n 3i#uid Movement ,ut )herma! ,ut 7reathin )herma! *n 7reathin /ire -.%o$ure 8re$$ure )ran$"er 7!o+9throu h /ai! ,%en the :itro en 8addin 1y$tem /ai!ure or !o$$ o" 2ontro! o" ;eat )ran$"er <evi&e$= !o$$ o" heatin /&oo!in uti!ity or in$trument air( /ai!ure o" *nterna!/-.terna! ;eatin /2oo!in 2oi!$ /ai!ure o" >ent >a%or 2o!!e&tion 1y$tem 2hemi&a! Rea&tion 1team ,ut

)a6!e 1 $ho+$ +hi&h &ontri6ution$ need to 6e &on$idered +hen &a!&u!atin ea&h 2a$e(

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Relief Devices
1( Conservation Vents 9 )he$e are 8re$$ure >a&uum 6reather va!ve$( )hey may 6e u$ed a$ "ina! %re$$ure and/or va&uum re!ie" or "or norma! %re$$ure &ontro! on atmo$%heri& tan'$( 2( Emergency Vents 9 )he$e devi&e$ are !i'e &on$ervation vent$ e.&e%t that they on!y have the %re$$ure $ide( )hey may 6e u$ed to $u%%!ement the &on$ervation vent($) +hen additiona! &a%a&ity i$ needed to meet a !ar e %re$$ure re!ie" !oad +hi!e additiona! va&uum re!ie" i$ not needed( )hey &an ta'e the ine.%en$ive "orm o" $im%!e, +ei hed 6!ind "!an e$ on to% o" a tan' roo" no??!e= the 6!ind &over "!an e i$ o"ten hin ed or &hained in order to avoid a ha?ard +ith the &over 6ein e.%e!!ed( 3( Fire Hatches 9 )he$e devi&e$ may 6e u$ed in the $ame &a$e$ a$ -mer en&y >ent$( )he$e devi&e$ are u$ua!!y +ei hed do+n and $+in o%en +hen over9%re$$ured( )hey +i!! not re9$ea! a"ter the re!ie" ventin i$ &om%!ete( 7e&au$e o" thi$ "eature, their re!ie" &a%a&ity i$ re$tri&ted to miti ate the /ire, 2oi! /ai!ure, and 2hemi&a! Rea&tion &ontri6ution$( ,ther devi&e$ mu$t 6e avai!a6!e to %rovide re!ie" "or a!! o" the other &ontri6ution$( 0( Pipe A ay Vent Valves 9 )he$e are !i'e -mer en&y or 2on$ervation >ent$ +ith a %i%in "!an e on the out!et( )hey are u$ed to &onne&t tan'$ to environmenta! &ontro! devi&e$ +here the %re$$ure in the tan' i$ the drivin "or&e %u$hin the va%or$ throu h the %i%in and environmenta! &ontro! devi&e( )he$e devi&e$ are u$ua!!y not &on$idered a$ re!ie" devi&e$= ho+ever, their &a%a&ity &an 6e &on$idered a$ &ontri6utin to a re!ie" $&enario i" there are no 6!o&' va!ve$ or &ontro! va!ve$ 6et+een the 8i%e A+ay >ent >a!ve and the atmo$%here or a!! 6!o&' va!ve$ are !o&'ed o%en and there are no &ontro! va!ve$( *" their &a%a&ity i$ &on$idered, &a!&u!ation$ +i!! need to 6e made to de9rate the &a%a&ity due to 6a&' %re$$ure e""e&t$ o" the do+n $tream %i%in and other e#ui%ment(

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)a6!e 1 8re$$ure Re!ie" 2a$e$ "or Atmo$%heri& 1tora e )an'$

1 *n"!o+ (8re$$ure) 2ontri6ution$: 1( 3i#uid / >a%or *n 2( 3i#uid ,ut 3( ,ut 7reathin 0( *n 7reathin 5( /ire -.%o$ure 4( 8re$$ure )ran$"er 5( :2 Re u!ator /ai!ure 8( 3o$$ ;eat )ran$"er 9( 2oi! /ai!ure 10( >ent 1y$tem /ai!ure 11( 2hemi&a! Rea&tion 12( 1team ,ut :ote$: 1( 2( 3( @e$ @e$ @e$ @e$ @e$ @e$ @e$ 8(6) A &) 10(6) @e$ 8( a) A d) 10(a) @e$ :ote 1 9(a) :ote 2 11(a) 11(6) 9(6) 11(6) ''(c% &es :ote 3 @e$ @e$ &es 2 ,ut"!o+ (>a&uum) 3 /ire 2a$e: 0 2oi! Ru%ture @e$ 5 3i#uid ,ver"i!! @e$ ! Chemical Reaction &es " Steam #ut $Vacuum%

/ai! to "u!! heatin or no &oo!in ( /ai! 2!o$ed any vent va!ve$ oin to a vent &o!!e&tion $y$tem( Rate a$ 3i#uid(

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Calculating Contri)ution *oa+s

'( *i,ui+ -ovement .n )he !i#uid movement into a tan' i$ the !e$$er o" the "o!!o+in :

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a) <etermine the Ma.imum "!o+, at the hor$e %o+er !imit, "or ea&h %um% that &an 6e !ined u% to the tan'( 2on$ider the motorB$ $ervi&e "a&tor (u$ua!!y 1(15) +hen determinin the hor$e %o+er !imit( /or $our&e$ that are not %um% driven, &a!&u!ate the ma.imum "!o+ "or the "!o+ !imitin e!ement( /or &ontro! va!ve$ u$e the !ar e$t trim "or the va!ve 6ody and add the &a%a&ity o" any 6y%a$$ va!ve$( An a!ternate to u$in the !ar e$t trim "or a &ontro! va!ve, i$ to u$e the a&tua! trim $i?e and a""i. a meta! ta to the va!ve indi&atin that a $a"ety devi&e ratin i$ de%endent on the trim $i?e( )he tota! in"!o+ i$ the $um "rom a!! o" the$e $our&e$( )he tota! in"!o+ &an 6e redu&ed i" en ineerin Cud ment indi&ate$ that it i$ un!i'e!y that a!! o" the $our&e$ +i!! 6e "eedin into the tan' $imu!taneou$!y( 6) <etermine the ma.imum "!o+ that the %i%in 6et+een the in!et mani"o!d and tan' &an hand!e at the hi he$t avai!a6!e %re$$ure dro%( )he hi he$t avai!a6!e %re$$ure dro% i$ the hi he$t9%re$$ure $our&eB$ deadhead au e %re$$ure( /or tan'$ that have mu!ti%!e !i#uid in!et$, ea&h in!et &an 6e &on$idered inde%endent!y u$in the "!o+ &a!&u!ated 6y method (a) or (6)( 1um the "!o+$ "or ea&h in!et !ine to et the tota! "or the tan'( ,n&e the tota! !i#uid in"!o+ i$ determined, mu!ti%!y the "!o+ 6y the a%%ro%riate "a&tor a$ %er A8*92000 6a$ed on the "!a$h %oint and norma! 6oi!in %oint o" the materia! $tored( A8*92000 ha$ a !o i& error in the $e&tion$ &overin the $e!e&tion o" the "a&tor (2(0(2(2(1 and 2(0(2(3(1)( )he $e!e&tion &riteria a$ %re$ented in A8*92000 i$ "!a$h %oint 6e!o+ 100 o/ or 6oi!in %oint 6e!o+ 300 o/ "or the more &on$ervative "a&tor and "!a$h %oint at or a6ove 100 o/ or 6oi!in %oint at or a6ove 300 o/ "or the !e$$ $trin ent "a&tor( A "!uid +ith a "!a$h%oint o" 113 o/ and a norma! 6oi!in %oint o" 251 o/ +i!! te$t true "or 6oth &riteria( *n &a$e$ $u&h a$ thi$ "!uid, u$e the more &on$ervative "a&tor( *n other +ord$, re%!a&e the DorE in D"!a$h %oint at or a6ove 100 o/ or 6oi!in %oint at or a6ove 300 o/E +ith an DandE( )e$t /!a$h 8oint 6e!o+ 100 o/ or 7oi!in 8oint 6e!o+ 300 o/ /!a$h 8oint at or a6ove 100 o/ and 7oi!in 8oint at or a6ove 300 o/ /( *i,ui+ -ovement #ut <etermine the Ma.imum "!o+, at the hor$e %o+er !imit, "or ea&h %um% that &an ta'e $u&tion "rom the tan'( )he tota! !i#uid out"!o+ i$ the $um o" a!! o" the$e, in&!udin in$ta!!ed $%are($)( 2on$ider the motorB$ $ervi&e "a&tor (u$ua!!y 1(15) +hen determinin the hor$e %o+er !imit( ,n&e the tota! !i#uid out"!o+ i$ &a!&u!ated, mu!ti%!y it 6y the A8*92000 "a&tor o" 8 12/;/F8M to determine the vent rate( /a&tor, 12/;/F8M 15(10 8(55

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0( Thermal #ut 1reathing 8er A8* 2000( )a6!e 2 in A8*92000 i$ u$ed to determine the therma! out 6reathin 6a$ed on the &a%a&ity o" the tan'( /or tan'$ !e$$ than 800,000 a! &a%a&ity, a "a&tor &an 6e u$ed that i$ 6a$ed on the "!a$h%oint and norma! 6oi!in %oint o" the materia! $tored( A8*92000 ha$ the $ame !o i& error in )a6!e 2 a$ di$&u$$ed in D3i#uid Movement *nE a6ove( )he "a&tor$ "or tan'$ +ith a &a%a&ity u% to 800,000 a! are %re$ented 6e!o+( Test /!a$h 8oint 6e!o+ 100 o/ or 7oi!in 8oint 6e!o+ 300 o/ /!a$h 8oint at or a6ove 100 o/ and 7oi!in 8oint at or a6ove 300 o/ /or tan'$ !ar er than 800,000 a!, re"er to )a6!e 2 in A8*92000( 5( Thermal .n61reathing 8er A8* 2000( )a6!e 2 in A8*92000 i$ u$ed to determine the therma! in 6reathin 6a$ed on the &a%a&ity o" the tan'( /or tan'$ !e$$ than 800,000 a! &a%a&ity, the "a&tor i$ 23(81 12/; / MFA3( /or tan'$ !ar er than 800,000 a!, re"er to )a6!e 2 in A8*92000( 7( Fire E8posure 8er A8* 2000 !( Pressure Transfer 1lo 6through a) /or tan'$ that are not e.%e&ted to 6e un!oaded into, the va%or rate i$ the "!o+ &a%a&ity o" t+o (2) 1E 6y 20 "oot uti!ity ho$e$ +ith a %re$$ure dro% o" the ma.imum nitro en header au e %re$$ure( ,ne 1E (3/0E *<) 6y 20B uti!ity ho$e &an %a$$ 18,825 12/; o" nitro en( 6) /or tan'$ +here un!oadin i$ e.%e&ted, u$e the reater o" (a) a6ove or the $um o" one (1) 1E 6y 20 "oot !on uti!ity ho$e$ +ith a %re$$ure dro% o" the ma.imum nitro en header au e %re$$ure and the un!oadin !ine $i?e +ith the %re$$ure dro% a$ the ma.imum au e %re$$ure ratin o" the $hi%%in &ontainer to 6e u$ed( "( The 9itrogen Pa++ing System Fails #pen 2a!&u!ate the "!o+ &a%a&ity o" the "!o+ !imitin devi&e u$in the ma.imum nitro en header au e %re$$ure "or the %re$$ure dro%( /or %addin $y$tem$ that have a $te% do+n re u!ator, the $te% do+n re u!ator +i!! a!mo$t a!+ay$ 6e the "!o+ !imitin devi&e( Factor2 SCFH3-4A* 23(81 10(29

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:( Failure or loss of Control Heat Transfer Devices; loss of heating3cooling utility or instrument air( )hi$ &ontri6ution &over$ !o$$ o" heatin , e.&e$$ive heatin , !o$$ o" &oo!in , or e.&e$$ive &oo!in and mu$t 6e determined on a tan' 6y tan' 6a$i$( )he$e "ai!ure$ &an 6e &au$ed 6y "ai!ure$ in the &ontro! $y$tem$, mea$urement in$trument$, &ontro! va!ve$, in$trument air, and the !o$$ o" the heatin or &oo!in uti!ity( a) 3o$$ o" heatin 9 determine the in 6reathin re#uired i" heatin +ere !o$t( )hi$ +i!! %ro6a6!y 6e a tran$ient in"!o+ unti! e#ui!i6rium i$ rea&hed( 6) -.&e$$ive heatin 9 determine the out 6reathin re#uired at "u!! heatin ( )he $team &ontro! va!ve u$ua!!y !imit$ thi$( )hi$ +i!! %ro6a6!y 6e a &ontinuou$ &ondition( &) 3o$$ o" 2oo!in 9 determine the out 6reathin re#uired i" &oo!in +ere !o$t( )hi$ &ou!d 6e a tran$ient and &ontinuou$ &ondition( d) -.&e$$ive 2oo!in 9 determine the re#uired in 6reathin i" the &oo!in +ere to "ai! to ma.imum( )hi$ +i!! %ro6a6!y 6e a tran$ient in"!o+ unti! e#ui!i6rium i$ rea&hed( <( Failure of .nternal3E8ternal Heating3Cooling Coils )hi$ &ontri6ution &over$ a me&hani&a! "ai!ure o" a heat tran$"er devi&e( a) /or tan'$ +ith heatin &oi!$, determine the "!o+ &a%a&ity o" the "!o+9!imitin devi&e "u!!y o%en( *" the "!o+9!imitin devi&e i$ a &ontro! va!ve, u$e the !ar e$t trim avai!a6!e "or the va!ve 6ody( A!$o, add the &a%a&ity o" any 6y%a$$ va!ve$( An a!ternate to u$in the !ar e$t trim "or a &ontro! va!ve i$ to u$e the a&tua! trim $i?e and a""i. a meta! ta to the va!ve indi&atin that a $a"ety devi&e ratin i$ de%endent on the trim $i?e( <etermine the va%or enerated 6y va%ori?ation o" the %rodu&t or 6y the $team it$e!" 9 +hi&hever i$ reater( 6) /or tan'$ +ith &oo!in &oi!$, determine the "!o+ &a%a&ity o" any "!o+9!imitin devi&e$( *" there are no "!o+9!imitin devi&e$ %er"orm a rea$ona6!e %i%e %re$$ure dro% &a!&u!ation, ta'in into &on$ideration that the return !ine &an %otentia!!y &ontri6ute to the in"!o+( '=( Failure of Vent Vapor Collection System a) /or va&uum re!ie", thi$ %ertain$ to any "ai!ure in a va%or &o!!e&tion $y$tem that &an &au$e the $y$tem to %u!! e.&e$$ive va%or$ "rom the tan'( 2a!&u!ate the "!o+ &a%a&ity o" the "!o+9!imitin devi&e( /or $y$tem$ that vent throu h a va&uum devi&e that &an %u!! do+n 6e!o+ the va&uum ratin o" the tan', &a!&u!ate the va%or "!o+ at the %re$$ure +here the &a%a&ity o" the va&uum devi&e e#ua!$ the "u!! o%en &a%a&ity o" the vent va!ve( G$e Atmo$%heri& %re$$ure "or the u%$tream %re$$ure o" the vent va!ve( <o not ta'e &redit "or %re$$ure !o$$e$ in the %i%in or any nitro en "rom a %addin $y$tem( 6) /or %re$$ure re!ie", i" the va&uum9%rodu&in devi&e di$&har e$ into a header that &an have a %re$$ure hi her than the %re$$ure ratin o" the tan', the 6a&' "!o+ &a$e mu$t 6e &on$idered in the event o" the "ai!ure o" the va&uum9%rodu&in devi&e( /or thi$ &a$e &a!&u!ate the &a%a&ity o" the vent va!ve u$in the ma.imum anti&i%ated va&uum %rodu&in devi&e di$&har e header au e %re$$ure a$ the %re$$ure dro%( <o not ta'e &redit "or &he&' va!ve$ or %i%in !o$$e$( ''( Chemical Reaction
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A &hemi&a! rea&tion in a tan' &an 6e &au$ed 6y e.%o$ure to heat2 in&om%!ete rea&tion in a rea&tor 2 or 6y rea&tion o" the tan' &ontent$ +ith $ome &ontaminant( a) )herma! runa+ay rea&tion( )hi$ i$$ue mu$t 6e &on$idered on a tan' 6y tan' 6a$i$( /or tan'$ +here the %rodu&t de&om%o$e$ 6e"ore it rea&he$ a norma! 6oi!in %oint, the runa+ay &a$e i$ not &on$idered $in&e it +ou!d re$u!t in a re!ie" devi&e a$ !ar e a$ the tan'( 6) A rea&tion &an ta'e %!a&e i" t+o materia!$ are &onta&ted unintentiona!!y( )hi$ i$$ue mu$t 6e &on$idered on a tan' 6y tan' 6a$i$( )he %rimary &au$e i$ due to +ater &ontamination a$ a re$u!t o" the "ai!ure o" a heat tran$"er devi&e( ;eat o" mi.in $hou!d a!$o to 6e &on$idered( &) )hi$ &ontri6ution &over$ the %o$$i6i!ity o" in&om%!ete rea&tion in a rea&tion $y$tem( )hi$ i$$ue mu$t 6e &on$idered on a tan' 6y tan' 6a$i$ and +i!! rare!y need to 6e &a!&u!ated( '/( Steam #ut )hi$ &a$e &over$ the $teamin out o" a $tora e tan' "or tan'$ that are $teamed out durin norma! %rodu&t $+it&hover$ or "or maintenan&e and in$%e&tion rea$on$( ,1;A mandate$, "or ood human $a"ety rea$on$, that a!! ve$$e!$ $hou!d 6e &!eaned and %ur ed "ree o" any &hemi&a!$ or $u6$tan&e$ ha?ardou$ to $u6$e#uent entry 6y human$( 1teamin a&hieve$ a !ot o" the ro$$ re$idua! &hemi&a!$ remova! in a tan'( ;o+ever, in the %ro&e$$ o" $teamin a tan' out, a $udden rain $ho+er may deve!o% a dan erou$ $ituation +here the interna! $team i$ #ui&'!y &onden$ed and the tan' &o!!a%$e$ due to a va&uum %rodu&ed interna!!y 6y the &onden$ed $team( 8ro%er no??!e $i?e$ $hou!d 6e en$ured "or atmo$%heri& air to enter the tan' in that event $u&h that $oni& ve!o&ity i$ not a&hieved %rior to 6rea'in the va&uum( /or tan'$ that are de$i ned "or a $team out &a$e, a %!a&ard i$ to 6e a""i.ed to the tan' $tatin D>a&uum 7rea'er$ are 1i?ed "or 1team ,utE( a) /or tan'$ u% to 20,000 a! the $team in"!o+ rate i$ a$$umed to 6e one 3/0E *< ho$e 6y 20 "t !on +ith a di""erentia! %re$$ure i$ 00 %$i au e to atmo$%heri& %re$$ure( A materia! and ener y 6a!an&e mu$t 6e done to determine the va&uum re!ie" due to a hard $udden 00 o/ rain( 6) /or 20,000 a! tan'$ u% to and in&!udin 50,000 a! the $team in"!o+ rate i$ a$$umed to 6e three %ara!!e! 3/0E *< ho$e 6y 20 "t !on +ith a di""erentia! %re$$ure i$ 00 %$i au e to atmo$%heri& %re$$ure( A materia! and ener y 6a!an&e mu$t 6e done to determine the va&uum re!ie" due to a hard, $udden 00 o/ rain( &) /or tan'$ !ar er than 50,000 a!, the $team in"!o+ rate i$ a$$umed to 6e one 3/0E %i%e 6y 50 "t !on ( )he di""erentia! %re$$ure i$ 250 %$i au e to atmo$%heri& %re$$ure( A materia! and ener y 6a!an&e mu$t 6e done to determine the va&uum re!ie" due to a hard, $udden 00 o/ rain( ArtB$ :ote: )hi$ tan' &o!!a%$e (A(H(A( D$u&'9inE in the )e.a$ Fu!" 2oa$t) ha$ 6een %er$ona!!y +itne$$ed 6y me and the re$u!t$ have a!$o 6een $een out in the "ie!d( 1ome o" the $team9out va&uum "ai!ure$ have re$u!ted 6e&au$e o" a %roven !a&' o" "!o+ &a%a&ity in the tan'B$ ventin no??!e I i(e(, the no??!e rea&hed a ma.imum $oni& ve!o&ity &a%a&ity +hi&h +a$ not enou h "or the $&enario and the tan' immediate!y D$u&'ed9inE(

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