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Continental Disc was the first rupture disc to achieve ASME compliance in 1998. Today, Continental Disc has over 20 different rupture disc products that have the ASME UD stamp. Additionally, Continental Disc Engineers currently serve in a variety of committee level roles on ASME Section XIII today. Continental Disc sanitary products adhere to ASME-BPE requirements for bio-pharmaceutical equipment.
First certified in 1986, the Continental Disc Flow Lab has been used to test rupture discs, pressure relief valves, and other pressure relief devices from around the world. Continental Disc was the first rupture disc company to construct an ASME-certified flow laboratory, and Continental Disc is the only rupture disc company with an ASME certified liquid loop. The Continental Disc Flow Lab was used to develop the KR Flow Restriction Test Method, which is used today by all rupture disc manufacturers with an ASME-certified product.
In 2022 the ASME code transitioned rupture discs from ASME Section VIII to ASME Section XIII. ASME Section VIII covers the design and fabrication of pressure vessels while ASME Section XIII covers the overpressure protection devices for the vessel. Additionally, the ASME stamp for rupture disc is the ASME UD stamp. Many Continental Rupture discs have the ASME certification and are ASME UD stamped.
A Leader in the Rupture Disc Testing Field
Established in 1965, Continental Disc has been an industry leader in designing and testing rupture discs, becoming the first rupture disc company to construct an ASME-certified flow laboratory, and the only rupture disc company with an ASME-certified liquid loop. The Continental Disc Flow Lab was used to develop the KR Flow Restriction Test Method, now employed by all rupture disc manufacturers with an ASME-certified product.
ASME Combination Capacity Factors
A multiplier used to appropriately adjust the ASME-rated relieving capacity of a pressure relief valve in combination with a rupture disc.
In accordance with ASME Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division I, Continental Disc’s ASME Combination Capacity Factors are determined by testing the rupture disc device mounted directly beneath the valve inlet and are certified by The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.
