Pressure Relief Devices: Design, Sizing, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance
About This Course
Possibly the most important single safety device on a boiler or pressure vessel, the pressure relief device (PRD) is all that stands between overpressure conditions and catastrophic explosions. This comprehensive review of the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance of pressure relieving devices currently in use on boilers and pressure vessels details how to protect pressurized equipment from exceeding the maximum allowable working pressure.
Learning Objectives
You Will Learn To:
Explain the Code requirements for pressure relief devices covered by the ASME Boiler and pressure Vessel Code and the ASME Pressure Piping Codes
Identify the design, construction and manufacturing requirements of pressure relief devices
Select materials for various types of pressure relief valves, and rupture disks
Explain how to apply the API RP 520 Part I, Sizing and Selection of Pressure Relieving Devices, API RP 520 Part -2, Installation of Pressure Relief Devices, and API RP 576 - Inspection of Pressure Relief Devices
Perform calculations for sizing and selection of pressure relief devices for single phase flow of fluids
Explain how to handle transportation, storage, installation, and maintenance of PRD's
Identify the requirements for testing and testing facilities
Explain how to perform inspections as per the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC), and API standards
Describe how to establish a National Board VR (valve repair) certification program and repair PRVs
Explain how to test pressure relief valves as required by the code
Requirements
- Bring your thinking cap (brain) and I will provide the rest!
Target Audience
- This course is designed for engineers of all levels from early career engineers to experienced engineers. It is an essential resource for mechanical engineers, and design engineers; process engineers, and chemical engineers; reliability engineers, and maintenance engineers; inspectors, and testing engineers; as well as plant supervisors, and managers.
Curriculum
25 Lessons10h 27m
Topics Covered
History of pressure relief devices, definitions, and common terminology
Requirements of codes and standards, such as ASME, API, and NBIC
Development of ASME B&PVC, Section XIII – Overpressure Protection
Types of pressure relief devices such as pressure relief valves, safety relief valves, safety valves, and rupture disks
Materials for pressure relief valves, rupture disks, and bill of materials
ASME design fundamentals for components, testing, and marking
Manufacturing as per code requirements, test laboratories, and capacity certification
Safety valves for power boilers, and heating boilers
Pressure relief devices for pressure vessels
Pressure relief valves for power piping, and process piping
Pressure relief valves for power piping, and process piping, Natural Gas Piping and Hydrogen Piping
Application of ASME B&PVC, Section XIII as a reference Code and how it relates with other Code Sections as of 2021
Sizing and selection of PRDs for single phase flow based on ASME and API Code
Sizing and selection workshop; calculations of orifice areas, and selection of pressure relief devices
PRV’s for nuclear systems
Pressure relief devices for transport tanks and compressed gas systems
Pressure relief devices for refinery vessels, and atmospheric tanks
Handling and storage of pressure relief devices
Installation of inlet piping, discharge piping, and vent piping
Causes of pressure relief valve instability
Maintenance procedures, types of maintenance, testing, and trouble shooting
Inspection, authorized inspectors, types of inspection, records, and reports (NBIC and API)
Repairs and alterations, records and data maintenance, and National Board “VR” certification program
Shop testing, test media, test stands, test reports, and testing facilities
Course Review and close out
Your Instructors
Mahmoud Abdallah
CEO
- ASME B31 Committee member,
- ASME Authorized Training Instructor,
- President of Society of Piping Engineers and Designers-Egypt Chapter
- Certified as Value Methodology Associate VMA from SAVE® International
- Head of Department -Plant Layout and Piping, thyssenKrupp Uhde. (2005-2025)
- Certified as Pan-Arab Energy Management Professional.
