| CPC G01M 3/3272 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
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1. A method comprising:
selecting a hydrotest for a vessel using a control panel, having a graphical user interface, located in a portable hydrotest system,
wherein the portable hydrotest system comprises a hydraulic pump, a control system comprising the control panel, a monitoring subsystem comprising a controller, a plurality of sensors, a portable skid, an inlet valve of a manifold, a check valve, an outlet valve, a solenoid valve, and a pressure transmitter configured to transmit pressure measurement data from the pressure transmitter to the controller,
wherein the monitoring subsystem is configured to monitor the vessel during the hydrotest using the pressure measurement data from the pressure transmitter, and
wherein the hydrotest comprises a target pressure for pressurizing the vessel during a pressurization cycle;
connecting a pump outlet of the hydraulic pump to the inlet valve, wherein the manifold comprises the check valve;
connecting the pressure transmitter between the inlet valve and the outlet valve disposed at an output of a hydraulic path;
connecting the pressure transmitter to the controller;
connecting a test medium outlet of the outlet valve to a first port of the vessel;
actuating the solenoid valve;
drawing water, using the hydraulic pump of the portable hydrotest system, from a water source on the hydraulic path in hydraulic communication with the vessel and the hydraulic pump; wherein the portable hydrotest system comprises hydraulic connections to connect the vessel to the test medium outlet at the output of the hydraulic path;
opening a shutoff valve disposed along an air flow path to supply compressed air to provide pneumatic power to the hydraulic pump on the hydraulic path;
wherein opening the shutoff valve further comprises sending a first signal to the shutoff valve to open the shutoff valve;
pumping the water, using the hydraulic pump, along the hydraulic path, through the pump outlet, the inlet valve, the check valve, the manifold, the outlet valve, and the first port, into the vessel;
transmitting the pressure measurement data from the pressure transmitter to the controller;
pressurizing the water within the vessel to the target pressure to form a pressurized water by sending a second signal from the control system to the shutoff valve to close the shutoff valve to stop the hydraulic pump from further pressurizing the water when the pressure measurement data from the pressure transmitter indicate the water is at the target pressure;
holding, using the check valve, the target pressure within the vessel;
monitoring, using the monitoring subsystem, the target pressure within the vessel; and
reducing, using a drain valve in hydraulic communication with the hydraulic path, the target pressure within the vessel.
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