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Some guidlines
All joints in a test section shall be accessible during tests and shall not be painted, insulated,
backfilled or otherwise covered until satisfactory completion of testing in accordance with the
requirements in the specification. All equipment and piping to be pressure tested shall be
thoroughly cleaned of all dirt, welding slag, construction debris, or other foreign matter.
All vents and other connections which can serve as vents shall be open during filling so that
all air is vented prior to applying test pressure to the system. Test vents shall be installed at
high points. Drain points for fluid disposal after testing, shall be provided.
Equipment which is not to be subjected to pressure test shall be either disconnected from the
piping or blocked off during the test.
Temporary spades and blanks installed for testing purposes shall be designed to withstand
the test pressure without distortion. Presence of spades shall be clearly visible during testing.
The recommended practice is to use standard blind flanges as per ASME B16.5 or B16.47 and
spades acc. to ASME B16.48.
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Spring supports shall be restrained or removed and expansion bellows removed during
hydrostatic testing.
Piping which is spring or counterweight supported shall be blocked up temporarily to a
degree sufficient to sustain the weight of the test medium. Holding pins shall not be removed
from spring supports until testing is completed and the system is drained.
Care shall be taken to avoid overloading any parts of the supporting structures during
hydrostatic testing.
Barriers shall be erected and where practical, Public Address announcements made and
access restriction procedures such as permit to work implemented prior to any pressurisation
commencing. Under no circumstances should anyone other than an authorised person be
allowed within the safety barriers.
An important aspect is, that materials used in pressure systems comply with all the required
tests, all materials are certified and that the engineer has made the right choice of materials.
(see main Menu "Societies" numerous ASTM material standards)
Hydrostatic test has to be performed after all hot works have been completed on a certain
piping system. Hot work includes everything related to welding or the post weld heat
treatment (PWHT).
All radiographic and ultrasonic inspections should be carried out before the pressure test is
started. Conducting 100% radiography of all the weld joints assure that your weld joints are
defect free but can never provide you with the assurance of mechanical integrity of a system.
This is also to be noted that radiography / ultrasonic inspection shall also not to be waived off
if the pipeline is to be hydrostatically tested.
The individual system documentation i.e. test pack shall be available prior to any testing and
shall include information such as test limits, test pressure, test medium, duration, test blinds,
blind flanges, vents and drains.
The use of marked up P&Ids coupled with isolation registers should be utilised to identify the
locations of blinds, Valves, vents and drains.
Testing equipment such as pumps, manifold, pressure and temperature recorders, pressure
gauges should be within calibration/certification (as per company procedures) and connected
to the lowest convenient connection within the system to ensure best results.
Control Valves and soft-seal block Valves shall be removed from the piping prior to the test
and replaced with pipe spools.
Check Valves shall have the flap or piston removed for testing, where pressure can not be
located on the upstream side of the Valve. The locking device of the flap pivot pin shall be
reinstated together with the flap and a new cover gasket shall be installed after completion of
the test.
Piping which is normally open to the atmosphere, such as drains, vents, discharge piping
from pressure relieving devices, sewers, and stack downstream of the seal drum, shall not be
subjected to the piping test pressure
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Rotating machinery, such as pumps, turbines, and compressors. Machinery lube and seal oil
systems which could be impaired by the presence of water, shall not be subjected to the
piping test pressure.
Strainer elements, filter elements, expansion joints, and pressure relieving devices, such as
rupture discs and pressure Relief Valves. All locally mounted indicating pressure gauges.
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