i) Rupture scenario and rupture opening area.
ii) Thermodynamics and mass flux of the fluid released through
the rupture opening.
iii) Adiabatic flashing characteristics of the high-pressure
mixture into the low-pressure shell.
iv) Initial pressure of the liquid-filled shell in relation to the set
pressure of the relief device (if exists).
v) Shell volume, compliance, and the characteristics of the
attached piping system.
vi) Additional equipment in the vicinity of the subject heat
exchanger, e.g. other exchangers, accumulators, valves, flow
restrictions, etc.
vii) Boundary conditions at the far ends of the attached piping
system.