Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
(OP)
1.Seeking further advise and recommendation.
a. Do we need to replace the affected items?.
b. If NO, is there any way forward to ensure that the integrity of the affected items is intact.
a. Do we need to replace the affected items?.
b. If NO, is there any way forward to ensure that the integrity of the affected items is intact.





RE: Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. - Pablo Picasso
RE: Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
My vote is to cut out and replace with a properly designed system.
But, you're the engineer and "somebody on the Internet told me to do it" is probably not going to be acceptable to your boss, especially if it involves money.
What was the original Code of Construction? What's the yield stress of the material and was it exceeded?
Patricia Lougheed
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RE: Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
And follow Big's advice regarding a PSV.
RE: Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
RE: Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
I would definately replace, simply based on the fact that the material was obviously overstressed.
RE: Vent Line (VH) Exposed to Pressure Excursion.
All I can say is that you'll damn lucky nobody was killed!
Now .. you have a chance to fix it right.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. - Pablo Picasso