T - 0240 Rules for pressure testing Lloyds Register (96-02)

Calculation of SAFETY DISTANCE for Pressure Testing

§ 3.3
Pressure Test using liquids ( Hydro test / Water ) :

Test pressure Pt 15.70 [bar]

Internal Diameter ( in milimeters) Di 203.20 [mm]
Length of the system Li 16.00 [m]
Density - ρ (rho) Rho 1000.00 [kg/m3]
Factor alpha 78.74

Minimum Safety Distance: L 0.91 [m]

maxL 30.00 [m]
§ 4.3
Pressure Test using Gas ( Pneumatic test / Air ) :

Test pressure Pt 15.00 [bar]

Internal Diameter ( in milimeters) Di 200.00 [mm]
Length of the system Li 10.00 [m]
Density - ρ (rho) Rho 1.05 [kg/m3]
Volume V 0.314 [m3]

Minimum Safety Distance: L 5.03 [m]

maxL 30.00 [m]
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water 1000 Vol [m3] 0.5186054144
N2 1.05
Air 1.04
The medium ?

min 30m l gas [m] #NUM!

min300sec t [sec] #NUM!

Rule of Thumb: Safe Distance

Applicable to 30 meters
Do not rely on calcs if the outcome is >30 meters

Rule of Thumb:
Applicable to 300 sec
Do not rely on calcs if the outcome is >300 sec

Minimum hold time: t 50.27 [s]

For pressure increase of max. 0, 1Pt per step max t 300 [s]
 Public Safe Distance for Iridium 192
Barricade Dist in Meters Barricade Dist in Meters
Source Activity (Ci) Source Activity (Ci)
With Collimeter Without Collimeter With Collimeter
1 4 25.29 26 20.39
2 5.6 35.77 27 20.78
3 6.92 48.81 28 21.16
4 8 50.59 29 21.54
5 8.94 56.56 30 21.90
6 9.79 61.96 31 22.27
7 10.58 66.93 32 22.62
8 11.31 71.55 33 22.97
9 12 75.89 34 23.32
10 12.64 80 35 23.66
11 13.26 83.90 36 24
12 13.85 87.63 37 24.33
13 14.42 91.21 38 24.65
14 14.96 94.65 39 24.97
15 15.49 97.97 40 25.29
16 16 101 41 25.62
17 16.49 104 42 25.92
18 16.97 107.33 43 26.22
19 17.43 110.27 44 26.53
20 17.88 113.13 45 26.83
21 18.33 115.93 46 27.12
22 18.76 118.65 47 27.42
23 19.18 121.32 48 27.71
24 19.59 123.93 49 28
25 20 126.49 50 28.28
REMARKS:

1. The above barrier distance colculation is for the Ir-192 Source in unshileded condition and with the usage of Tungsan
colimeter.

2. The above colculations are guidelines only. The R.P.O shall calculate the actual Barrier distance accroding the source
stregnth of that day.

3. The Gamma ray constant is taken as 4.8 msv/hr.

4. Dose rate at barrier is 7.5 pSvihr as stipulated in SCENR guidelines.

5. One Curie (Ci) = 3.7×1010 decays per second and half life of Iridium 192 is 74 days.

BARRIER DISTANCE= (ci* Gamma ray constant/puplic dose rate* collimeter thickness factor)
Collimeter Thickness Factor = ( one TVT + two HVT )
um 192
Barricade Dist in Meters

Without Collimeter
128.99
131.45
133.86
136.23
138.56
140.85
143.10
145.32
147.51
149.66
151.78
153.88
155.94
157.98
160
161.98
163.95
165.89
167.80
169.70
171.58
173.43
175.27
177
178.85

ith the usage of Tungsan

ce accroding the source