To zdas04: I think pennpiper disagrees with you on posteriority of flushing and hydrotest. please see http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=274170&page=1
As i've heard, one of the objective of flushing of piping is to remove internal scales which are formed after first pass of pipe weldment. This will be achieved by high speed circulation of fluid (in case of gas piping, i think water). In case of pipeline, how we can remove these scales (and...