The engineer should have experience in reviewing and revalidating existing PSVs and determining whether the existing valve remains suitable based on the current process conditions, equipment design conditions and applicable over pressure scenarios.
Key experience should ideally include:
- PSV sizing, selection and revalidation
- Understanding and application of API 520 and API 521
- Identification/evaluation of credible over pressure and relief scenarios
- Relief load calculations
- Review of PSV set pressure, relieving pressure and accumulation
- Review of existing PSV calculations and determination of adequacy
- PSV datasheet preparation/review
- P&ID/PFD and equipment datasheet review
- Evaluation of scenarios such as:
- Blocked outlet
- Fire case
- Control valve failure
- Cooling/utility failure
- Gas blow-by
- Tube rupture, where applicable
- Thermal expansion
- Other process-specific over pressure scenarios
- Review of PSV inlet/outlet piping and back pressure considerations
- Recommendations for PSV resizing, replacement or re-setting, where required.
Requirements
Experience: Ideally 10+ years of relevant experience
Industry: Oil & Gas, Refining, Petrochemical, Chemical, LNG, Gas Processing, etc.
Brownfield/operating-plant experience and previous PSV revalidation campaigns would be highly preferred.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of relevant process engineering experience
- Experience with PSV sizing, selection, and revalidation
- Understanding and application of API 520 and API 521
- Experience identifying and evaluating credible overpressure and relief scenarios
- Experience performing relief-load calculations
- Experience reviewing PSV set pressure, relieving pressure, and accumulation
- Experience reviewing existing PSV calculations and determining adequacy
- Experience preparing or reviewing PSV datasheets
- Experience reviewing P&IDs, PFDs, and equipment datasheets
- Experience evaluating blocked outlet, fire, control-valve failure, cooling or utility failure, gas blow-by, tube rupture, and thermal expansion scenarios
- Experience reviewing PSV inlet and outlet piping and back-pressure considerations
- Oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, chemical, LNG, or gas processing industry experience
- Brownfield or operating-plant experience
- Previous PSV revalidation campaign experience
What We Do
Padink Engineering Services is an India-based engineering and technology services company providing detailed plant engineering, software application development, and manpower support for client projects. Its capabilities include multidisciplinary engineering design, digital product development, automation solutions, and consulting. The company serves sectors such as oil and gas, power, EPC, mining, and other industrial markets, emphasizing contemporary, cost-efficient services and technical expertise.
