On Jul 25, 2007, at 3:10 PM, Alok Dubey wrote:
> That`s fine! What I am asking which code says that design pressure
> shall be 1.5 times of operating pressure? I understand that test
> pressure should be of D.P. Recent edition of BPV has even brought
> this lower to 1.3.
You're getting things confused again. No code says any such thing.
And test pressure is not a design condition. Test pressures are a
consequence of the maximum allowable working pressure (MAWP). If you
want to talk about this stuff you really should use correct
terminology. Otherwise everyone just gets confused.
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