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PRESSURE TESTING

Vessel Design Pressure = 180 psig

Vessel MAWP = 200 psig
Vessel Design Temperature = 500° F
Safe Stress at Design Temperature = 16000 psig
Vessel MDMT = 40° F
Safe Stress 9from -20° F to 200° F

1 What would be the recommended minimum test temperature for the hydrostatic test?

2 What would be the mandatory minimum test pressure for a pneumatic test?

3 What would be the required hydrostatic test pressure?

4 What would be the minimum inspection pressure for this hydrostatic test?

5 What would be the pneumatic test pressure?

6 What would the inspection pressure for the pneumatic test be?

7 What would the first stage pressure be for a pneumatic test?

8 What would the psig incremental pressure be for the second sage of the pneumatic test be?

9 What will the total pressure be at the end of the 3rd stage?
The following five pressure gauge ranges are available. Which of the two would you choose for a
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hydrostatic test?
a. 0 to 400 psi
b. 0 to 600 psi
c. 0 to 750 psi
d. 0 to 1000 psi
e. 0 to 1200 psi

### For a pneumatic test which of the five gauges list in question 10 above would you choose?

### If ambient temperature is 125°F the hydrostatic test inspection shall be carried out at:

a. 125° F
b. Lower than 120° F
c. Above 120° F
d. 100° F
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ANSWER SHEET

The recommended minimum test temperature for hydrostatic test :

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Test Temperature ≥ MDMT + 30° F, i.e. 70° F

Mandatory minimum test temperature for pneumatic test:

2
Test Pressure ≥ MDMT + 30° F i.e. 70° F

Hydrostatic test pressure:

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Test Pressure = 1.3 x MAWP x Stress Ratio or 1.3 x 200 x 17600/16000 = 286 psig

Minimum inspection pressure for hydrostatic testing:

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Inspection pressure = Test Pressure/1.3 or 286/1.3 = 220 psig

Pneumatic test pressure:

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Test Pressure = 1.1 x MAWP x Stress Ratio or 1.1 x 200 x 176/160 = 242 psig

Inspection pressure for pneumatic test:

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Inspection Pressure = Test Pressure/1.1 or 242/1.1 = 220 psig

First stage of pressurization for pneumatic test:

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First Stage = 50% of Test Pressure or 242/2 = 121psig

Incremental pressure for the second stage of pressurization for the pneumatic test:
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10% of Test pressure or 242/.10 = 24.2 psig

Total pressure at the end of 3rd stage:

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First Stage Pressure + 2 x incremental stage pressure or 121 x 2 x 24.2 = 169.4 psig

### The two gauges for the hydrostatic test would be:

Lower Limit Range = 0 to 1.5 x 256 = 0 to 429 psi

Upper Limit range = o to 4 x 286 = 0 to 1144 psi
Preferred Range = 0 to 2 x 286 = 0 to 572 psi

Choose Gauges: 0 to 600 psi and 0 to 750 psi

### For Pneumatic testing the two gauges from the given five would be:

Lower Limit Range = 0 to 1.5 x 242 = 0 to 363 psi

Upper Limit range = o to 4 x 242 = 0 to 968 psi
Preferred Range = 0 to 2 x 242 = 0 to 484 psi

Choose Gauges: 0 to 400 psi and 0 to 600 psi

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