SAFETY IN THE PLANT PROTECTING T


 a highly exothermic reaction that is nearly impossible to  Autoclaves, tubular reactors and process elements require special overpressure protection measures 


A COMMON SOLUTION Since rapid pressure relief is required, rupture discs are a common solution to overpressure protection but the challenging environment in these high pressure/high temperature applications can cause traditional rupture discs to  pressure applications is a rupture disc manufactured  pressure and, after installation, the applied pressure


HIGH-PRESSURE PROCESSES


he production of certain plastics such as LDPE requires demanding process conditions including pressures up to several thousand bar and temperatures over


Claire Lloyd reports on the latest developments in high-pressure rupture discs


 the weld seam fatigues under pressure and results in an unnecessary rupture disc response that can even take place at a lower pressure than the  In comparison, Rembe HPRD rupture discs have a much longer life time than the traditional discs as the pressure load applies only on the seat   weld seam out of the pressure loaded area of the disc, the  by well controlled parameters


such as material thickness   


The HPRD rupture disc from Rembe


precise control over the rupture disc response pressure also allows the tightest burst tolerances of 


 


LDPE production is one that our engineers relish and we are proud to be able to protect such processes,” says 


HIGH-PRESSURE PROTECTION            Rembe was recently approached by one of the


   


Rembe HPRD rupture discs have a far longer lifetime than traditional solutions


52 www.engineerlive.com Claire Lloyd is with Rembe. www.rembe.de


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