Chatter

“Chattering is the rapid, alternating opening

and closing of a PR Valve”

Chattering may cause:

– Vibration resulting in misalignment
– Valve seat damage
– Mechanical failure of valve.
 Chatter - Principal Causes

• Excessive inlet pressure drop

• Excessive built-up back pressure
• Oversized valve
• Valve handling widely differing rates
Chatter Mechanism
 How to avoid Chattering:
• Avoid:
• Long inlet piping

• Too many turns at inlet & outlet piping

• Make outlet piping large

• Increase blow down

Anything wrong
here?
Undersized
inlet piping
Any concerns
here?
Consider the pressure drop
from all these connections