Rev: 03
Date : 05-30-2017
INDEX 1.0
PURPOSE
2.0
SCOPE
3.0
REFERENCES
4.0
PROCEDURE
5.0
DOCUMENTATION
1.0 PURPOSE
To de!"e #$e#a$at!o" a"d %et&od '(ed to )o"d')t #$e(('$e te(t!"* o #!#e a( $e+'!$ed !" t&e (#e)!!)at!o".
2.0 SCOPE
To e"('$e t&at t&e a,ove *$o'"d #!#!"* ((te% &a( ,ee" ('))e((' te(ted a))o$d!"* to t&e de(!*" !%!t a"d (#e)!!)at!o". 3.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 3.1
INTERNATIONA/ CODES AND STANDARDS ASME B 31.3
3.2 SAUDI ARAMCO DOCUMENTS Sa'd! A$a%)o E"*!"ee$!"* Sta"da$d( SAES-S-070
I"(taat!o" o 't!!t #!#!"* ((te%
SAES A 004
e"e$a Re+'!$e%e"t o$ P$e(('$e Te(t!"*
SAES A - 007
d$o(tat!) Te(t!"* F'!d( a"d /a '# P$o)ed'$e
SAES / 050
Co"(t$')t!o" Re+'!$e%e"t( o Meta!) Pa"t P!#!"*
SAES /- 05
P$e(('$e Te(t!"* o Pa"t P!#!"*
SAES 017 04 SAMSS-046
F!$e ate$ S(te% De(!*" ave I"(#e)t!o" a"d Te(t!"* Re+'!$e%e"t(
SAEP - 327
D!(#o(a o 8a(te8ate$ $o% )ea"!"*9 '(&!"* a"d &d$o(tat!) te(t(
.I .2.100 .I.2.102 .I .432 .000
o$ #e$%!t ((te% P$e(('$e Te(t!"* Saet P!#e !"e &d$o te(t 8ate$ d!(#o(a
.I 447.003
P$e(('$e $e!e vave(9 Ro't!"e te(t( a"d I"(#e)t!o"(.
4.0 PROCEDURE 4.1 Responsibili!
T&e d$o te(t E"*!"ee$ (&a ,e $e(#o"(!,e o$ #$e#a$at!o" o t&e te(t #$o)ed'$e9 de!ve$ o t&e a##$oved te(t #a)a*e to ;o, (!te a"d )o - o$d!"at!o" 8!t& t&e !"(#e)t!o" *$o'# a"d !%#e%e"tat!o" o t&e #$e(('$e te(t !" a (ae a"d t!%e %a""e$. T&e d$o te(t E"*!"ee$ a"d
It !( e((e"t!a t&at (ae #$a)t!)e( a$e o,(e$ved d'$!"* &d$o te(t!"*. A #e$(o"( 8&o 8o$ o" t&e te(t %'(t ,e a8a$e o t&e &a>a$d( a"d t&e "e)e((a$ #$e)a't!o"( to ,e o,(e$ved o$ t&e d'$at!o" o
te(t. T&e 8o$ a$ea (&a ,e )o$do"ed o 8!t& a $o#e o$ 8a$"!"* ta#e a"d 8a$"!"* (!*"( d!(#aed.
O" #e$(o"( d!$e)t !"voved 8!t& t&e #$e(('$e te(t!"* (&a ,e #e$%!tted !"(!de t&e a$ea. E"('$e "o a!$ &a( ,ee" t$a##ed !"(!de t&e #!#e d'$!"* !!"* o#e$at!o". Re!e vave( a"d #$e(('$e *a'*e( (&a ,e %o'"ted !" t&e '#$!*&t #o(!t!o". T&e #$e(('$e *a'*e at t&e %a"!od (&a ,e v!(!,e to t&e #'%# o#e$ato$.
T&e #!#!"* ((te% to ,e te(ted (&a ,e #$o#e$ ('##o$ted a"d $e(t$a!"ed $o% %ove%e"t(.
4.3 MATERIA#S
d$o Te(t Ma"!od 8!t& te(t )e$t!!)ate P$e(('$e *a'*e( 8!t& va!d )a!,$at!o" )e$t!!)ate( Re!e vave 8!t& va!d )a!,$at!o" )e$t!!)ate Ma"'a = Po8e$ o#e$ated &d$a'!) #'%#. A #$e#a$ato$ %ate$!a( Te(t !"d9 S#e)ta)e(9 Te%#o$a$ (#oo( et) 4.4 $ENERA# RE%UIREMENTS
P$!o$ to t&e )o"d')t o a #$e(('$e te(t9 t&e #$e-&d$o #'")& !(t( (&a ,e )ea$ed. A #!#!"*
(&o'd ,e a!$ ,o8" t&o$o'*&. Ate$ '(&!"*9 a (t$a!"e$( a"d !te$( (&a ,e )ea"ed. Te(t '!d (&a ,e !";e)ted at t&e o8e(t #o!"t a"d ve"ted at t&e &!*&e(t #o!"t !" t&e ((te% to
%!"!%!>e $!( o e"t$a##!"* a!$. Te%#e$at'$e e+'!!,$!'% %'(t ,e atta!"ed ,et8ee" te(t '!d a"d #!#!"* ((te% ate$ !!"* a"d
,eo$e a##!"* #$e(('$e. P$e(('$e te(t *a'*e( to ,e '(ed (&o'd ,e )a!,$ated a( #e$ SAES-A-0049 Pa$a.7.1.5. A #!#!"* ((te%( 8&!e '"de$ te(t (&a ,e #$ote)ted $o% ove$ #$e(('$e , $e!e vave( t&at a$e (et 5? a,ove te(t #$e(('$e o t&e !"e o$ ((te%. T&e $e!e vave (&o'd ,e te(ted a( #e$
SAES A-0049 Pa$a 5.5.1. a%%e$!"* o t&e #!#e 8&!e '"de$ #$e(('$e (&a "ot ,e ao8ed !" t&e #$o)e(( o e@a%!"!"*
eaa*e(. Te(t #$e(('$e (&a ,e %a!"ta!"ed o$ a %!"!%'% o 30 %!"'te( o$ o"* e"o'*& to e@a%!"e a
;o!"t( o$ eaa*e. a(et( o" a ;o!"t( d!(t'$,ed ate$ #$e(('$e te(t (&a "ot ,e $e'(ed. Ne8 *a(et( (&a ,e #$ov!ded. 4.& SE%UENCE OF OPERATION
A te(t %a"!od( (&a ,e #$e-te(ted (e#a$ate $o% t&e ((te% to at ea(t 1.5 t!%e( t&e ((te% te(t #$e(('$e ,'t "ot e(( t&a" t&e #'%# d!()&a$*e #$e(('$e Re. SAES-A- 0049 Pa$a.5.5.4B. Note: T&e Ma@!%'% ao8a,e #$e(('$e o$ de(!*" #$e(('$e a( *!ve" , A$a%)o !( 75 PSI o$ S''$ /!"e9 e")e a( #e$ ASME 31.3 o$ #$o)e(( #!#!"* t&e te(t #$e(('$e (&a ,e 1.5 De(!*" P$e(('$e9 !.e.9 112.5 PSI. T&e Ma@!%'% ao8a,e #$e(('$e o$ de(!*" #$e(('$e a( *!ve" , A$a%)o !( 0 PSI o$ Stea% /!"e9 e")e a( #e$ ASME 31.3 o$ #$o)e(( #!#!"* t&e te(t #$e(('$e (&a ,e 1.5 De(!*"
P$e(('$e9 !.e.9 0 PSI. T&e Re!e ave (&a ,e )a!,$ated to 116.25 PSI o$ S''$ !"eB 4.5 PSI o$ Stea% /!"eB !.e. 5? a,ove t&e te(t #$e(('$e a( #e$ SAES-A-004. T&e #$e(('$e *a'*e $a"*e !( $o% 0 to 300 PSI 30? to 60? $a"*e o t&e te(t #$e(('$e a( #e$ SAES-A-004B
T&e %ate$!a o #!#e !( ASME 3.109 ASTM A10 $ade Ca(( 150. T&e ((te% %a ,e (e#a$ated !"to (',-((te% o$ te(t!"* !.e.9 t&e &d$o te(t (&a ,e #e$o$%ed o"
t&e (#oo(. A #!#e( a$e a,ove*$o'"d &e")e t&e 8! ,e te(ted "ot e(( t&a" 30 %!"'te( to dete$%!"e t&at
t&e$e a$e "o ea(. e (&a ! t&e #!#e 8!t& a##$oved te(t '!d Ut!!t ate$B 8&!)& (&a ,e !"t$od')ed at t&e
o8e(t #o!"t to t&e ((te%. A ve"t( (&a ,e o#e"ed d'$!"* !!"* a"d )o(ed 8&e" e"t$a!"ed a!$
!( $e%oved. T&e ((te% #$e(('$e 8! ,e $a!(ed (o8 '(!"* a"d #'%# =#o8e$ o#e$ated #'%#. At 50 #e$)e"t o t&e (t$e"*t& te(t #$e(('$e9 #$e(('$!>at!o" (&a ,e (to##ed to )&e) o$ ea. I a" eaa*e !( o'"d t&e ((te% (&a ,e de#$e(('$!>ed a"d t&e" de8ate$ed. /ea( (&a ,e
$e#a!$ed. Te(t '!d Ut!!t ate$B (&a ,e $e!ed a"d te(t 8! ,e )o"t!"'ed. Ate$ (at!(a)to$ #$e!%!"a$ )&e) o$ ea( at 50? o te(t #$e(('$e9 t&e #$e(('$e (&a ,e
!")$ea(ed !" (te#( "ot *$eate$ t&a" 10?o t&e (t$e"*t& te(t #$e(('$e 8!t& at ea(t 10 %!"'te( &od
at ea)& (te#( to #e$%!t !"(#e)t!o" o$ eaa*e Ree$e")e: .I.2.102. #a$a*$a#&B I "o ea( a$e d!()ove$ed d'$!"* t&e(e (ta*e(9 #$e(('$!>at!o" (&a ,e )o"t!"'ed '# to t&e $e+'!$ed te(t #$e(('$e. Ate$ $ea)&!"* t&e te(t #$e(('$e t&e te(t ((te% (&a ,e !(oated $o% t&e
#'%#. T&e te(t (&a ,e )o"(!de$ed (at!(a)to$ ! t&e$e !( "o ev!de")e o eaa*e o$ #$e(('$e o(( ate$
t&e (#e)!!ed te(t #e$!od o 30 %!"'te( o$ *$eate$. U#o" )o%#et!o"9 t&e ((te% (&a ,e de#$e(('$!>ed a"d t&e !"e( (&a ,e d$a!"ed ' ee#!"*
a ve"t( !" t&e ' o#e" #o(!t!o". T&e d$a!"ed 8ate$ 8! ,e d!(#o(ed o (ae !"to t&e (e8e$ d$a!"(= (ae$ de(t!"at!o"(9 8&!)& a$e
a))e#ta,e to Sa'd! A$a%)o. T&e te(t $e('t 8! ,e do)'%e"ted o" t&e P!#!"* P$e(('$e Te(t Re#o$t.
'!()o*es M+ni,ol( Di+-)+
&.0 DOCUMENT/
P!#!"* P'")& !(t S(te% F'(&!"* = )ea"!"e(( Re)o$d Re-!"(tate%e"t )&e) /!(t P$e-te(t )&e)!(t Po(t Te(t C&e)!(t.
