Max allowable elevation calculation for Mainline

Hydostatic Testing from K29 FT-20 TO K72 FT-73

1 Minimum Pipe wall thickness in line 6.4 mm
2 Pipe outside diameter 323.9 mm
3 PIPE Materials grade API 5L Gr X-70 PSL-2
4 Yield strength 70000 PSI
5 Design Temperature 95 ˚C
6 Design Pressure 91.99 bars
7 Design Pressure 93.80 Kg/cm2
Minimum Hydrostatic Test Pressure
8 for 6.4 mm / 8.4 mm wall thickness 1.25 X 91.99 = 114.99 bars

9 1 bar = 1.01972 Kg/cm2 117.258 Kg/cm2

Highest point of the test section shall be
10 subjected to the minimum test pressure 117.258 Kg/cm2
11 Max Test Pressure (100%) 2766.285891 Psi
12 2tS/OD 190.7283533 bars
13 1 bar = 14.5038 psi 194.4895164 Kg/cm2
The maximum hydrostatic test pressure for
14 any section shall not cause stress exceeding 181.19 bars
95% of SMYS at the lowest wall thickness of
15 that section 184.77 Kg/cm2
Max allowable pressure difference within a
16 67.51 Kg/cm2
section ( Δp )
17 1 Kg/cm2 = 98066.5 Pascals 6750743.781 Pascals
18 Minimum Elevation at Ch. 70 +280 Mtrs 101.455 meters
19 Maximum elevation at Ch 32 + 547 Mtrs 186.877 meters
20 Difference in elevation 85.422 meters
Max Allowable elevation
21 (hmax) = Δp / (density of water x g) 688.38 meters
22 Density of water 1000 Kg/cm2
23 g 9.80665 newtons
24 1 KG/cm2 = 98066.5 Newton pascals
25 1 pascals 1 N/m2