Corrected Hydrotest Pressure

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Hydrostatic test pressure multiplied by the ratio of stress value at upset temperature to the stress value at test temperature.

NOTE :1 See 4.2.2 and C.7.
NOTE : 2 In this definition, the hydrostatic test pressure is that specified by the pressure design code, whether or not the equipment has actually been hydrostatically tested.

Source: API STD 521, Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems, Sixth Edition, January 2014. Global Standards

Hydrostatic test pressure multiplied by the ratio of stress value at design temperature to the stress value at test temperature. NOTE See 4.3.2.

Source: API STD 521, Pressure-relieving and Depressuring Systems, Fifth Edition, January 2007 (Addendum May 2008). Global Standards

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