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Reverse PressureFlange Weld Test Plug

GripTight® Reverse Pressure Test Plug

Stresses a flange-to-pipe weld as if the whole system were pressurized.

Subjects a flange-to-pipe weld to full radial, hoop and axial stresses during hydrostatic testing, equivalent to blinding and pressurizing the entire piping system.

ACTS is EST’s sole agent in Egypt, supplying the GripTight® Reverse Pressure Test Plug to oil & gas, petrochemical and power generation plants nationwide from our office in Sheikh Zayed City, Giza. Sizing and selection are handled by our own application engineers, with aftermarket support and technical services once the unit is in service.

Key Features
  • ASME PCC-2 Type I device
  • Full radial, hoop & axial weld stress
  • Optional plug-movement indicator
Specifications
Test Pressure2,250 PsiG (155 BarG)
Size Range2" to 48" NPS (DN50 to DN1200)

Specifications transcribed from the manufacturer datasheet. Confirm final selection with the product catalog or on request.

Product Video

From Curtiss-Wright’s official YouTube channel.

GripTight® Reverse Pressure Test Plug

Documentation
LiteratureMK0036

GripTight Reverse Pressure Tech Brief

Product literature, technical brief or application sheet.

LiteratureMK0074

GripTight Reverse Pressure Literature

Product literature, technical brief or application sheet.

ProcedureDC2533

Operating Procedures GT Reverse Pressure-1-½in-6in

Operating, installation or technical specification document.

ProcedureDC2534

GTRP Technical Specification

Operating, installation or technical specification document.

ProcedureDC2535

Operating Procedures GripTight Reverse Pressure-8in-12in

Operating, installation or technical specification document.

ProcedureDC2542

Operating Procedures GT Reverse Pressure-75in-1in

Operating, installation or technical specification document.

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