Pressure/Surge Relief Valve &

Surge Anticipating Valve

Dom Emmanuel Dalangin
June 2012

Securing the Future Today

 Pressure/Surge Relief Valve
 Pressure relief valve is used to
relieve excessive pressure in
the system. It is normally direct
actuated or pilot actuated
valve.
 Operation : PRV is a normally
close valve installed at the
discharge of the system. PRV
opens and relieve pressure at a
set point and closes slowly until
the pressure of the system is
maintained.

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Typical Installations

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Typical Installations

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 Surge Anticipating Valve
 Surge anticipating valve is used
to anticipate the upsurge
pressure in the system to lessen
the stress in the piping system.
It is normally a double pilot
actuated valve.

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 Operation
 SAV open immediately upon such an event in
“anticipation” of the upsurge pressure. Closed tight under
all normal operating conditions.
 Opens fully upon power outage and/or when the system
pressure falls to a pre-set minimum (downsurge)
pressure as a result of a sudden stoppage of pumping.
 Remains fully open for a pre-determined time
 Closes slowly when the time expires
 In addition, the valve opens as a surge relief valve should
system pressure attempt to rise above its set point for
protection against "upsurge" pressure.

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Typical Installations

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Typical Installations

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 Surge Vessel
 Surge vessel is used for piping
systems to control surge
pressure using a tank filled with
air.
 2 types of surge vessel:
 Compressor type - air over water
 Bladder type – pre-charged air

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 OPERATION PRINCIPLE
 Initial pre-charged pressure is
adjusted to value from
hydraulic analysis.
 Then the gate valve will open to
let the water enter the vessel
under static condition. (static
pressure > pre-charged press.)
 The water entering the vessel
will further compress the pre-
charged gas until the balance is
attained.

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 OPERATION PRINCIPLE
 Immediately after the pump
stop the pressure in the line will
start to decrease and the vessel
will discharged the water to the
line.
 When the pressure is very low,
the flow will reverse and the
water will enter into the vessel.
 When the pump start, the
vessel will continue to fill until
dynamic steady state is
attained.

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 Design Considerations
 Valve Sizing
 Valve Locations
 Valve setting points

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REFERENCES

 Pumping Station Design (Third Edition),

Jones, Garr M., 2006

 US army corp of engineers, Water Supply:

Pumping Stations, 1992

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Securing the Future Today

Securing the Future Today