Sizing Calculation for Pressure Safety Valve Discharge Lines and

Startup Vent Discharge Lines

The discharge piping of Pressure Safety Valves and Startup Vent are designed with respect to following
characteristics :

1. Intermittent Service of Valves

2. Since Silencer is provided the piping can be sized for high velocity
3. In order to keep Flow characteristics within predictable limits Mach Number is restricted to 0.3.

Steam Drum PSV ( Tag No 20-PSV-2028) :

Pressure Safety Valve Set Pressure = 55 kg/cm2(g)

Actual Relieving Capacity as per HP Boiler Datasheet = 35200 kg/hr

Rated Flow for Safety Valve ( To be considered for Piping Sizing) = 42801.5 kg/hr

Pressure Safety Valve Outlet Pressure = 5.5 kg/cm2(g)

Specific Volume of Steam at Safety Valve Outlet = 0.308 m3/kg

Pipe OD (D) = 355.6 mm (350 NB)

Thickness (T) = 11.13 mm (Schedule 40)

Pipe Cross Sectional Area for Steam Flow (A) = (1/4) x x [D (2XT)]2

= 0.087 m2

Volumetric Flow of Steam through Pipe = 42801.5 x 0.308

= 13182.9 m3/hr

= 3.66 m3 /s

Speed of Steam in Pipe line = (3.66 / 0.087) m/s

= 42.1 m/s

Mach Number = (Speed of Steam in Pipe line/ Speed of Sound in Steam) = 0.08

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Steam Drum PSV ( Tag No 20-PSV-2029) :

Pressure Safety Valve Set Pressure = 56 kg/cm2(g)

Actual Relieving Capacity as per HP Boiler Datasheet = 35200 kg/hr

Rated Flow for Safety Valve ( To be considered for Piping Sizing) = 43565.8 kg/hr

Pressure Safety Valve Outlet Pressure = 5.6 kg/cm2(g)

Specific Volume of Steam at Safety Valve Outlet = 0.303 m3/kg

Pipe OD (D) = 355.6 mm (350 NB)

Thickness (T) = 11.13 mm (Schedule 40)

Pipe Cross Sectional Area for Steam Flow (A) = (1/4) x x [D (2XT)]2

= 0.087 m2

Volumetric Flow of Steam through Pipe = 43565.8 x 0.303

= 13200.4 m3/hr

= 3.67 m3 /s

Speed of Steam in Pipe line = (3.67 / 0.087) m/s

= 42.18 m/s

Mach Number = (Speed of Steam in Pipe line/ Speed of Sound in Steam) = 0.08

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Superheater PSV ( Tag No 20-PSV-2030) :

Pressure Safety Valve Set Pressure = 49 kg/cm2(g)

Actual Relieving Capacity as per HP Boiler Datasheet = 22000 kg/hr

Rated Flow for Safety Valve ( To be considered for Piping Sizing) = 32423.7 kg/hr

Pressure Safety Valve Outlet Pressure = 4.9 kg/cm2(g)

Specific Volume of Steam at Safety Valve Outlet = 0.503 m3/kg

Pipe OD (D) = 323.8 mm (300 NB)

Thickness (T) = 10.31 mm (Schedule 40)

Pipe Cross Sectional Area for Steam Flow (A) = (1/4) x x [D (2XT)]2

= 0.072 m2

Volumetric Flow of Steam through Pipe = 32423.7 x 0.503

= 16309.1 m3/hr

= 4.53 m3 /s

Speed of Steam in Pipe line = (4.53 / 0.072) m/s

= 62.9 m/s

Mach Number = (Speed of Steam in Pipe line/ Speed of Sound in Steam) = 0.09

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Startup Vent Discharge Piping :

Required Mass Flow = 24000 kg/hr

Assumed Rated Flow for Control Valve (To be considered for Piping Sizing) = 35000 kg/hr *

Control Valve Outlet Pressure = 10 kg/cm2(g)

Specific Volume of Steam at Control Valve Outlet = 0.271 m3/kg

Pipe OD (D) = 168.3 mm (150 NB)

Thickness (T) = 6.02 mm (Schedule 40)

Pipe Cross Sectional Area for Steam Flow (A) = (1/4) x x [D (2XT)]2

= 0.0192 m2

Volumetric Flow of Steam through Pipe = 35000 x 0.271

= 9485 m3/hr

= 2.63 m3 /s

Speed of Steam in Pipe line = (2.63 / 0.0192) m/s

= 137.2 m/s

Mach Number = (Speed of Steam in Pipe line/ Speed of Sound in Steam) = 0.19

* Awaiting final confirmation from Control Valve Vendor for maximum flow through Startup Vent
control valve.

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