[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 46, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 46CFR64.63] [Page 321-322] TITLE 46--SHIPPING CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) PART 64_MARINE PORTABLE TANKS AND CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Pressure Relief Devices and Vacuum Relief Devices for MPTs Sec. 64.63 Minimum emergency venting capacity. (a) The total emergency venting capacity (Q) of the relief devices of an uninsulated MPT must be in accordance with Table 1 or the following formula based upon the pressure relief device operating at a pressure not to exceed the test pressure: [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TC13NO91.047 where: Q=Minimum required rate of discharge in cubic feet per minute of free air at standard conditions (60 [deg]F and 14.7 psia). M=Molecular weight of the product, or 86.7. T=Temperature, degrees Rankine (460[deg] + temperature in degrees F of gas at relieving temperature), or 710[deg] Rankine. A=Total external surface area of the tank compartment in square feet. L=Latent heat of the product being vaporized at relieving conditions in Btu per pound, or 144 Btu per pound. Z=Compressibility factor of the gas at relieving conditions, or 1.0. C=Constant based on relation of specific heats, in accordance with Appendix J of Division 1 of Section VIII of the ASME Code, 1974 edition, or 315. (b) The total emergency venting capacity (Q) of an insulated portable tank may have a reduction if-- (1) It is shown to the Coast Guard that the insulation reduces the heat transmission to the tank; [[Page 322]] (2) The present reduction of the emergency venting capacity (Q) is limited to the percent reduction of the heat transmission to the tank or 50 percent, whichever is less; and (3) The insulation is sheathed. Table 1--Minimum emergency venting capacity in cubic feet: free air/hour (14.7 lb/in\2\a and 60 [deg]F) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exposed area Cubic feet free Exposed area Cubic feet free square feet \1\ air per hour square feet \1\ air per hour ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 27,600 275 237,000 30 38,500 300 256,000 40 48,600 350 289,500 50 58,600 400 322,100 60 67,700 450 355,900 70 77,000 500 391,000 80 85,500 550 417,500 90 94,800 600 450,000 100 104,000 650 479,000 120 121,000 700 512,000 140 136,200 750 540,000 160 152,100 800 569,000 180 168,200 850 597,000 200 184,000 900 621,000 225 199,000 950 656,000 250 219,500 1,000 685,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Interpolate for intermediate sizes. [CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, as amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37410, Sept. 11, 1990; 55 FR 47477, Nov. 14, 1990]