In this course, the participants will be provided with an overview of pressure relief system design and requirements. In the process industry, pressure vessels and other equipment are to be protected from overpressure and vacuum scenarios through the use of relief devices/venting systems to prevent conditions that may cause serious injuries to personnel, costly mechanical damage and environmental releases. This course is designed to provide specific guidelines for evaluating the relief system design. This will entail analysis of overpressure scenarios, calculation of required relief rates, and relief device capacity and size. This course also provides engineering guidance on flare header design, e.g., flare height and heat radiation, knock-out drum disengagement analysis, flame-out prevention, smokeless combustion, etc. PSM demands adequate verification and documentation of the design basis for all new and existing pressure relief and disposal systems, but it does not outline how to do this nor what constitutes ‘adequate’ documentation. This course will cover the best practices pertaining to what constitutes adequate documentation for relief system design.

Accreditation: 14 PDHs