Hydrotesting a pressure vessel should never be performed at an ambient temperature below the minimum design metal temperature. The high stresses developed during a hydrotest would make the vessel especially vulnerable to failure by brittle fracture.
Separators & Pressure Vessel
Hydrotesting a pressure vessel should never be performed at an ambient temperature below the minimum design metal temperature. The high stresses developed during a hydrotest would make the vessel especially vulnerable to failure by brittle fracture.