API 521 : Pressure Relieving and De-Pressuring Systems
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API 521 : Pressure Relieving and De-Pressuring Systems
API 521 : Pressure Relieving and De-Pressuring Systems
25 -
29
Aug
2024
Madrid,
Spain
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What are the Goals?
By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:
- Understand the importance of pressure relief systems and their key principles
- Select and size appropriate relief devices (e.g. Pressure safety valves)
- Calculate flare header thermal radiation zones & purge rates
- Understand the flare system equipment operations & maintenance
- Understand the zero flare principles
Who is this Training Course for?
This program addresses the needs of a diverse audience with an interest in pressure relieving & flare systems. This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Process Engineers involved in relief & flare selection and sizing
- Operation Engineers who have oversight responsibility for flare design & operation
- Technical personnel & supervisors involved in supporting relief flare operation
Daily Agenda
Day One: Introduction to Pressure Relief Valve Design & Operation
- Codes & standard
- Overpressure Scenarios
- Causes of over pressure and their relieving rates
- What is pressure safety valve?
- Major components of the pressure safety valve
- Types of pressure safety valve
- Conventional pressure safety valve
- Balanced bellows pressure safety valve
Day Two: Relief System Protection Philosophy
- Role of instruments in relief & flare systems
- Overpressure prevention during maintenance
- Pilot Operated Pressure Safety valve
- PSV selection criteria
- PSV operation problems
- Rupture disks types & operations
- Vent stacks considerations
Day Three: Flare Systems Sizing & Operations
- Function of the flare system
- Flare system configuration & description
- Cold flare Operations
- Exercise - Flare System P&ID read & plan
- Flare system design & selection criteria (Flow, composition, temperature … etc)
- Safety & Environmental regulations for the flare operations
- Flare types classification (Elevated – Ground)
- Steam & Air Assisted Flares
- Sonic flare definition
- Single & Multi Point Flares
- Burn Pits Operation, Selection & Environmental regulations
Day Four: Relief System Process Engineering Calculations
- Line sizing
- PSV Sizing & Calculations
- Thermal radiation & safe zone calculation
- Flare Purge Gas Calculations
- Knock Out drum diameter sizing
Day Five: Relief & Flare Safety Considerations
- Vapor relief & flare system safe operations
- Guidance on vacuum effect
- Flare & HSE regulations
- Venting to atmosphere considerations
- Air Pollution
- Relief & flare systems commissioning & start up hazardous
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