Hi 3DDave,
Good suggestions, but this has come from Valve manufacturer to use for hydrotesting it and then it get welded to a live plant which doesn't get hydrotested, only NDT tested.
I agree that there should have been an extra length to weld a plate, but this is what I have got and now I...
Hi All,
We have got 4 off cast valves (ASTM A216 WCC) as per attached drawing which require hydrotesting (pressure: 11,000 kPa and hold time: 30 minutes).
As you can see from drawing, valve has 3 ends, 2nd end is proper flange with gramophone finish, one end is flat face with tapped holes and...