steel cylinder hydraulic test
steel cylinder hydraulic test
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Hi all.
In a factory in Portugal we are testing (with water) the steel cylinder for the production of concrete pressure pipes diam. ID 500 till 1600 mm (AWWA C301). The cylinder is a steel pipe with very thin wall (2 or 2.5 mm) and completed with steel spigot and socket rings for rubber sealing. When the test is performed (in average the test pressure is 4 - 5 kg/cm2), the cylinder has to be emptied (by a pump) and simoultaneously water has to be replaced by air to avoid vacuum : if not the cylinder will shrink immediately like paper.
How it is possible to calculate the vacuum, knowing of course the pump caracteristics ?
And how to calculate the air delivery (from tank at 8 kg/cm2) to avoid vacuum or at least the buckling disaster ?
At present said procedure is performed manually, but we want to speed up because the operation is a bottle neck.
Attached photos of prototype machine
Thanks
In a factory in Portugal we are testing (with water) the steel cylinder for the production of concrete pressure pipes diam. ID 500 till 1600 mm (AWWA C301). The cylinder is a steel pipe with very thin wall (2 or 2.5 mm) and completed with steel spigot and socket rings for rubber sealing. When the test is performed (in average the test pressure is 4 - 5 kg/cm2), the cylinder has to be emptied (by a pump) and simoultaneously water has to be replaced by air to avoid vacuum : if not the cylinder will shrink immediately like paper.
How it is possible to calculate the vacuum, knowing of course the pump caracteristics ?
And how to calculate the air delivery (from tank at 8 kg/cm2) to avoid vacuum or at least the buckling disaster ?
At present said procedure is performed manually, but we want to speed up because the operation is a bottle neck.
Attached photos of prototype machine
Thanks





RE: steel cylinder hydraulic test
Size the air inlet valve, using a full port ball valve, to have the same port diameter as the pump's discharge line's inside diameter. Air flow capacity through such a valve, as long as attaching pipe remains short, will be greater than the water flow capacity through the discharge pipe. If it is sized using that simple method, no vacuum will be possible to form thereby keeping the pipe safe.
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RE: steel cylinder hydraulic test
Ted
RE: steel cylinder hydraulic test
because the air pressure (8 kg/cm2) is higher than the hydraulic testy pressure (4 - 5 kg/cm2)
thanks to all
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RE: steel cylinder hydraulic test
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RE: steel cylinder hydraulic test
without pump the emptying operation is too slow. In fact we empty with pump half pipe (filling/suction pipe is on the axis)and after that we open the machine so all water flow out (see photo of machine)
RE: steel cylinder hydraulic test
you could always put in 2 bar air as well as the pump....
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I don't think anyone really answered your original question which is basically you need to add air at the same volumetric rate in standard terms as the pump outflow rate. There are many equations on how to calculate pressure difference across an air intake given the flow rate and density (atmospheric conditions). Big Inch probably has it right, i.e. make your air inlet as big if not bigger than your water outlet nozzle. If you add pressurised air at say 2 bar it would go even faster.
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Also: There's usually a good reason why everyone does it that way
RE: steel cylinder hydraulic test
I will report your suggestions (they sound very simple and easy to modify on the machine)