Electronic system for custom-reporting safety relief design parameters in a high pressure fluid flow environment

• US 20030114946A1
• Filed: 12/13/2002
• Published: 06/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edward M. Kitchen
• Original Assignee: Edward M. Kitchen
• Inventors: Kitchen, Edward M.
• Application Number:
  US10/319,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20030114946A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/97
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2111/10 Numerical modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2113/14 Pipes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2119/08 Thermal analysis or thermal optimisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/00 Computer-aided design [CAD]

Abstract

An electronic system is provided for custom-reporting safety relief design parameters in a high pressure fluid flow environment. The system includes an electronic database including design pressure data for protected units located in the environment. An electronic device calculates relief capacity for select overpressure scenarios in each of the protected units. The overpressure scenarios are selected from the group including thermal expansion, tube rupture, valve failure, pump dead head, blocked outlets, and fire case. The electronic device selects a relief device adapted to accommodate a maximum calculated relief capacity required for the selected overpressure scenarios in each of the protected units. The electronic device generates a custom report including data identifying at least one of the protected units located in the environment, the selected relief devices associated with the protected units, and the location of the protected units and relief devices in the environment.

Claims

1. An electronic system for custom-reporting safety relief design parameters in a high pressure fluid flow environment, said system comprising:

(a) an electronic database comprising design pressure data for protected units located in the environment;

(b) means for calculating relief capacity for select overpressure scenarios in each of the protected units, the overpressure scenarios being selected from the group consisting of thermal expansion, tube rupture, valve failure, pump dead head, blocked outlets, and fire case;

(c) means for selecting a relief device adapted to accommodate a maximum calculated relief capacity required for the selected overpressure scenarios in each of the protected units; and

(d) means for generating a custom report comprising data identifying at least one of the protected units located in the environment, the selected relief devices associated with the protected units, and the location of the protected units and relief devices in the environment.