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Old 23-05-2017, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by acropolite View Post
There's a world of difference between working and test pressure, tests are done hydrostatically, i.e. with water which is incompressible, if the vessel fails a squirt of water is all that ensues, on the other hand the same pressure of air can result in explosive forces if the vessel fails.
Well said. Compressed air is deadly. Lewis, stick to spray cans
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