The function of a back pressure regulator is to limit and precisely control the upstream pressure of a gas or liquid, and is much more accurate than a relief valve.
The main difference between a back pressure reg and a safety relief valve is that most spring operated safety relief valves have a high reseating pressure which is inconsistent and unreliable.
A safety relief valve system should over-pressurisation take place. As such, when it’s set pressure is overcome, it will blow wide open immediately and exhaust all of the pressure.
A back pressure reg is not a safety device, it is designed for precision upstream pressure control. When the regulator set-point is overcome, it will "crack" open (not blow wide open) and try to exhaust only the excess pressure above the set-point. When it cracks open, it uses its sensing element (relief valve's do not have sensing elements) to reseat close to its original set pressure.
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