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This document provides instructions for calculating the amount of nitrogen gas required to pressure test pipes and tanks. It gives an example calculation for pressurizing 300 feet of 12-inch schedule 80 pipe from 0 psi to 500 psi. The steps are to: 1) Calculate the volume of the pipe in cubic feet, 2) Convert the target pressure to atmospheres, and 3) Calculate the amount of gas required by multiplying the volume by the number of atmospheres. The example calculation determines that pressurizing the 300 feet of 12-inch pipe to 500 psi would require 7,274.38 standard cubic feet of nitrogen gas.

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Chart-Calculate-Gas-Required-To-Pressurize From Chart

This document provides instructions for calculating the amount of nitrogen gas required to pressure test pipes and tanks. It gives an example calculation for pressurizing 300 feet of 12-inch schedule 80 pipe from 0 psi to 500 psi. The steps are to: 1) Calculate the volume of the pipe in cubic feet, 2) Convert the target pressure to atmospheres, and 3) Calculate the amount of gas required by multiplying the volume by the number of atmospheres. The example calculation determines that pressurizing the 300 feet of 12-inch pipe to 500 psi would require 7,274.38 standard cubic feet of nitrogen gas.

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CHART CRYOGENIC TIP #4

Calculate Amount of Gas Required


to Pressurize Tank or Pipe
The practice of pressure testing tanks and pipes is something that is done ev6ry day to insure the integrity of pressure
\ressels and pipe lines. Sinc€ the installation gites are usually located a distance away from our shops, we need to know
how much nitrogen gas to bring to the 6ite to accomplish the pressure test.
To demonstrate ho/v easy it is, we will walk you through the calculations for two examples below, one for pipe and one for
tank. For these s€mples we will be using the ldeal Gas Law.

Example Calculation for Pioe

Galcutate Amount of Nitrogen required to pressurize a 300' tong 12" Sch. 80 pipe from 0psi
to 500psi using the following:
Outside Diameter ("OD") of 12" pipe = 12.75"
Wall Thickness ("WT") of Schedule 80 = 0.688"
Pi ("td) - 3.14'16
1 Cubic Foot = 1,728 Cubic Inches
15 Pressure Units = 1 Atmosphere

1, Calculate Volume ot Plpe In Cublc Feet ("cu. fi."):


- Internal Dimension ("1D") of 12" pipe: OD minus (VW x 2)
12.75 - (2 x 0.688) = 11.37" lD
- Radius ("R') of the Pipe: lD divided by 2
11.374I2=5.69"R
- Cross Sec{ionalArea ("CSA") of Pipe: Pi times R squared
3.'1416 x (5.69 x 5.69) = 1q1.7, at^
- Volume in Cubic Inches ('VCl") Per Foot of Pipe: CSA x 12
101.7 1 x 1 2 = 1.220.52 V Cl
- Volume in Cubic Feet ('VCF') Per Foot of Pipe: VCI divided by number of cubic inches per cubic
foot
1,220.52 I 1,728 = 0.7063 VCF
- Total Volume of 300' of 12' Sch 80 Pipe: VCF x number of feet of pipe
0.7063 x 300 = 211.89 cu. ft.

2. Convert Prcgsure 0nfts to Atmosphercs


- # of Atmospheres for 500psi: Psi plus pressure units in 1 atrnosphere divided by pressure units in
1 atnrosohere
(500psi + 15) / 15 = 34.33 # of Atmospheres

3. Calculate Amount of Gas Required to Pressu.ize This Amount of Pipe from opsi to 500p€i
- Amount of Gas Required in Standard Cu. Ft. ("SCF"): Volume in cu. ft. times # of atmospheres
211.89 x 34.33 = 7.274.38 SCF

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