Interview QnA#4 What should be the pressure to be taken for pipe and reactor before put in service?

QnA#4 What should be the pressure to be taken for pipe and reactor before put in service?

Answer

For pipes the test pressure should be double the proposed application pressure and for reactors test pressure should be 1.5 times then reaction pressure.

It means if we wish to subject a pipe to 10 bar we have to do pressure testing at 20 bars whereas for the reactor it would be 15 bars.