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7 Sizing Pressure Relief Devices 256
Sizing of Pressure Relief Valves Gas, Vapor, Steam, 260
Sizing Equations for Gas and Vapor other than Steam, 261.
Sizing Equations for Dry Saturated Steam, 264.

Sizing Equations for Liquids Flow, 267
Influence of Inlet Pressure Loss on Valve Discharge
Capacity, 269
Sizing of Inlet Piping to Pressure Relief Valves, 271

Sizing of Discharge Piping of Pressure Relief Valves, 272
Sizing of Rupture Discs, 274. Rupture Disc Sizing for
Nonviolent Pressure Excursions, 274. Sizing Equations for
Gas or Vapor, 275. Rupture Disc Sizing for Violent Pressure
Excursions in Low-Strength Containers, 277.

APPENDIX A ASME Code Safety Valve Rules 279

APPENDIX B Properties of Fluids 283

APPENDIX C Standards Pertaining to Valves 290

APPENDIX D International System of Units (S.I.) 299

References 317

Index 321

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