Hydrostatic Test Pressure Calibration

(ASME B31.3)

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Senior Inspector

Methanex Corporation
Medicine Hat, AB

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1. LT-07: HYDROSTATIC TEST PRESSURE CALIBRATION (ASME B31.3)

The hydrostatic test pressure at any point in the piping system shall be as follows:

Not less than 1 1/2 times the design pressure.

For design temperature exceeding the test temperature, the minimum test pressure shall be calculated by the
equation below, except that the value of ST/S shall not exceed 6.5.

PT = 1.5 P ST/S

Where PT = Minimum hydrostatic test gauge pressure (psig)

P = Internal design gauge pressure (psig)
ST = Stress value at design temperature (ksi) from table A-1
S = Stress value at design temperature (ksi) from table A-1

JOB REF. NO. DRAWING NO.

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DESIGN PRESSURE psig DESIGN TEMPERATURE F

Material BASIC ALLOWABLE STRESS (S) @ METAL TEMPERATURE - Ksi

(ASTM)
ST (MIN TEMP TO s @ ___ oF s @ DES TEMP ___ oF s @ ___ oF ST/S
100ºF)

(ST/S) MAX =
PT = 1.5 P (ST/S) MAX
=
=
Round Up To Nearest 5 psig
Hydrostatic Test Pressure = psig

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