To avoid the use of antifreeze and, later on, the disposal of water & additives mix and to continue Testing during winter time also avoiding possible brittle fractures, the most simple solution could be the performance of Tests inside a tunneled habit with the use of scaffold sheeting and...
I've found that answer and I would like to know from you if it's applicable in my case or not:
ASME B31.8 allows static tests with air up to 70% of SMYS. I've tested lines longer than your 10,000 ft with air with excellent results. You didn't say the diameter of your line or the test...
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Gents, I've found also that during cold weather, the following options may be utilized to warm the metal temperature to acceptable levels instead of using antifreeze:
Steaming the line;
Running warm water through the pipe;
Energizing steam tracing on the line.
Do you think that it's...
I'm in Kazakhstan and i have to hydrotest piping and not tanks of vessels.
Is there any ASME code that don't allow me to test with use of antifreeze (ethylene glycol or equivalent)?
Piping materialhas been chosen to work in those ambient temperature, so I'm not really worried about this, but if...
Do u have any suggestion for a Testing Procedure for a Flare System?
I've found in API-537 that "hydrotesting for flare burners is not required nor recommended" and also that "hydrostatic testing is not required unless specified on the Flare Data-Sheet". We are the constructors of the Flare...
