Reaction force from relief valves 1

[roker]

hi,

when a relief valve opens it produces a reaction force, how to calculate or predict the reaction force along the outlet line from the relief valve.

regards,
roker

 

[TGS4]

This topic has been discussed at length already. I would politely suggest that you perform a search of previous threads. If these threads don't answer your question, reply back with a link to those threads and an explanation of how they didn't answer your question.

Cheers!

 

[sailoday28]

When the valve opens, there is first a transient, followed by a steady state force.

 

[Rolando68]

roker:

Take a look to the ASME Code B31.1 Appendix II. The whole appendix is dedicated to this topic. It has some general guidelines for steam applications