Doesn't sound like a home project for a relatively large tank ---- On Jan 31, 2008 7:58 PM, dave walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's the procedure they use for testing Scuba cylinders. It's called > a Hydrostatic test. Immerse the cylinder in water and measure the > additional displacement when the tank is pressurized as a test of the > expansion properties of the metal. Old metal becomes brittle and does > not expand as easily. They over pressurize the tank in the process to > see if it bursts. They pressurize with water because it contracts less > under pressure so that when a tank bursts, the damage to the test rig > from the sudden release of pressure is minimal. > > -Dave Walton
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