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RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE CALCULATION
Reactor D-744 11:40 P.M. - April 14. 1982
From: Teledyne Farris Catalog No. FE-80-1000 page 3.01, Safety Relief Valve Sizing
A = W SpF \fT"
CKo P \[M Kv
Where: A W T Z C P
Ko M
Kv
Effective Orifice, in. = 16 in. Relieving Rate, pounds per hour Inlet Temperature, R = 612R
Compressability Factor = 0.82 Jiozzle Gas Constant = 326 Relieving Pressure, psia = 169.7 psia Coefficient of Discharge = 0.953 Molecular Weight of Discharge = 62.5 Backpressure Sizing Factor = 1,0
Then W W
(16.0) (326) (0.953) (169.7) ( ^62.5) (1.0) (1/612) ( lfO.82)
297,690 pounds per hour
Vinyl chloride discharged in two seconds =
( 297,690 pounds) (1 hr.) (2 sec.) = hr. 3600 sec.
165 pounds
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