test gauge range for hydrostatic test
test gauge range for hydrostatic test
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Did ASME B31.3 have a restriction of test gauge range for hydrostatic test as well ASME VIII-1 Para UG-120?
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Did ASME B31.3 have a restriction of test gauge range for hydrostatic test as well ASME VIII-1 Para UG-120?
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RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
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RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
Most pressure measurement devices have a sweet spot around the middle of their calibrated range that has the lowest uncertainty that the device can record. It is nice to be in the sweet spot, but the uncertainty of today's devices is so good that being outside it isn't really a major problem. Just try to stay out of the first and last 10% of the range (don't use a 0-10,000 psig calibrated range for a 100 psig test, resolution gets to be a problem)
David
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RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
That is just wrong. If an instrument has an uncertainty of +/-0.5% of calibrated range, and the range is 0-10,000 psig then every point between zero and 10,000 psig is +/- 50 psig. A reading of 100 psig is 50-150 psig. A reading of 9,000 psig is 8950-9050 psig. Both have a dead band of 100 psig. Saying that the 100 psig dead band is somehow less important at 9,000 psig than at 100 psig is an odd statement.
Accuracy is a very imprecise term. Pressure measuring devices are rated on "uncertainty" and "repeatability". The rating is based on the worst uncertainty coupled with the worst repeatability in their possible calibrated range. So if a gauge is rated at +/-0.5% of calibrated range, that is the worst you will see, but the number might actually be +/-0.001% in the center of the range (but you can't rely on it).
David
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RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
David
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If you need a more accurate reading, buy one that's +/- 0.001
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RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
If you're using a commercial bourdon tube pressure gauge, conventional wisdom is to pick one where the test pressure falls between 1/3 and 2/3 of the gauge's maximum range. That's adequate even if the gauge is only +/- 5% accuracy. But that's unnecessarily restrictive IF you choose a gauge or transmitter which has better accuracy, has been calibrated in the recent past (and you can prove it) etc.
What they don't want to see is a +/- 5% gauge being used at 1/10th of its full-scale, such that your test pressure is now uncertain by ~ 25%.
If you're using pressure loss as an indication of leakage, the stability of the measurement device and its readability or resolution (the ability to detect small changes in measured value) are also important.
RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
The specifications you referenced do not give details on pressure gage accuracy; however, Section III (NB-6412) does.
The range of analog gages must be not less than 1-1/2 nor more than 4 times the test pressure.
Digital type gages may be used without range restriction provided the calibration and readability error does not exceed 1% of the test pressure. As Compositepro mentioned, pressure gages are rated by manufacturers at a % of full scale. The III-NB requirement of 1% of test pressure sets a lower bound on use, but would allow the digital gage to be used to full scale.
Hope this helps,
JR97
RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
You're solid, pressure is building up too fast.
Temperature rise - the pump operator slips, the switch sticks, the relief valve doesn't, the .... breaks and the pressure rises past the expected limit.
Do you "really, really, really", not want to be able to prove you didn't go to 1500 psi on your system when the test gage max'ed out at 1250 psig - just because you're too cheap to buy a gage accurate at mid-range for your 1000 psi test?
If you use a 1050 max-reading gage at a test pressure of 1000 - what max pressure did you actually go to when it hit the stops?
RE: test gauge range for hydrostatic test
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