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mend
ded P
Practtice 1
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Recom
mmende
ed Practice for th
he Presssure Te
esting of Steel P
Pipelines
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for the Transp
portation of Gas,, Petrole
eum Gas, Haza
ardous L
Liquids,
Highly Volatile
e Liquids
s, or Carrbon Dio
oxide
SIXTH EDITIION | FEBRUARY 2013 | 25 PAGES
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This RP app
plies to all partts of a pipeline
e or pipeline fa
acility
including lin
ne pipe, pump station pipingg, terminal pip
ping,
compressorr station piping
g, metering sta
ation piping,
delivery stattion piping, regulator station
n piping,
appurtenances connected
d to line pipe, appurtenance
es
connected to
t facility pipin
ng, fabricated assemblies, valves,
v
tees, elbowss, reducers, fla
anges, and an
ny other pipelin
ne
equipment or appurtenan
nces.
This RP doe
es not apply to
o pumping unitts, compressor
units, break
kout tanks, pre
essure vesselss, control pipin
ng,
sample piping, instrumen
nt piping/tubin
ng, or any
component or piping systtem for which other codes specify
pressure tessting requirem
ments (i.e. ASM
ME Boiler and
Pressure Ve
essel Code, pip
ping systems covered
c
by building
codes, etc.).
Although this RP containss guidelines th
hat are based on
sound engin
neering judgm
ment, it is impo
ortant to note that
t
certain gove
ernmental requirements ma
ay differ from the
t
guidelines presented
p
in th
his document.. Nothing in this RP
is intended to inhibit the use of enginee
ering solutionss that
are not cove
ered by the RP
P. This may be
e particularly
applicable where
w
there is innovative de
eveloping
technology. Where an alte
ernative is offe
ered, the RP may
m
be used, pro
ovided any and all variations from the RP are
identified an
nd documente
ed.
This RP doe
es not addresss piping system
ms that are
pressure tessted with natu
ural gas, nitroggen, or air.
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Contents
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Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Normative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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3.1
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
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5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
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6.1
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Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figures
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Impact of Test Pressure on Margin of Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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PressureVolume Plot with Residual Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17