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AS 1358-2004
[Current]Bursting discs and bursting disc devices - Application, selection and installation
Provides requirements and guidance on the application, selection and installation of bursting discs and bursting disc devices.
Published: 08/11/2004
Pages: 35
Table of contents
Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Referenced documents
1.3 Definitions
2 General descriptions of bursting discs and bursting disc devices
2.1 Materials
2.1.1 Selection of materials
2.1.2 Material specifications
2.1.3 Protection from corrosion
2.2 Types of bursting discs
2.2.1 Conventional domed bursting discs (forward-acting)
2.2.2 Reverse domed bursting discs (reverse-acting)
2.2.3 Flat bursting discs
2.2.4 Other types and designs
2.3 Bursting disc holders
2.3.1 Design
2.3.1.1 Pressure containing capability
2.3.1.2 Other design requirements
2.3.2 Types
2.3.3 Connections
2.4 Back pressure supports
2.4.1 General
2.4.2 Opening back pressure supports
2.4.3 Non-opening back pressure supports
2.5 Temperature shields
2.6 Stiffening rings
2.7 Gasket/seals
3 Application and selection of bursting discs and bursting disc devices
3.1 Application
3.1.1 General
3.1.2 With safety valve(s)
3.1.3 Installed upstream of a safety valve
3.1.4 Installed downstream of a safety valve
3.1.5 Installed both upstream and downstream of a safety valve
3.1.6 Parallel installation with a safety valve
3.1.7 Bursting discs in series
3.2 Selection
3.2.1 Selection of bursting disc safety devices
3.2.2 Selection of the performance tolerance
3.3 Discharge capacity
3.4 Identification and marking
3.5 Testing and certification
4 Installation of bursting disc devices
4.1 Location of bursting disc safety devices
4.2 Installation of bursting disc safety devices
4.3 Backpressure supports
4.4 Modifications
4.5 Gaskets
Appendix A
A1 Identification
A1.1 Bursting discs
A1.2 Bursting disc holders
A1.3 Ancillary components
A2 Marking
A2.1 Bursting discs
A2.2 Bursting disc holders
A2.3 Ancillary components
Appendix B
B1 Application details
B2 Bursting disc operating details
B3 Installation details
B4 Special details
B5 Reorder information
Appendix C
C1 General
C2 Simplified approach
C2.1 General
C2.2 Compressible fluids
C2.2.1 General
C2.2.2 Critical and subcritical flow
C2.2.3 Discharge capacity at critical flow
C2.2.3.1 Discharge capacity for any gas/vapour
C2.2.3.2 Discharge capacity for steam
C2.2.4 Discharge coefficient at critical flow
C2.2.5 Discharge capacity at subcritical flow
C2.2.6 Discharge coefficient at subcritical flow
C2.3 Incompressible fluids
C2.3.1 Discharge capacity
C2.3.2 Discharge coefficient
C2.4 Selection of the bursting disc safety device flow area
C3 Comprehensive approach
C3.1 General
C3.2 Compressible fluids
C3.2.1 Subcritical flow
C3.2.2 Critical flow
C3.3 Incompressible fluids
C3.3.1 General
C3.3.2 Flow independent of the Reynolds number
C3.3.3 Flow dependent on the Reynolds number
C4 Derivation of compressibility factor Z
C5 Application of flow resistance factor KR
Appendix D
D1 General
D2 Burst testing
D2.1 General
D2.2 Coincident temperature in the range 15°C to 30°C
D2.3 Coincident temperature above or below the range 15°C to 30°C
D2.4 Procedure for burst testing
D3 Certification
Amendment control sheet
AS 1358—2004
Amendment No. 1 (2007)
Correction
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Safety valves, other valves, liquid level gauges and other fittings for boilers and unfired pressure vessels
ASME BPV-VIII-1
Boiler and pressure vessel code Section VIII—Rules for construction of pressure vessels: Division 1
[Current]
Safety devices for protection against excessive pressure - Part 6: Application, selection and installation of bursting disc safety devices
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