API 521 Guide for Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems

standard by American Petroleum Institute, 03/15/1997

Full Description

A guide for plant engineers in the design, installation, and operation of pressure-relieving and depressuring systems. Supplements API Recommended Practice 520, Part I. Guidelines are provided for examining principal causes of overpressure; determining individual relieving rates; and selecting and designing disposal systems, including such component parts as vessels, flares, and vent stacks. Suggested solutions to the immediate design and economic and safety problems involved in pressure-relieving discharge systems are presented. Includes a new section on flare gas recovery.

Product Details

Edition: 4th Published: 03/15/1997 ANSI: ANSI Approved Number of Pages: 106 File Size: 2 files , 11 MB Product Code(s): C52104, C52104, C52104 Note: This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria