Ansi Isa-75.19.01-2013
Ansi Isa-75.19.01-2013
Ansi Isa-75.19.01-2013
ANSI/ISA-75.19.01-2013
Hydrostatic Testing
of Control Valves
Approved 6 August 2013
ISBN: 978-0-876640-36-4
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Preface
ANSI/ISA-75.19.01-2007 was revised in 2013 to include the changes in ASME B16.34-2009, Valves-
Flanged, Threaded, and Welding End. All pressure-temperature ratings in ASME B16.34 were
recalculated using data from the latest edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section II,
Part D. As a result, new materials have been added, some materials have been shifted to other material
groups and pressure-temperature ratings have changed within some material groups. The 2013 edition of
ANSI/ISA-75.19.01 uses metric units as the primary reference units while maintaining U.S. customary
units in reference tables. This follows the lead of ASME B16.34-2009 that states their goal is to delete the
U.S. customary units in future revisions.
This preface, as well as all footnotes and annexes, is included for informational purposes and is not part of
ANSI/ISA-75.19.01-2013.
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Contents
1 Scope ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
2 Definitions .............................................................................................................................................. 9
1 Scope
1.1 This standard applies to control valves having bodies, bonnets, cover plates, and bottom flanges
made of carbon steel, low alloy and high alloy (stainless) steel, nickel-base alloy, cast iron, and ductile
iron.
1.2 This standard establishes requirements and definitions for standard hydrostatic shell testing of
control valves by the valve manufacturer to prove the structural integrity and leak tightness of the valves'
pressure retaining parts, including any closure parts such as the valve body to bonnet joint, but excluding
packings, bellows or other moving seals, and packing leakoff/purge/vent port connections. Bellows or
similar moving stem seals may be pressure tested after assembly at a pressure to be agreed upon by the
valve manufacturer and the purchaser. The requirements of this standard do not cover pneumatic and
hydraulic actuators and regulators.
1.3 This standard describes and specifies the specific circumstances of hydrostatic shell testing of
control valves and is in accordance with the hydrostatic testing requirements of ASME B16.1, ASME
B16.34 and ASME B16.42 with the exception that the test requirements of paragraph 4.8 are not allowed
by ASME B16.34.
1.4 WARNING SERIOUS BODILY HARM CAN BE CAUSED BY HIGH VELOCITY LEAKS
THROUGH THE SHELL OR SEALS, RESULTING FROM THE ENERGY STORED IN THE
PRESSURIZED FLUID AND CONTAINMENT EQUIPMENT. CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF TEST AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL. SPECIFIC SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDUCTING HYDROSTATIC TESTING AND INSPECTION ARE NOT
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS STANDARD.
2 Definitions
3.2 The analog or digital pressure measuring instruments used in testing shall be of the indicating or
recording type.
3.3 The valve manufacturer shall be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the pressure
measuring instruments.
3.4 Pressure measuring instruments shall be accurate within 3% at test pressure, and analog-type shall
be used between 20% and 80% of their scale range.
4 Test requirements
4.1 The control valve, with or without its actuator, must be complete before hydrostatic shell testing,
except as permitted in 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, and 4.8.
4.2 It is permissible to disassemble the valve after hydrostatic shell testing, provided
a) new gaskets or seals used to reassemble the valve are of the same kind and size;
c) the same torquing procedure is used, or steps are taken to ensure the same pre-test bolt loads result;
and
d) an air or water leak test at lower than the hydrostatic shell test pressure is performed to ensure proper
gasket installation.
4.3 All cavities pressurized in service shall simultaneously be subjected to the hydrostatic shell test
pressure. Moving stem seals such as bellows, diaphragms, stem, and packing, that may be damaged by
the hydrostatic shell test pressure, or trim parts that do not affect the pressure boundary, need not be
installed during testing.
4.4 Valves with welded-on nipples, flanges, reducers and/or increasers shall be hydrostatically shell
tested in accordance with paragraph 4.4 (a) or (d), at the manufacturer's option, unless paragraph 4.4 (b)
or (c) is agreed to by both the valve manufacturer and the purchaser.
a) Hydrostatically shell test the valve alone at the appropriate pressure for its class and do not retest
after welding on any of the nipples, flanges, reducers, or increasers.
b) Hydrostatically shell test the valve alone at the appropriate pressure for its class and retest the valve
assembly after welding on any of the nipples, flanges, reducers or increasers with the pressure in
accordance with the specification applicable to the nipples, flanges, reducers, or increasers. The
purchaser shall provide the design pressure and temperature and the applicable specifications to the
valve manufacturer.
c) Hydrostatically shell test the valve including all weld-on nipples, flanges, reducers, and increasers with
the pressure in accordance with the specification applicable to the nipples, flanges, reducers, and
increasers. The valve nameplate and required valve body marking must then indicate the pressure
and temperature limit as determined by the nipples, flanges, reducers, and increasers.
d) Hydrostatically shell test the valve including all welded-on nipples, flanges, reducers, and increasers
with the pressure in accordance with this standard, provided that the nipples, flanges, reducers, and
increasers are designed for that pressure.
4.5 The valve shall not be painted or otherwise coated with materials capable of sealing against
leakage before the shell tests are completed, except internal linings or coatings included in the design
(e.g., nonmetallic butterfly valve body linings) are permitted. Chemical corrosion protection treatments are
permitted. If valve parts are to be painted for storage, they shall be hydrostatically shell tested before
painting, provided the fully assembled valve is again tested in accordance with paragraph 4.2 (d). If the
presence of purchaser's representative is specified for hydrostatic shell tests, painted valves may be
retested without removal of the paint, unless otherwise agreed to by the valve manufacturer and
purchaser. Assembled valves having bodies and bonnets or cover plates that have been separately
tested in accordance with Clauses 5 through 7 prior to having been painted or coated, may be painted or
coated prior to final testing in accordance with Clauses 5 through 7.
Wrought welded-on nipples, flanges, increasers, and reducers need not have their protective coating
removed for hydrostatic shell testing.
4.6 The valve shall not be seated on the main seat or on the back seat during the hydrostatic shell test.
4.7 If a valve is dual pressure rated (inlet rating higher than outlet rating from causes such as different
wall thicknesses, flange rating, or materials), it may be necessary to separate the high pressure portion of
the valve from the low pressure portion with a temporary barrier and test each portion at its respective test
pressure.
4.8 Pressure retaining parts may be hydrostatically shell tested separately if all of the following
conditions are satisfied:
a) all the pressure retaining parts in the valve assembly are hydrostatically tested at the pressures in
accordance with Clause 7, Test pressures;
b) the hydrostatic test is performed in a manner that simulates all loadings, fasteners, and restraints
present when the part is tested in a completed valve;
c) individual part testing is agreed to by both the manufacturer and the purchaser; and
d) the fully assembled valve is pressure tested in accordance with 4.2 (d).
5 Test procedures
5.1 After filling the valve with water, which may contain a corrosion inhibitor, or with other suitable liquid
(provided such liquid has a viscosity not greater than water), and venting all air, each valve shall be
pressurized to no less than the pressures given in Tables 5, 6, 7, A.1, A.2 or A.3 except as covered in 7.4.
5.2 The minimum duration of test pressure before start of inspection shall be as follows:
Nominal Valve Size Class 600 and Lower Class 900 thru Class 2500 &
1500 Higher
5.3 The temperature of the test liquid shall not exceed 52 C (125 F).
6 Acceptance standards
6.1 Any visually detected weeping or leaking through the pressure boundary walls that are part of the
valve body assembly shall be cause for rejection. Leakage through the static seals and gasketed joints is
also cause for rejection unless specifically allowed by the design specifications.
6.2 Distortion due to hydrostatic shell testing that impairs satisfactory functional operation of the valve
shall be cause for rejection.
7 Test pressures
7.1 Hydrostatic shell test pressures for steel and nickel-base alloy and other alloy valves are calculated
by multiplying the 38 C (100 F) working pressures by 1.5 and rounding off to the next higher bar
increment in accordance with ASME B16.341. For other materials within the scope of this standard, but not
listed in Tables 2, 3 or 4, and for intermediate and limited classes, the above method shall be used to
determine the test pressure.
7.2 Hydrostatic shell test pressures for cast iron valves shall be in accordance with ASME B16.1.
7.3 Hydrostatic shell test pressures for nodular (ductile) iron valves shall be in accordance with ASME
B16.42.
7.4 For other materials within the scope of this standard but not included in Tables 2, 3 or 4 and whose
pressure ratings are given in a published standard or are determined by the manufacturer, the hydrostatic
shell test pressures shall be calculated as in 7.1 or 7.5, as applicable.
7.5 The psig equivalents of all test pressures in Tables 5, 6 and 7 are given in Tables A.1, A.2 and A.3
(Annex A) and are calculated by multiplying the 38 C (100 F) working pressures, in psig, by 1.5 and
1
rounding off to the next higher 25 psig (pounds per square inch gage).
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1
1 bar = 100 kPa = 100 000 Pa = 0,1 MPa = 14.5038 psi.
Annex B References
This annex is an integral part of this standard. It is placed after the main text for convenience.
ASME B16.1 Cast Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings, Classes 25, 125, and 250
ASME B16.42 Ductile Iron Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings: Classes 150 and 300
A105/A105M Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Forgings for Piping Applications
A126 Standard Specification for Gray Iron Castings for Valves, Flanges, and
Pipe Fittings
A203/A203M Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Alloy Steel, Nickel
A216/A216M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, Suitable for Fusion
Welding, for High-Temperature Service
A352/A352M Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Ferritic and Martensitic, for
Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for Low-Temperature Service
A369/A369M Standard Specification for Carbon and Ferritic Alloy Steel Forged and
Bored Pipe for High-Temperature Service
A430/A430M Standard Specification for Austenitic Steel Forged and Bored Pipe for
High-Temperature Service
A479/A479M Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in
Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
A515/A515M Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for
Intermediate- and Higher-Temperature Service
A516/A516M Standard Specification for Pressure Vessel Plates, Carbon Steel, for
Moderate- and Lower-Temperature Service
A691 Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Pipe, Electric-Fusion-
Welded for High-Pressure Service at High Temperatures
A739 Standard Specification for Steel Bars, Alloy, Hot-Wrought, for Elevated
Temperature or Pressure-Containing Parts, or Both
B163 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel Alloy Condenser
and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
B164 Standard Specification for Nickel-Copper Alloy Rod, Bar, and Wire
B424 Standard Specification for Ni-Fe-Cr-Mo-Cu Alloy (UNS N08825 and UNS
N08221)* Plate, Sheet, and Strip
B425 Standard Specification for Ni-Fe-Cr-Mo-Cu Alloy (UNS N08825 and UNS
N08221) Rod and Bar
B435 Standard Specification for UNS N06002, UNS N06230, UNS N12160,
and UNS R30556 Plate, Sheet, and Strip
B462 Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled UNS N06030, UNS N06022,
UNS N06035, UNS N06200, UNS N06059, UNS N06686, UNS N08020,
UNS N08024, UNS N08026, UNS N08367, UNS N10276, UNS N10665,
UNS N10675, UNS N10629, UNS N08031, UNS N06045, UNS N06025, and
UNS R20033 Alloy Pipe Flanges, Forged Fitting, and Valves and Parts for
Corrosive High-Temperature Service
B463 Standard Specification for UNS N08020, UNS N08026, and UNS N08024
Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip
B464 Standard Specification for Welded UNS N08020, UNS N08024, and
UNS N08026 Alloy Pipe
B468 Standard Specification for Welded UNS N08020, UNS N08024, and
UNS N08026 alloy Tubes
B473 Standard Specification for UNS N08020, UNS N08024, and UNS N08026
Nickel Alloy Bar and Wire
B572 Standard Specification for UNS N06002, UNS N06230, UNS N12160,
and UNS R30556 Rod
B622 Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Pipe
and Tube
B625 Standard Specification for UNS N08925, UNS N08904, UNS N08925,
UNS N08031, UNS N08932, UNS N08926, UNS N08354, and UNS R20033
Plate, Sheet, and Strip
B677 Standard Specification for UNS N08925, UNS N083454, and UNS N08926
Seamless Pipe and Tube
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