Abstract

Abstract The use of rupture disks as a quick-acting pressure-relief device in the chemical industry is well established. High-pressure synthesis units must be protected adequately against abnormal pressure surges caused by malfunctioning of equipment and chemical decompositions and reactions which may occur with explosive violence. The results of a recent investigation into the design and application of rupture disks at du Pont’s Belle Works in West Virginia constitute the basis of this paper.

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