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Unusual PSV Installation
Posted by Piper on Friday June 27, 2008 @ 20:39
Story submitted by Piper
 

Something looks wrong in this photo of a PSV installation:


 

www.pipingdesign.com/imag  es/psv.jpg


 


 

Any comments?

 
Psv
 
Unusual PSV Installation | Plant/Piping Layout | 11 comments

Unusual PSV Installation ( Score: 0, / )
by yar_nl on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:58:29 -0400

There is one PSV missing. Anyone know why the eccentric reducers are used?

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by Piper on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:35:49 -0400

Good catch, as I was only looking at the stuff in the foreground.

I guess this installation could have been only temporary, but still there's something else odd about it.

Paul

 

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by yar_nl on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:48:23 -0400

I did not catch that there are two missing. It looks like an offshore platform. The inlet side uses those graylock type clamps instead of flanges.

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by Piper on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:55:09 -0400

You are correct that it is an offshore installation.

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by Piper on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:53:14 -0400

 Just checking with the Mac, works OK.

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by anonymous on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:32:40 -0400

The outlet flange of the PSV does not seem to match that of the ball valve flange, they may be of different ratings.

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by J Luf on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:09:32 -0400

The block Valve on the outlet of the PSV is unusual because you ordinariy want no shutoffs in the outlet piping unless there is some other way of preventing overpressure....  see B3.31.3 and Section VIII Div 1 UG-124=5 (c), UG-126-128 etc etc.

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by yar_nl on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:13:48 -0400

Maybe there is an interlock system on the PSV's. That might explain the valve in the exhaust line.


Raymond

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by ferduqu on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:21:54 -0400

At first glance, I see no way to do PSV maintance work.

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by anonymous on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:01:27 -0400

Reducer on the inlet of a safety valve?

Re - Unusual PSV Installation ( Score: 0, / )
by anonymous on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:30:40 -0400

i think it is eccentric  reducers couz it gas line

so it must be eccentric one in horzental diraction

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