Patent ID: 8731849

Claim:
A hydrostatic pressure testing system, comprising: a command module comprising: a control center for operating said hydrostatic pressure testing system, said control center including a computer control panel, a computer display screen, a computer storage device, and a computer program functioning to monitor, record, and control said hydrostatic pressure testing system during hydrostatic pressure testing operations; a test fluid assembly including a fill conduit, said fill conduit capable of providing a test fluid to an inlet section of a pipe to be tested in response to a command generated by said computer program; a power generation assembly capable of generating power to operate said hydrostatic pressure testing system; a fluid pumping assembly capable of increasing the fluid pressure in an internal section of said pipe during said hydrostatic pressure testing operations; a test fluid evacuation assembly capable of evacuating said test fluid from said internal section of said pipe after said pipe has undergone said hydrostatic pressure testing operations; a hydrostatic-pressure seal assembly capable of sealing said pipe so that a predetermined hydrostatic pressure may be applied and held in said internal section of said pipe during said hydrostatic pressure testing operations for a predetermined time, said hydrostatic-pressure seal assembly being controlled by said computer program; a secondary module operatively associated with said command module, said secondary module including a pressure-release safety assembly including a vent conduit capable of providing a fluid communication between an outlet section of said pipe and a safety valve, said safety valve in fluid communication with a bleed tank for storing an outlet flow of said test fluid from said pipe, said safety valve capable of being actuated to relieve a fluid pressure in said internal section of said pipe during said hydrostatic pressure testing operations in response to a selective condition of said hydrostatic pressure testing system.