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Cameron Holmes
Vice President and General Manager
Scott Jenkins cholmes@zookdisk.com
ZOOK
Senior Editor,
Chemical Engineering Cameron has over 13 years experience in the engineering
and design of rupture disks. Prior to ZOOK, he was the
Magazine General Manager of an Automotive Aftermarket Company,
Cequent Towing Products. Cameron joined ZOOK in 2005
and is the Vice-President and General Manager of ZOOK’s
Metal Division. In his role he leverages his many years of
engineering and manufacturing expertise to continually
lead and develop custom engineered solutions for ZOOK
customers. Cameron holds a Bachelors Degree in Applied
Science in Systems Design Engineering.
Scott Muddiman
Consultant
scott@muddiman.ca
ZOOK
Scott Muddiman has over 40 years of pressure relief
expertise and extensive knowledge of rupture disk
design and development. Scott owned and operated,
PROQUIP, a Metal Rupture Disk Company for more
than 20 years. Scott joined ZOOK as President for
the Metal Division in 1999 and retired from ZOOK in
2017. He currently serves as a consultant for ZOOK
in the R&D of new product development and holds
multiple patents for the design of rupture disks.
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Simplifying the Complexity of Selecting,

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What is a Rupture Disk?

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What Does a Rupture Disk

Actually Do?
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History
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When to Use a
Rupture Disk Over a
Relief Valve
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When to Use a
Relief Valve over a
Rupture Disk
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When to Use a
Rupture Disk in series
with a Relief Valve
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COLLABORATION
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Maximum
Allowable Working
Pressure (MAWP)

Rupture Specified Burst

Tolerance Pressure

Definitions
Operating Ratio
To Know Marked Burst
Pressure

Operating Manufacturing
Pressure Design Range
(MDR)
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Maximum Allowable Working Pressure (MAWP):

The pressure limit of a vessel as determined by the

manufacturer
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Specified Burst Pressure:

The desired burst pressure of the disk as supplied by

the end user
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Marked Burst Pressure:

The nominal burst pressure of a rupture disk as

'marked' on the tag
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Manufacturing Design Range (MDR):

A range of pressures within which the marked burst

pressure must fall
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Operating Pressure:

The normal system or process pressure

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Operating Ratio:

The ratio of Operating Pressure vs. Lowest Possible

Marked Burst Pressure
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Rupture Tolerance:

The allowable deviation from the marked burst

pressure
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Rupture Disks Are Unique Custom Engineered Solutions

Collaboration is a Must in Selecting and Troubleshooting a Rupture Disk

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