Definition(s)
Pressure-relief device
Device actuated by inlet static pressure and designed to open during emergency or abnormal conditions to prevent a rise of internal fluid pressure in excess of a specified design value.
- NOTE: The device may be a pressure-relief valve, a rupture disk device, or a buckling pin device.
Source: API STD 521, Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems, Sixth Edition, January 2014. Global Standards
Pressure Relief Device (PRD)
A device designed to open and relieve excess pressure (e.g. safety valve, thermal relief, rupture disk, rupture pin, deflagration vent, pressure/vacuum vents).
Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards
Pressure Relief Device
A device for relieving pressure, such as a direct spring-loaded safety valve, rupture disk, or shear-pin set safety valve.
Source: Petroleum Safety Orders–Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations