PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE REVERSE ACTING RUPTURE DISCS RUPTURE DISC HOLDERS ALARM SYSTEMS SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES #1 QUALITY PROVIDER OF ENGINEERED PRESSURE SAFETY PRODUCTS

PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE UNDER PRESSURE Continental Disc Corporation manufactures rupture discs to our customers’ specifications which protect vessels, equipment and systems against damaging overpressure conditions. QUALITY Quality begins during our first contact with you. That quality is an integral part of every step we take to provide you with what you expect to receive. All manufacturing is performed under an approved ISO 9001 Quality Assurance System. Continental Disc Corporation can supply rupture discs certified to the standards of ASME, the European Pressure Equipment Directive, 3A Sanitary...

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PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE RUPTURE DISC SELECTION TREE Type Selection Determine Rupture Pressure (RP) Determine Operating Pressure (OP) High Cycling/Pulsating? Calculate Operating Ratio Required OP RP Reverse Acting Rupture Discs Tension Type Rupture Discs Operating Temperature Operating Temperature Evaluate Rupture Disc Type Pressure / Temp / Vacuum Limitations Non-Fragmenting Design Type Selection DETAILED Evaluate Rupture Disc Type Pressure / Temp / Vacuum Limitations Select Rupture Disc Select Rupture Disc HPX® / HPX-Ta™ SANITRX® HPX / II SANITRX® LPX LOTRX® RCS Non-Fragmenting Design Select...

PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE TENSION TYPE RUPTURE DISCS REVERSE ACTING RUPTURE DISCS TYPE OF DISC Process Side Process Side Fig. B Reverse Acting Rupture Discs are oriented in a system with the process media pressure against the convex side of the disc (Figure C), placing the rupture disc in compression. As the burst pressure rating of the disc is reached, the compression loading on the rupture disc causes it to reverse, snapping through the neutral position and causing it to open by a predetermined scoring pattern. Process Side Tension Type Rupture Discs are oriented in a system with the process...

PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE RECOMMENDED MAX. OPERATING TO BURST PRESSURE RATIO MANUFACTURING RANGE VACUUM SUPPORT REQUIRED TO WITHSTAND FULL VACUUM RUPTURE DISC SELECTION TABLE Gas or Liquid (static, cyclic or pulsating) Gas or Vapor (static, cyclic or pulsating) Gas or Liquid (static, cyclic or pulsating) Gas (static, cyclic or pulsating) SANITRX HPX® Gas or Liquid (static, cyclic or pulsating) Gas or Liquid (static, cyclic or pulsating) Gas (static, cyclic or pulsating) Gas or Liquid (static, cyclic or pulsating) Gas or Liquid (static, cyclic or pulsating) Gas or Liquid (static, cyclic or pulsating)...

PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE RUPTURE DISC SELECTION TABLE AVAILABLE B.D.I.® OR BDI-FLX™ (1 INCH AND ABOVE) AVAILABLE ASME CERTIFICATION DOUBLE DISC SCREW TYPE FLOW DIRECTION CONTINENTAL DISC CORPORATION RUPTURE DISC TYPE FULL BOLTED RECOMMENDED FOR ISOLATION OF SAFETY RELIEF VALVE COMPATIBLE HOLDERS SANITRX HPX® No holder required. Installs between standard sanitary ferrules. No holder required. Installs between standard sanitary ferrules. No holder required. Installs between standard sanitary ferrules. NonMetallic Seal No holder required. Installs between standard bore companion flanges. No holder...

PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE HPX-Ta™ Rupture Disc HPX® Rupture Disc REVERSE ACTING The HPX® Rupture Disc provides an industry leading selection of sizes, materials and burst ratings, as well as the versatility to optimize the operating ratio, manufacturing range and media type to the demands of your application. A high precision scored reverse acting rupture disc, the HPX® Rupture Disc is available with 90% or 95% operating ratios and is design tested for 250,000 cycles* from full vacuum to 95% of burst rating. The HPX-Ta™ Rupture Disc is a Tantalum semicircular scored reverse acting rupture disc...

PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE LOTRX® Rupture Disc REVERSE ACTING The LOTRX® Rupture Disc is a scored reverse acting rupture disc that utilizes failure initiating indents, a highly accurate manufacturing method to achieve and control a burst pressure at close tolerances, plus a precision semicircular score to provide a clean, consistent opening pattern. The LOTRX® Rupture Disc is designed for extremely low pressure applications below the range of the HPX® Rupture Disc product family. The RCS Rupture Disc is a reverse acting, crossscored, solid metal rupture disc, providing reliable pressure relief protection,...

PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE SANITRX HPX® Rupture Disc SANITRX HPX® II Rupture Disc The SANITRX HPX® Rupture Disc is a semicircular scored reverse acting rupture disc designed for the pharmaceutical, biotech, food and beverage industries. This rupture disc is a high precision rupture disc available in your choice of 90 or 95% maximum recommended operating ratio and is a high performance rupture disc proven to withstand cycles from full vacuum to 95% of the stamped rating. SANITRX HPX® Rupture Discs comply with essential criteria of ASME BPE and USP Class VI. The SANITRX HPX® II Rupture Disc is designed...

SANITRX® LPX Rupture Disc REVERSE ACTING The SANITRX® LPX Rupture Disc is a stainless steel, reverse acting rupture disc designed specifically for the pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and biotech industries. The SANITRX® LPX Rupture Disc provides low pressure solutions for equipment operating in vacuum or very low pressure conditions. Sizes: 1-1/2" - 3" (40mm - 80mm) Burst Pressure: 5.8 - 10 psig (0,40 - 0,689 barg) Manufacturing Range: ZERO Maximum Recommended Operating Ratio: 90% Available Maximum Temperature Limit: 450° F (232° C) Service: Gas Only Nonfragmenting Design: Yes Withstand Full...

PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE MICRO X® Rupture Disc Composite Flat Seat Rupture Disc The MICRO X® Rupture Disc is a cross-scored flat seat tension type rupture disc. It is designed for nonfragmentation with a four-petal opening. The Composite Flat Seat Rupture Disc is designed for systems requiring a lower burst pressure than offered in a MICRO X® Rupture Disc. Continental Disc Corporation’s seven-hole center pattern provides a non-fragmenting design when used with a fluoropolymer seal. TENSION/ FORWARD ACTING Sizes: 1" - 36" (25mm - 900mm) Burst Pressure: 15 - 3600 psig (1,03 - 248 barg) Manufacturing...