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Testing of Nuclear Air Treatment SystemsAN AMERICAN NATIO NAL STANDARDASME N510-2007(Revision of ASME N510-1989)Copyright 2007 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME N510-2007(Revision of ASME N510-1989)Testing of Nuclear AirTreatment SystemsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDThree Park Avenue New York,NY 10016Copyright 2007 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Date of Issuance:December 7,2007This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edition.There willbe no addenda issued to this edition.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of thisdocument.Periodically certain actions of the ASME N510 Committee will be published as Cases.Cases and interpretations are published on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages athttp:/cstools.asme.org as they are issued.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American NationalStandards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals fromcompetent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was madeavailable forpublic review andcomment thatprovides an opportunityfor additional publicinput from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with anyitems mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability forinfringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assume any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expresslyadvised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,isentirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted asgovernment or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the establishedASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2007 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.Copyright 2007 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.v1Scope.12References.13Definitions.14General.35Visual Inspection.36Duct and Housing Leak Test.37Airflow Capacity Test.48Air-Aerosol Mixing Uniformity Test.59HEPA Filter Bank In-Service Leak Test.510Adsorber Bank In-Service Leak Test.511System Bypass Test.612Air Heater Performance Test.613Laboratory Testing of Adsorbent.714Reports.7Tables1Tests and Inspections With Recommended Frequencies.22Instrument Accuracy Requirements.4iiiCopyright 2007 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.FOREWORDThis Standard covers requirements for the field testing of ESF(Engineered Safety Feature)andother high-efficiency,air-cleaning systems designed to ASME N509 for nuclear power plants andother nuclear applications.This Standard provides a basis for the development of test programs and detailed acceptanceand surveillance test procedures and specifies minimum requirements for the reporting of testresults.This Standard was originally developed by the American National Standards Committee N45on Reactor