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Pressure Relief Valve

Safety device that limits pressure in a system during abnormal conditions by releasing fluids to a safe location.

In FluidFlow, relief valves are sized according to orifice bore size. When automatic sizing feature is turned off, it can also be used to evaluate the performance of pressure relief valve for a particular model using manufacturer data.

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