Strength Testing, Tightness Testing and Purging

This is an extract from our Commercial/Industrial Gas Handbook.

IGE/UP/1A Edition 2

Strength Testing, tightness testing and direct purging of small, low pressure industrial and commercial Natural Gas Installations.

Strength Testing

Terminology

STP = Strength Test Pressure
MIP = Maximum Incidental Pressure
MOP = Maximum Operating Pressure
SP = Set Point of the regulator