IPE-EP-5-3-15DS

IPE Engineering Practice IPE-EP-5-3-15DS

Document number: IPE-EP-5-3-15DS · Section: 5 — Piping

1. Item Number 3. Service, Line, or Equip. No. 2. Tag Number 4. Design Code or Standard Service Conditions (include applicable units) 5. Vessel or Piping MAWP 6. Fluid 7. Fluid State (initiating rupture) 8. Fluid State (relieving conditions) 9. Required Relieving Capacity 10. Molecular Weight or Specific Gravity 11. Viscosity at Relieving Temperature 12. Compressibility Factor (Z) 13. Specific Heat Ratio 14. Normal Maximum Operating Pressure 15. Normal Maximum Operating Temperature 16. Pressure Fluctuations (static, cyclic, pulsating) 17. Superimposed Back Pressure 18. Built-up Back Pressure 19. Back Pressure 20. Inlet Vacuum Conditions 21. Outlet Vacuum Conditions 22. Disk Located Upstream of Valve (yes/no) 23. Disk Located Downstream of Valve (yes/no) 24. Non Fragmenting Design (yes/no) Connections 25. Nominal Pipe Size 27. Flange Face (inlet/outlet) 26. Flange Standard & Class 28. Piping Schedule or Bore Rupture Disk Holder Rupture Disk 29. Holder Tag No. 41. Nominal Disk Size 30. Nominal Holder Size 42. Disk Type 31. Design Type 43. Model Designator 32. Model Designator 44. Quantity Required 33. Quantity Required 45. Manufacturing Range 34. Holder Material (inlet) 46. Specified Burst Temperature 35. Holder Material (outlet) 47. Specified Burst Pressure 36. Gage Tap (yes/no) & Size 48. Max Marked Burst Pressure

RUPTURE DISK DEVICE SPECIFICATION		Sheet No. Page 1 of 2
		Requisition No.
		Job No.
		Date
		Revised
		By
General
1.	Item Number	3.	Service, Line, or Equip. No.
2.	Tag Number	4.	Design Code or Standard
Service Conditions (include applicable units)
5.	Vessel or Piping MAWP
6.	Fluid
7.	Fluid State (initiating rupture)
8.	Fluid State (relieving conditions)
9.	Required Relieving Capacity
10.	Molecular Weight or Specific Gravity
11.	Viscosity at Relieving Temperature
12.	Compressibility Factor (Z)
13.	Specific Heat Ratio
14.	Normal Maximum Operating Pressure
15.	Normal Maximum Operating Temperature
16.	Pressure Fluctuations (static, cyclic, pulsating)
17.	Superimposed Back Pressure
18.	Built-up Back Pressure
19.	Back Pressure
20.	Inlet Vacuum Conditions
21.	Outlet Vacuum Conditions
22.	Disk Located Upstream of Valve (yes/no)
23.	Disk Located Downstream of Valve (yes/no)
24.	Non Fragmenting Design (yes/no)
Connections
25.	Nominal Pipe Size	27.	Flange Face (inlet/outlet)
26.	Flange Standard & Class	28.	Piping Schedule or Bore
Rupture Disk Holder		Rupture Disk
29.	Holder Tag No.	41.	Nominal Disk Size
30.	Nominal Holder Size	42.	Disk Type
31.	Design Type	43.	Model Designator
32.	Model Designator	44.	Quantity Required
33.	Quantity Required	45.	Manufacturing Range
34.	Holder Material (inlet)	46.	Specified Burst Temperature
35.	Holder Material (outlet)	47.	Specified Burst Pressure
36.	Gage Tap (yes/no) & Size	48.	Max Marked Burst Pressure

CoInafsletcatilo nA Prouinbta E nEgningeeirninege Prriancgtic Pesractices Rupture Disk Devices Data Sheet Accessories 49. Min Marked Burst Pressure 37. Studs & Nuts (y/n) & Matl 50. Operating Ratio 38. Jackscrews (yes/no) 51. Max Flow Resistance K R 39. Telltale Assy (y/n) & Matl 52. Rupture Disk Materials 40. Other 53. Manufacturer's Data

Accessories		49.	Min Marked Burst Pressure
37.	Studs & Nuts (y/n) & Matl	50.	Operating Ratio
38.	Jackscrews (yes/no)	51.	Max Flow Resistance K R
39.	Telltale Assy (y/n) & Matl	52.	Rupture Disk Materials
40.	Other

		53.	Manufacturer's Data

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