Process equipment and piping systems constitute the major portion of plant assets and their integrity and reliability are essential for plant availability and performance. Many process equipment and piping systems are subjected to hazardous service conditions and damage mechanisms which, if not adequately monitored and assessed, could result in major failures with consequential significant injuries and business losses.
It is essential to inspect the process equipment and piping system to detect any damage, characterize it, and assess its impact on the equipment integrity. With so many pieces of equipment and extensive piping systems and networks, it is impossible to inspect every piece of equipment or piping in a plant. Therefore, an approach based on criticality, i.e. risk-based, taking into consideration the damage mechanisms and failure risk must be taken.
Understand that the mechanical integrity of process equipment depends jointly on the proper design, operation, condition assessment, and maintenance of the equipment.
Understand the degradation mechanisms that process equipment could be subjected to over their operating life, how to identify them, predict and determine their impact, and what appropriate measures can be taken to prevent and control the resultant damage.
Gain knowledge and failure analysis skills they need to conduct damage and failure analysis to prevent similar failures from happening
Process, Mechanical and Chemical Engineers
Operation and Maintenance Engineers
Project Engineers
Supervisors and Managers
Technical Personnel involved in the inspection
Wear & Failure Mechanisms
Imperfections and Defects
Corrosion Mechanisms
Failure Modes
Fatigue
Fretting
Creep & Thermal fatigue
Stress Corrosion Cracking, Other modes
Carbon & Alloy steels
Nickel, Titanium, and Specialty alloys
Aluminum, aluminum alloys
Copper, copper alloys
Plastic piping
Alternative options-linings, cladding
Limitations and safeguards
Material selection - economics-life cycle costing
Material properties, and selection
Failure Causes - Design, Operation; Maintenance, Other Causes
Material properties, and selection
Physical properties and limitations of components
Physical properties of steel and alloy piping and tubing
Physical properties of fittings
Basic Design
Pressure Vessels
Piping Systems
Liquid Storage Tanks
Operation and Maintenance of Process Equipment
Damage Mechanisms Affecting Process Equipment
Failures in Pressure Vessels, Piping, and Boilers
Strength reduction through material loss
Case histories
Piping System Vibration
Mechanical & Flow-Induced Resonance
Transient Hydraulic pulsation
Pipe supports and restraints
Wind Loading
Industry Practices for Failure Prevention
Inspection Strategies Plans and Procedures - Risk-Based Inspection (API 580)
Developing an RBI Plan
Fitness-For-Service Assessment(API 579)
NDT Methods and Techniques
Probability of Detection
Damage Characterization
Selecting the correct technique(s)
Smart pigging
Cleaning
Operational procedures
Pigging of Pipelines
Maintenance Programs
Repair and Alteration of Pressure Equipment and Piping
Rerating Piping and Pressure Vessels
Estimation of the Consequences of Pressure Vessels and Piping Failures
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