Safety Relief Valves: Advantages & Disadvantages in Agro-Chemical Plants

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The discussion centers on the installation of safety relief valves (SRVs) in agro-chemical plants, specifically addressing the engineering practice of connecting the SRV discharge pipe to a vent manifold located four meters below. The consensus emphasizes the critical nature of proper SRV installation, highlighting that incorrect practices can lead to severe safety hazards. It is strongly advised to hire a licensed professional mechanical engineer (PE) to ensure compliance with safety standards and engineering best practices.

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This discussion is beneficial for chemical engineers, safety compliance officers, and plant managers involved in the design and operation of agro-chemical facilities, particularly those focused on safety and regulatory compliance.

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Hello,

I work in an agro-chemical plant and we are now installing safety relief valves on all our reactors. Ours is a multi-purpose plant and there are constant change overs in the lines . Our avg. reactor size is 16KL , largest and most of them being 20 KL. Our design manager says that the discharge pipe from thr srv can be connected to the vent manifold that runs in the lower floor . The distance between the srv and the manifold on the floor below is about 4 meters (atleast). Can anyone please confirm whether this is a good engineering practice ? Also please clarify any advantages and disadvantages of connecting the srv discharge line to the vent manifold above the srv.
 
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Welcome to PF.

This question can't be answered with the information provided, but more to the point, this task is quite possibly the most important reason one would ever need to hire a licensed professional mechanical engineer: doing safety relief valves wrong kills people and PF is certainly not going to take on such responsibility.

Hire a licensed PE.

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