Relief System Designer Skill
Purpose
The Relief System Designer Skill designs pressure relief systems including PSV sizing, relief load calculations, and disposal system design per API standards.
Capabilities
- •Relief scenario identification
- •Relief load calculations
- •PSV sizing (API 520/521)
- •Flare header hydraulics
- •Blowdown system design
- •Two-phase relief calculations
- •Reactive systems relief
- •Relief device selection
Usage Guidelines
When to Use
- •Designing pressure relief systems
- •Sizing relief devices
- •Analyzing flare headers
- •Evaluating relief scenarios
Prerequisites
- •Process conditions defined
- •Relief scenarios identified
- •Physical properties available
- •Design codes specified
Best Practices
- •Consider all credible scenarios
- •Use appropriate methods for two-phase
- •Account for backpressure
- •Document all assumptions
Process Integration
This skill integrates with:
- •Pressure Relief System Design
- •Safety Instrumented System Design
- •HAZOP Study Facilitation
Configuration
yaml
relief-system-designer:
design-codes:
- API-520
- API-521
- API-526
relief-scenarios:
- fire
- blocked-outlet
- control-valve-failure
- runaway-reaction
Output Artifacts
- •Relief calculations
- •PSV datasheets
- •Flare load summaries
- •Header sizing calculations
- •Disposal system design