4 15 September 2004

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

API 510 PREPARATORY
Points To Recall Day 2
1. Hydro-Test is Standard Pressure test on Completed Vessels.
Hyd. Test Pr. = 1.3 !"#P stress ratio
$nsp. Pressure %&ydro' = test pr. ( 1.3
!in. Test temp. = !D!T ) 3*+,
!a. $nspection temp. = 12*+,
2. Pneumatic test is per-ormed i- &ydro is not possi.le due to
desi/n or process reasons. Prior to t&e test0 1DT as per 2#-3* is
mandatory. Pneumatic test pressure = 1.1 !"4P stress
ratio0 Pressure s&ould .e increased in steps %Total 5'.
1
st
step 3*6 o- test pressure
2
nd
to 5 step 1*6 o- test pressure
$nsp. Pr. %pneumatic' = test pressure (1.1
3. Pressure /au/e ran/e s&ould .e a.out t7ice t&e test pressure.
Ho7e8er0 in any case it s&all not .e lo7er t&an 1.3 times and not
&i/&er t&an 9 times t&e test pressure.
9. Vessel !"#P represents t&e maimum sa-e pressure &oldin/
capacity o- t&e 8essel. Vessel !"#P is measured at top-most
point. "nd is lo7est o- 8essel part !"#Ps0 ad:usted -or
&ydrostatic &ead.
3. ,or 8ertical 8essels0 &ydrostatic pressure caused due to li;uid
7it& speci-ic /ra8ity = 10
1-t o- &ei/&t = *.93 psi/. <r 1 mtr o- &ei/&t = *.1 =ar
5. Total pressure at any point o- Vertical 8essel is /i8en .y>
Total Pr. = Vessel !"#P ) & *.933.
%& = &ei/&t -rom top in -t.'
?. $- part !"#P and ele8ations are @no7n0 Vessel !"#P can .e
calculated .y t&e deductin/ &ydrostatic &ead -rom part !"#P.
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A. Bt. pressure is 7or@ed out on .asis o- Ceometric -actor "
%7&ic& depends on D(Do and Do(t ratios' and -actor = % depends
on "0 '
"llo7a.le Bt. Pressure0 Pa =
) / ( 3
4
t Do
B
E. ,or 8alues o- " -allin/ to le-t o- material line in t&e material
c&art>
Pa =
) / ( 3
2
t Do
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1*. 1ame plate s&o7s T&e Code stampin/0 !"#P0 desi/n temp.0
!D!T0 and Btent o- Radio/rap&y.
11. ,or t&e impact test re;uirement0 2CS 55 cur8e. $- !D!T-
t&ic@ness com.ination -alls on or a.o8e t&e cur8e0 impact testin/
is eempted. "dditional eemptions are /i8en as per 2C-2*%-'
and 2CS=5A %c'.
12. "S!B materials %S"' s&all .e used -or code stamped 8essel
-a.rication instead o- "ST! %"' materials.
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