Pneumatic test stored energy calculator: browser-based planning support

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Examples use a conservative-assumption source.

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Test pressure

Unit

Test pressure source

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Volume basis

Pipe dimensions Volume

Internal diameter

Unit

Length

Unit

Volume or pipe dimensions source

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Limitations

Assumes air or nitrogen (k = 1.4) as an ideal gas, expanding to atmosphere, per the stored-energy method in ASME PCC-2.

Exclusion distances are not calculated here. They must come from the test procedure and ASME PCC-2 or the site engineering authority.

Hydrostatic (liquid-filled) systems store far less energy. This calculator is for gas testing only.