Fire safe test apparatus
We have a fire safe test facility and will fire safe test according to API 607_5th two weeks from now.
but, we have any problem for apparatus such as upstream pipework.
API 607_5th mention that "The test equipment shall be designed so that if the nominal diameter of the pipewok situated immediately upstream of the test valve is larger than DN25 or one-half the DN of the test valve"
But, Inspector of the third party asserted that upstream pipe size of Large sized valves must employed to one-half the DN of the test valve.
Unfortunately, our facility fixed to DN25 already
and we don't have any times in order to modification
pls, advice for right interpretation to above problem.
In your post you state that the upstream pipe has to be 1/2 DN of the
test valve with a minimum size of DN25. You evidently have fixed you
upstream pipe at DN25, which will take care of any size up to DN50
without a change in up stream pipe size.
I personally see no way around this requirement.
In two weeks you can build a lot of pipe spools>Balance Valves
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