Leak testing of Valves

Sr. ATTRIBUTE API-598 MSS-SP61 ANSI-FCI70.2 ISO

N.
1 Gate, globe, check, "Full open" and Control Valve Seat Leakage,
APPLICABILITY ball, plug butterfly "full closed" type establishes a series of six seat
valves of service. It is not Leakage classes for control valves and
intended for denes the test procedures.
Use with control
valves.
2 Allowed 1. 0.18 cubic inch (3 Seat closure tests Sr. CLASS LEAKAGE Test
leakage cubic centimeters) the following N. pressure
Per minute per inch leakage rates:10
of nominal pipe cc/hr per inch of 1 I
size. nominal pipe 0.5% of 3-4 bar or max
2 II
2. 1.5 standard diameter. rated operating
capacity deta p
cubic feet (0.042 (water/gas whichever
cubic 10-50 0 C) lower
Meter) of gas per 3 III .1% of As above
hour per inch of rated
capacity
nominal pipe size.
4 IV .01% of As above
rated
capacity
5 V 0.0005 ml At max service
per minute pressure drop
of water per across the
inch of plug.
port
diameter
per psi
differential
With air /nitrogen
6 VI 3.5 bar max rated
rated del p

3 Test pressure Seat closure test

must be
performed at a
Fluid (liquid or
gas) pressure no
less than 1.1
times the 1000°F
(380°C) rating
rounded to the
next 5 psi (0.5
bar).
4 Test duration
5