VALVES & FITTINGS

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WITH REFERENCE TO RELIEF VALVES WHAT IS POP TEST?

HOW TO MEASURE RAISED FACE FINISH?
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF BACK SEAT ON GATE VALVE?
WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DO YOU CHECK DURING DIMENSIONAL
INSPECTION OF VALVE?
5. IN WHAT POSITION MUST THE CLOSURE DEVICE BE IN WHILE
PERFORMING A SHELL HYDROSTATIC TEST
6. DESCRIBE CONTROL VALVE HYSTERSIS TEST?
7. WHAT IS STANDARD TYPE OF FINISH ON RAISED FACE FLANGES?
8. MENTION 3 TYPES OF FLANGES?
9. LIST 4 TYPES OF SHUT OFF VALVES?
10. NAME COMMON TEST FOR CHECKING HOLIDAYS IN NI PLATING?
11. WHAT ARE 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEDGES IN API 600?
12. WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY TERM CV a)CORRECTION FACTOR
FOR VISCOSITY b)CONTROLLED VARIABLE c) VALVE FLOW
COEFFICIENT D) CHECK VALVE
13. WHY DO YOU DO A SEAT TEST ON BOTH SIDES OF A BALL OR GATE
VALVE?
14. WHAT MATERIAL DO YOU USE FOR VALVE FOR HIGH TEMP. SERVICE?
15. WHAT STEM PACKING MATL FOR SLIDING STEM CONTROL VALVE
FOR NACE MR 0175 IF TEMP IS BELOW 400F?
16. WHAT IS THE MAX. ALLOWABLE LEAKAGE RATE IN DROPS OF A 24
SOFT SEATED BALL VALVE?
17. ACCORDING TO NACE MR 0175 WHAT IS NORMAL MAX HARDNESS OF
CARBON & LOW ALLOY STEELS EXPOSED TO SOUR SERVICES?
18. WHAT TWO MATERIALS COMMONLY USED FOR SOFT SEAT INSERTS
IN A VALVE SEAT RING?
19. WHAT INFORMATION SHOULD BE STAMPED ON BUTT WELD
FITTINGS ?
20. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SPOT OR BACK FACING ON FLANGE BOLT
HOLES?
21. WHAT IS THE ASTM STANDARD FOR MANUFACTUING OF WROUGHT
STEEL BUTT WELD FITTINGS?

LINE PIPES
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LIST 2 API LINE PIPE STANDARDS?

HOW DEEP SURFACE IMPERFECTION IS ALLOWABLE IN API?
WHAT IS JOINTER IN API?
WHAT 100% NDE IS REQUIRED IN ERW?
WHAT 100% NDE IS REQUIRED IN SAW?
WHAT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES DO YOU GET IN DWTT?
WHICH STANDARD IS FOLLOWED FOR THREADS?
WHILE MEASURING PIPE LENGTH IS COUPLING LENGTH
CONSIDERED?
9. WHICH DIA IS CONSIDERED NOMINAL IN COUPLING ID OR OD
10. WHICH DIA IS CONSIDERED NOMINAL IN SAW PIPE ID OR OD
11. WHAT % OF PIPES FOR HYDROTEST IN API 5CT?
12. DOES API ALLOW MECHANICAL EXPANSION AFTER HYDROTEST?
13. HOW DO YOU MEASURE STRAIGHTNESS?

GENERAL MECHANICAL
1. WHY DOES WELDABLE S.S (316l) CONTAIN LESS CARBON THAN
STANDARD GRADE S.S ?
2. WHAT ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL TEST IS DONE ON MATERIALS FOR
LOW TEMP. SERVICE.?
3. WHY IS PRE-HEAT SO CRITICAL IN WELDING ALLOY STEELS?

NDT
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IS LPT ACCEPTABLE FOR NON-FERROUS MATERIALS?

CAN HEAT EFFECT MPI?
HOW APPEARANCE OF SURFACE DEFECT DIFFER FROM SUB
SURFACE?
COIL SHOT PRODUCES LONGITUDINAL FIELD? ( TRUE OR FALSE)
ACCORDING TO ASME V, WHAT AMPERAGE IS USED FOR DRY PROD?
SURFACE DEFECTS ARE MORE CLEAR IN AC OR DC?
DISCONTINUTIES PARALLEL TO MAGNETIC FIELD PRODUCE
STRONGEST INDICATIONS? (TRUE OR FALSE)?
WHAT IS THE 1ST STEP IN UT?
WHY SURFACE CONDITION IS CRITICAL?
WHICH IS THE MOST COMMON METHOD TO CHECK CRACK IN UT?
DEFINE SENSITIVITY?
DEFINE RESOLUTION?
HIGHER FREQUENCY TRANDUCERS ARE BETTER SUITED FOR
a) CASING b) FORGINGS c) NEITHER
AS TRANDUCER DIAMETER INCREASES THE BEAM SPREAD
DECREASES? (TRUE OR FALSE)
LPT CAN BE USED IN HOT ASSEMBLIES? (YES OR NO)