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Pressure Test Calculator
Hydrostatic and pneumatic test pressure per ASME B31.3 and ASME Section VIII Div. 1. Computes required test pressure from design pressure and the stress ratio Stest/Sdesign, with MDMT brittle-fracture check.
Method: Hydro — B31.3 §345.4.2: Ptest = 1.5 · Pdesign · (Stest/Sdesign); Section VIII UG-99: Ptest = 1.3 · MAWP · (Stest/Sdesign). Pneumatic — B31.3 §345.5.4 and UG-100: Ptest = 1.1 · Pdesign · (Stest/Sdesign). Stress-ratio capped at 1.0 for Section VIII (UG-99(b)(2)) but not for B31.3. MDMT check: test temperature should be ≥ MDMT + 30 °F to avoid brittle fracture during test. References: ASME B31.3-2022 Chapter VI; ASME BPVC Section VIII Div. 1 UG-99 / UG-100; ASME PCC-2.
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