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USCG Exam PracticePumps, valves, and piping systems

According to 46 CFR §56.07-10, a relief valve protecting a piping system must have sufficient relieving capacity to prevent system pressure from rising more than what percentage above the maximum allowable working pressure?

  1. A. 10 percent
  2. B. 15 percent
  3. 20 percentCorrect
  4. D. 25 percent

Why C is correct

46 CFR §56.07-10(b)(2) requires that the relieving capacity of a relief valve be sufficient to prevent pressure from rising more than 20 percent above the system maximum allowable working pressure. The 120 percent set-pressure certification requirement for the valve's rated capacity is a related but distinct requirement in the same paragraph.

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