Hydraulic setting of safety valves

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15 October 2017 at 07:25 #25561
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Is hydraulic setting valid for steam safety valves
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15 October 2017 at 07:25 #321515
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Is hydraulic testing and setting of steam safety valves accurate?

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15 October 2017 at 07:55 #321520
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Not an expert but I would have thought fine for the initial setup. Remember though that steam is expansive so a test would be needed with a full, bright fire to check that the pressure did not rise more than 10% of the setting.

Brian

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Hydraulic setting of safety valves

Hydraulic setting of safety valves

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