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Maximum stress during Hydro-test

Maximum stress during Hydro-test

Maximum stress during Hydro-test

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What are the parameters to decide the permitted percentage of maximum stress during Hydrotest?
Mostly 90% of yield is maximum stress during test but sometimes 76% or less used.
Please reply if u know the answer.

RE: Maximum stress during Hydro-test

Depends on your design Code. B31.3 345.4.2 (c) states;

Quote:

if the test pressure as defined above would produce
a nominal pressure stress or longitudinal stress in
excess of the yield strength at test temperature or a
pressure more than 1.5 times the component rating at
test temperature, the test pressure may be reduced to
the maximum pressure that will not exceed the lesser
of the yield strength or 1.5 times the component ratings
at test temperature.

RE: Maximum stress during Hydro-test

Hydrostatic testing of cross country pipelines is often done at pressures along the line due to elevation differences at 105% of SMYS and greater.

RE: Maximum stress during Hydro-test

Permanent deformation is to be avoided.

Regards,

Mike

RE: Maximum stress during Hydro-test

We often test our castings to burst...

RE: Maximum stress during Hydro-test

I'm not buying tested castings from you.

David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering

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"Knowledge" is only found through the accumulation and analysis of data.
The plural of anecdote is not "data"

RE: Maximum stress during Hydro-test

So... If you test to burst, you are looking for the test to fail, right? As in you couldn't burst it?

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

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