may now be worth taking a peek at the offshore oil industry - particularly around the caspian sea where a number of world 'firsts' are happening on a regular basis.
thanks for that thread PAN... really appreciated. the application concerned isn't thermal relief but your thread has really clarified things a lot.
the manufacturer of the valve (liquid service) has tested using Nitrogen and the end user has queried this. manufacturer response was "we always...
take a peek at API 2000..... but be aware that the geometry is predominantly assumed to be cylindrical/spherical ;) look for the methodology behind this and not the examples presented and you'll be ok.
Can anyone please advise how to determine what test fluid should be used to test the set pressure on a PSV. Any help or reference to standards would be appreciated.
JStephen is correct that API-2000 may prove useful in some respects. It's predominantly associated with emergency venting and you need to be aware that the tank geometry may not match the same premise presented in API-2000. If you choose to follow the methodology you need to have a reasonable...
Can anyone please advise how to determine what test fluid should be used to test the set pressure on a PSV. Any help or reference to standards would be appreciated.
you need to go into the properties for your treeview object and select the Custom property... you'll find what you're looking for in there. treeview is one of the worst documented controls around so you've done well to get this far :)