AL>  I recently happened to witness a steel tank being
AL>  filled to 3000 psi by someone unfamiliar with the
AL>  equipment. When I realized what had happened, I
AL>  noticed that the overpressure relief valve was
AL>  pointing in my general direction!
AL>
AL>  For future reference, I'd like to know how many psi
AL>  it takes to make the overpressure valve pop. Anyone know?
Depends on the size of the tank, whether it's a high-pressure
tank or a "normal" pressure tank, type of burst disk, etc.
All tanks have their operating pressure stamped onto the neck
at the time of manufacture, and most folks filling the tanks
will never fill beyond 10% above that limit.
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