Deflagration test on in-line blast wave valve

Authors:

  • Forsberg Ann-Sofie

Publish date: 2001-01-22

Report number: FOA-R--00-01783-311

Pages: 30

Written in: English

Abstract

ABV Rock Group KB in Riyadh ordered in fall of year 2000 a test of a blast valv The valve is of the model JPSS E250 DN400/PN20. It is used in a vapour handling system to protect a fuel vapour deflagration in one of the cavern tanks to spread to another tank. Three valves were tested against a deflagration load and from the results the following can be stated: o The Blast Valve manages to close as the Static Overpressure inside the Cavern Tank reaches 23 kPa. o The Rest Effect from the Let-Through Gas in an adjacent Cavern Tank will be non-existent.