Pressure Relief Systems - Everything You Wanted to Know but Haven't Asked

The Equity Engineering Group, Inc., February 21, 2022

API 510 - Pressure Vessel Inspection Code

API 510, Pressure Vessel Inspection Code: In-Service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration, is an inspection code developed and published by...
API RP 576 - Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices

API RP 576, Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices, is a recommended practice developed and published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) that describes inspection and repair...
Inspection

Inspection is the practice of examining the physical condition of materials, components, or entire pieces of equipment in order to determine if and for how long it will operate as intended. Inspection plays a vital role in any
Pressure Relieving Devices (PRDs)

Pressure Relieving Devices (PRD) are components used in refineries, chemical plants, and other similar facilities to prevent pressure vessels and other equipment from overpressurization by relieving excess pressure when necessary. They can be used to release gas, steam, liquids,...
Risk-Based Inspection (RBI)

Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) is an analysis methodology and process that, as opposed to condition-based inspection, requires qualitative or quantitative assessment of the probability of failure (PoF) and the consequence of failure (CoF) associated with each equipment item, piping...

The Role of Life Cycle Management in Achieving Excellence in Pressure Equipment Integrity and Reliability

January/February 2011 Inspectioneering Journal

In the first article in this series entitled How to Put It All Together - Guide to Organizing a Successful PEI Program, (1) I provided an overview of the necessary Management Systems (MS) for a successful program to achieve excellence in pressure...
Management Leadership and Support for PEI

January/February 2010 Inspectioneering Journal

Like all of the other 10 MSs in our filing cabinet, this MS on Management Leadership and Support of PEI (shown in Figure 2 below) is vital to success and linked inextricably to all the other PEI MSs.
Risk Based Method to Establish Inspection Intervals for Pressure Relief Devices

May/June 2010 Inspectioneering Journal

This article describes the API Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) methodology for pressure relieving devices (PRDs) as detailed in the soon to be released 2nd edition of API 581 "Base Resource Document On Risk-Based Inspection" This methodology has been...
How to Prepare for an OSHA NEP Audit

March/April 2008 Inspectioneering Journal

OSHA’s National Emphasis Program (NEP) (1) is now well underway, with 17 of 81 targeted refineries having been reviewed so far (2). OSHA launched the NEP in 2007 after the deadly incident at BP Texas City. As of March this year, OSHA claims to...
The Importance of Process Safety Information in Implementing a Mechanical Integrity Program

July/August 2013 Inspectioneering Journal

The Process Safety Management Rule (29 CFR 1910.119 - PSM) has long been recognized as a collection of interdependent requirements. In recent reviews of PSM programs by OSHA, it has been shown that two of the most cited elements in agency audits...

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Overview

The increased emphasis on safety in the refining and petrochemical industries has produced greater sophistication in the analysis of overpressure concerns and in the design of pressure relieving systems. Although relief system design is typically the responsibility of process/chemical engineers, there are many aspects of pressure relief systems that project engineers, mechanical and reliability engineers, inspection specialists, and other plant personnel should be familiar with.

This short reference guide serves as a companion piece to Inspectioneering's webinar, Pressure Relief for Non-Process Engineers: 10 Things All Plant Personnel Should Know, and has been developed to help all plant personnel understand what Pressure Relief Systems (PRS) are, including relevant codes and standards, common inspection techniques, and some potential PRS installation issues.

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