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High integrity pressure protection system ( HIPPS)
1. Quadruple Surge Protection System
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Invented, tested ,made and licensed USA
High-integrity pressure protection system
2. Design Features
Quadruple pressure surge protection system
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The FDS surge protection sys-
tem includes Isolating , relief units
and are used for both gas or liquid
surge protection applications with
speed of 150– 350 millisecond either
open or closed, it is the fastest and
most reliably operation in the world .
The simple system was developed
to fully integrate all parts as one unit
and overcome shorting comings of
conventional HIPPS and surge relief
protection systems in term of reliability
and speed and seamless connection ,
it has four 21 first century break-
through technologies (1) liquid self
feedback and actuation mechanism
without external power (2) gas self
feedback and actuation mechanism
without external power , no gas con-
sumption (3) High reliability , 4 re-
dundancies for the system or 2 for
each subsystem , each function unit
has one moving part (4) High versatili-
ty , it can work at gas or liquid and
with dirty liquid , the temperature gra-
dient between –450 to 1100 F
Pressure Class 150-1500
Pipe Size 2”-24”
Temperature -450 F to 1100 F
Leakage Class : V- VI
Fluid content : Gas, dirty fluid
Operation speed 150- 250 millisecond
Operation type: On-off
Redundancies 4
External power Not required
Gas consumption No
U.S Regulation DOT Part 195, 195.428
Thermal bearing
bushing
Outlet , normal pressure
zone
Isolating subsystem
Two Protected
Barriers
Universal body
Surge high
pressure zone
Dual Wedge joint
Buckling stop pin
Relief subsystem
Two protected
gates
-450 F
Inlet
Two normal closed in-
dependent plugs
Fail –open
Two normal open
independent plugs
Fail -closed
Relief outlet
Low pressure
Zone
3. The differential relief
mechanism is designed to
separate a single pressure
relief process to (1)
sensing/ tracking , (2) pres-
sure differential amplifying
and (3) actuation, this
mechanism greatly in-
crease the sensibility with
a very small shutter at
stable static pressure zone ,
and rapid increasing differ-
ential pressures between
inlet and internal plug ,so
the plug would move at the
highest pressure difference
and speed.
Sensing /tracking , the fluid
path with black arrows
from Zone 1 ,Zone 2,
Zone3 , P1 , P2 ,P2 , when
a set pressure Ps > P1,
the plug stays at a closed
stage, no surge pressure
and the pressures , P1 = P2
= P3 , When p1 =P2=P3 >
Ps , the shutter would
move back and open sens-
ing port .
Pressure differential ampli-
fying , when the shutter
opens and creates flow
fluid as well as the pres-
sure drop , since the differ-
ential tube is small and long
and generates large pres-
sure drop between P1 and
P2, P3 = 0 , the large pres-
sure differences generate
Full piston actuation , un-
like conventional actuation ,
the fluid release go through
three paths (1) sensing
port , link ports and inlet
port , since the cap has no
axial holes with full piston
effect and move the plug
the fastest speech
Design Features
BN Relief subsystem —Liquid self releasing mechanism (1)
1-2
There is a surge pressures when
P1 =p2 = P3 > Ps, the shutter
moves back and open , p3 =0 , the
flow fluid go through three
zones and the differential tube
and generates a big pressure
drop between P1 and P2
No surge pressure when P1 < Ps a
set pressure at Zone 3 , Pressures
at three zones P1=P2=P3, the plug
stay at the closed position ,
Offset angle
68 F
Lock ring
The pilot is closed
Sensing fluid zone , local
Pressure p3 =P2=P1
Shutter
spring against the shutter
for sensing P3
Disc Body
Relief pilot
Cap with
Link
ports
Inlet fluid
Zone P1
Sensing port
Plug fluid
Zone P2
Plug chamber
Pressure
differential Tube
Plugs at closed
positions
Relief outlet
Sensing fluid zone P3 = 0 or < P2 and P1
Shutter move back and open
The Pilot is open
Relief port
4. The Fast surge pressure
relief is depended on two
factors (1) actuating force
on the plug and (2) relief
flow rate out the system
Actuating force generates
speed as Newtown second
law states F= a * M , F =
force , a = acceleration , so
the bigger the pressure
difference and less mass of
plug , the faster speed of
plug , the plugs move as
the same direction of flow ,
less noise and vibration
Relief flow rate , speed of
relief volume , as the Ber-
noulli equation states , the
surge is caused by reduc-
ing the velocity or height if
we reverse the surge of
pressure process by in-
creasing the velocity ,or
negative heights the pres-
sure would drop,
Two redundant inlet ports
in an opposite direction
increase flow rate capaci-
ty , speed and cancel out
reaction force on the body
and reduce cavitation and
erosion due to interaction
of two fluid streams not
interact between solid
body and fluid , the relief
fluid includes three paths
in the shortest distance
Dirty fluid capability, the
plug chamber is designed
to collect solid particles and
prevent the dirties from
entering sensing port .
Check valve is designed to
restrict income flow and
educe the speed of closing
and enlarge outgoing flow
speed.
Design Features
BN Relief subsystem —Liquid self releasing mechanism (2)
1-3
Open to large outgoing flow re-
lief under different pressure be-
tween P1 and P2
Offset angle
68 F
Outgoing flow
Disc Body
Relief pilot
Cap with
Link
ports
Inlet fluid
Zone P1
Sensing port
Plug fluid
Zone P2
Plug chamber
Outgoing flows
Plugs move
to open
Relief outlet
P3
High velocity stream at the center
area and reduce the wall damage
due to erosion and cavitation
Sensing point at
the blue stable
pressures zone
Flow direction
Check valve
5. The gas-powered releasing
mechanism has the fastest
response time about 150
millisecond , it combined
the sensing/track, pressure
different amplifying and
actuation as one, it has
two benefits , speech and
simple structure
The regulated gas in plug
is to sense pressure of
incoming fluid pressure ,
since the gas is compressi-
ble as the Pi pressure in-
crease and over the set
pressure and would push
the plug to open position,
while as the Pi reduce , the
plug would move back
smoothly ,.
All gases are effected by
three factors, Tempera-
ture , volume and pressure ,
PV= n RT, the pre set pres-
sure is very important for
the relief function and must
be kept the same all time,
so self relief regulator is
used to keep the constant
pressure, but waste gas in
the conventional system
Thermal chamber is de-
signed to control pressure
by using liquid or heater to
change the temperature
like subsea or day and night
temperature change
Relief Pilot is designed to
release over pressure inter-
nally as a redundancy to
regulate the pressure
Gas accumulator is used
with thermal chamber and
pilot thermal chamber for
fully regulating the gas tem-
perature
No gas consumption
Design Features
CN Relief subsystem —Gas powered releasing Mechanism
1-4
Regulated gas
as a set pres-
sure Ps
Pre set Spring against Gas pressure
Offset angle
Relief pilot
68 F
Lock ring
Bottled gas
Disc Body
Relief Pilot
Thermal chamber to regulate the gas tem-
perature to increase or decrease pressure
Inlet fluid
gas or liquid
P1
Pilot inlet connect to gas
source and accumulator
Gas Accumulators
Pressurized Gas port
6. Why redundancy
In 1999, a pressure relief
valve failed on a 16-inch
gasoline pipeline operated
by the Olympic Pipe Line
Company in Bellingham,
Wash., spilling 277,000
gallons of gasoline into the
river. The gasoline explod-
ed, killing three young boys.
The incident resulted in five
felony convictions for Olym-
pic employees and a $75
million wrongful death
settlement. Because of fail-
ure of single pressure surge
relief valve.
The solution ,the hybrid
releasing subsystem are
designed to replace current
single gas powered single
model releasing unit, to
became a redundant unit
without adding cost , the
gas power system can be
reused
The results What if Olympic
Pipe Line Company used
this system , even gas –
power system failed , the
liquid release system
would work or vice versa ,
the life would be saved,
the damage would be
avoided
Design Features
WWW.
BC Relief subsystem —Hybrid releasing subsystem
1-5
Before
Offset angle
68 F
Layout for hybrid system
Wedge lock ring
Olympic Pipeline explosion
Disc Body
Independent Liquid
relief unit
Independent gas power
relief unit
Independent Liquid relief Pilot
Independent Gas power relief Pilot
Hybrid relief subsystem layout
Hybrid relief subsystem
7. Why operation Speed matter ?
Because it matters life or death ,
and could save million to stop
fluid less than 350 millisecond .
Can the current flow control
technologies achieve it ? No
Because the current technolo-
gies are based on individual
valve, actuator , sensor /
controller , the pre-actuation
process with physical or elec-
trical connection or conversion
would take about 300 to 350
millisecond , the actuation
would take between 200 to 500
millisecond with butterfly valve.
In order achieve the speed , the
four things must happen (1) the
pre-actuation process is elimi-
nated (2) any moving pair of
parts can sustain closing impact
(3) the speed is physically possi-
ble obtained according to
Newtown second law under the
flow condition (4) if the power
fluid can move fast enough.
This solution meets the four
conditions
Design FeaturesWWW.FDS-VALVE.COM 1-6
Port A
Plug
Shutter
IB/IC Isolating subsystem - Actuator-less , closed mechanism
Isolating pilot
Top plate
Rotary
Stem
Inlet
Outlet
Plug moves to closePlug moves to close
Outlet plug
Inlet plug
Fluid link port
Surfaces against Top
plate bottom sur-
face ,static seal
Local surge port Fluid link port
Remote surge port
Isolating
pilot
Isolating pilot Isolating Valve
PTFE wedge ring for closing
within 150 to 350 millisec-
ond under temperature –450
to 500
Composite wedge ring for closing
within 150 to 350 millisecond
under –450 to 1100
Fully metal buckling ring for
closing within 150 to 350 mil-
lisecond under temperature
- 450 to 1500 F
Flow direction
8. FDS Surge Protection System is based on
science achievement and the modem
digital design process
Disrupt innovations as following
Reliability (1) Redundancy 4 at a sys-
tem level as well 2 at a component
level (2) minimizing components
Liquid self releasing mechanism is the
safest and the most robust protection
system for liquid system in the world
Gas powered releasing mechanism is
the first non consumption relief system .it
fully resolves gas thermal issue based
on thermodynamics .
The fastest operation speed is
achieved by fully integrating all parts
seamlessly and frictionless and well
designed based on Newtown three laws
and Fluid dynamics analysis and material
science
Seat sealing performance , the compo-
site and Buckling seats break new ground
any metal or nonmetal ever could reach in
term of operation temperature and speed
based on the energy conservation law .
Volume Control . This is the first flow
control method in flow control history
since 1797 , Mr. Venturi discovered the
area control method, the volume Control
eliminate or minimize the cavitation and
erosion and simplify two phase analysis
and
Design Features
Disrupt innovation - By Sound science / robust Design
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Digital design
3 D Modules
Digital twin- validation
data acquisition
Robust Design Process
Digital verification
simulation
Science library
9. WWW.FDS-VALVE.COM 2-1Selection
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