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This is Why Hydro-Testing Beats Pneumo-Testing Every Time

09/26/2024 11:03 AM

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09/26/2024 1:28 PM

Agreed. It's not the pressure that kills, it's the compressibility.
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09/27/2024 12:44 AM

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09/27/2024 10:31 AM

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Re: This is Why Hydro-Testing Beats Pneumo-Testing Every Time

I'm gressing that PW is referring to the amount of energy stored in gas under pressure compared to a liquid under the same pressure.

Energy = .5 x Pressure x ΔVolume,

and ΔVolume is much greater for a gas.
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09/27/2024 5:33 PM

Maybe that's what happened to Robin Williams in the movie "RV"?

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