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Allowable Make Up Volume For Field Hydro Test
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Allowable Make Up Volume For Field Hydro Test
TYTON, DUCTILE IRON PIPELINE SYSTEMS DESIGN MANUAL
For normal installations it is considered satisfactory if the the quantity of water added does not exceed 0.1 litres per millimetre of pipe diameter per kilometre of pipeline for 24 hours for each 30 metres head of pressure.
Pipe Diameter, DN
100
150
200
225
250
300
375
450
500
600
750
mm
Pipeline length, L
m
Test head, H
m
Q = 0.1 x DN x L x H/30
in 24h =
litres/24h
in 1h =
litres/h