Conceptual design of pressure relief systems

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 519-526

  Chung, Paul W H ^a   Yang, Shuang Hua ^a   He, Chao Hong ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bursting disc; Pressure relief system; Rupture disc; Safety valve

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CODES (STANDARDS); PLANT MANAGEMENT; PRESSURE VESSELS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

SAFE PROCESS PLANT;

RUPTURE DISKS;

EID: 0033701954     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-4230(00)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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