April 2016
Rotating Equipment
Design a pressure safety valve at the centrifugal pump discharge
In most process plants, it is unusual to install a pressure safety valve (PSV) to centrifugal pump and compressor discharge, but some PSVs are needed and are installed to protect the system against miscellaneous scenarios that could create overpressure in the system.
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The Author
Kadam, N. - Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd., Seoul, South Korea
N. Kadam is working as a senior process engineer for Daelim Industries Co. Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea. He has more than nine years of experience in the front-end engineering and design (FEED) and detailed engineering fields, and has worked on a variety of refinery, chemicals, and oil and gas projects. Mr. Kadam earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Mumbai University in India.
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