a reinforcement welded to a pipe are normally pressure tested. and a
pad will normally have a tell-tale hole that is threaded. at the end
of exercise, we never plug the tell-tale hole.
- In PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com, "umesh k.n." <umesh_kn@...>
wrote:
>
> Well,, i dont have experience of three decades..
> However in my one decade experience, i have seen the following..
>
> 1. Plugged vents during installation and hydrotesting (Threaded
half coupling with plug)
> 2. Remove the plug and seal weld it after testing.
> 3. Valved vents are used for all hot fluid services.
>
> Rgs,
> Umesh Ken.,Senior Piping Project Engineer,
> BECHTEL AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
>
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: delacruzjuan1977 <delacruzjuan1977@...>
> To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:28:10 PM
> Subject: [PipingDesign] Re: Hydrotest (High point) Vents
>
> not most companies and ive been around for over 3 decades doing
piping
> work aside from pressured and rotating equipment. we dont remove
the
> vent valve. it stays on the pipe and after the test we just
install
> the plug. the resources and time needed to remove several hundred
of
> vent valves installed at the plant shoudl be enourmous.
>
> --- In PipingDesign@ yahoogroups. com, elie altawil
<eliealtawil@ ...>
> wrote:
> >
> Most companies require the removal of the vent valve after the
test
> and weld a plug n the 'Olet.
>
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