Dear All,
Is also the the insulation (rockwool+alluminium) allowed to be on the welds during the hydrotest?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Roger
Il giorno martedì 20 marzo 2012 13:09:13 UTC+5, madhan ha scritto:
Hi all,Thanks for your valuable comment and now i am more clear with the particular section.Regards,MadhanOn Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 1:33 PM, DOKKU AJAY <akdd83@yahoo.com> wrote:Hi,The statement "except that joints previously tested in accordance with this Code may be insulated or covered" means that if the piping is already leak tested before i.e. at a fabircation shop or at site prior to assembly, then the joints can be insulated or covered. Please note that here the code is not talking about the priming and painting. It's only about the insulatioin or covering.The second statement " All joints may be primed and painted prior to leak testing unless a sensitive leak test (para. 345.8) is required." means that the joints may be primed and painted which are subjected to initial (first time) leak testing subjected to the applicability of sensitive leak test.From: Samuvel <samuvel.masilamani@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [MW:13936] Painting before pressure test on pipings - B 31.3
--If u have 100% joint NDT,you can obtain a concession request from your clientGents,--Good day.I need to know whether leak test (hydro or pneumatic) can be done on piping after painting is done on the welds of pipe line?ASME B 31.3 says "345.3 Preparation for Leak Test345.3.1 Joints Exposed. All joints, welds (includingstructural attachmentwelds to pressure-containing components),and bonds shall be left uninsulated andexposed for examination during leak testing, except thatjoints previously tested in accordance with this Codemay be insulated or covered. All joints may be primedand painted prior to leak testing unless a sensitive leaktest (para. 345.8) is required.""345.8 Sensitive Leak TestThe test shall be in accordance with the Gas and BubbleTest method specified in the BPV Code, Section V,Article 10, or by another method demonstrated to haveequal sensitivity. Sensitivity of the test shall be not lessthan 10−3 atm·ml/sec under test conditions.(a) The test pressure shall be at least the lesser of105 kPa (15 psi) gage or 25% of the design pressure.(b) The pressure shall be gradually increased until agage pressure the lesser of one-half the test pressure or170 kPa (25 psi) is attained, at which time a preliminarycheck shall be made. Then the pressure shall be graduallyincreased in steps until the test pressure is reached,the pressure being held long enough at each step toequalize piping strains"here text in green says it shall be left uncovered expect that joints previously tested in accordance with this code(which test to be done for exception and where it is mentioned on code?) but the text in red says it may be primed and painted which looks controversial, kindly advice me what to follow.
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