Vent Size Package results

Leung, J. C., Creed, M. J. and Fisher, H. G., Round-Robin Vent Sizing Package Results, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Runaway Reactions, CCPS, Cambridge, MA, March 1989. 

Experimental data can be obtained from the DSC and from reaction calorimeters for the conditions of the desired reactions, and from the DSC, the ARC, the Reactive System Screening Test (RSST—Fauske and Associates) and from the Vent Size Package (VSP) for conditions allowing undesired reactions. The pressure effect can be studied using the ARC or DIERS methods. From the results of these tests, the rate of temperature rise and the maximum acceptable conditions for specific equipment can be calculated. The same holds for the pressure rise rate. 

The Reactive System Screening Tool (RSST) was described in Section 33.2.7. This apparatus is a relatively recent development. Therefore, only limited literature data are available regarding the application of results from this equipment for direct scale-up of reactor systems. The Vent Size Package (VSP) is discussed further in Section 3.3.2.6. 

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