Pre-functional test plan and functional performance test plan for compressed air systems

This course assumes that individual components and packaged equipment have been tested by the manufacturer. As part of the commissioning effort each component should be checked for damage, deterioration, and failures by a procedure using inspections and tests as defined by the specific equipment manufacturers. Equipment manuals from manufacturers identify the minimum required receipt inspections, handling and installation procedures, drawing and wiring verification, field inspection and installation checks, verification of removal of shipping braces, inspection of installation against drawings and nameplates, inspection of components for damage and cleanliness, inspection of insulators and grounding, inspection of anchorage and alignment, adjustment checks, mechanical operation and interlock checks, lubrication application and verification that local safety equipment is in place.

1. Safety, compressed air system. Many tests on equipment involve the use of high voltages, high currents, pressurized air, pressurized gas and rotating or moving equipment. These can be dangerous to personnel and damaging to equipment. In addition, compressed air systems employ safety valves which must be properly installed, vented and the relief pressure must be properly set. A procedure should be followed to insure adequate safety rules are instituted and practiced to prevent injury to personnel performing the tests and other personnel who might be in the local area.
2. Test equipment, compressed air system. It is important that in any test program the proper equipment is used. The equipment should be calibrated, in good condition and used by qualified operators as required by a procedure. Any test equipment used for calibration shall have twice the accuracy of the equipment to be tested. All equipment should be operated in accordance with its instruction manual. A procedure defining installation inspection and a system test needs to be provided.
3. Inspection checklist, compressed air system. An inspection checklist for the system is presented in figure 6- 2, compressed air system inspection checklist. It is filled out to serve as an example of typical equipment conditions. For convenience, this checklist is included unpopulated at the end of this course material.