Pipeline and Piping Inspection, Maintenance and Integrity Assessment (ASME B31 and API 579 Standards)

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Pipeline and Piping Inspection, Maintenance and Integrity Assessment (ASME B31 and API 579 Standards) Course
Introduction:
Upon completion of this intensive five-day course, participants will possess a comprehensive understanding of the design, construction, inspection, and testing regulations outlined in the ASME B31 code. They will gain expertise in applying these regulations to assess the integrity of operating systems. Additionally, participants will acquire in-depth knowledge regarding the specifications of pipe and fitting materials, the fabrication process, and their influence on mechanical properties such as strength and toughness. This knowledge will aid participants in material selection and failure analysis.
Furthermore, participants will grasp the technical foundations of design equations and their practical application in designing piping systems and pipelines. The course also emphasizes the importance of adhering to rules of good practice when laying out piping systems to ensure reliable operation. Additionally, participants will receive a thorough, step-by-step overview of operating transients in piping systems and pipelines. This includes understanding their causes and the methods employed for their analysis.
Course Objectives:
- The course covers construction and welding practices, weld inspections, weld flaws and acceptance criteria.
- The course covers hydro testing methods and alternative leak detection techniques.
- The participant will gain a practical understanding of piping and pipeline corrosion mechanisms, how to recognize them, classify them and resolve them.
- The participant will be introduced to the latest techniques and research in piping and pipeline integrity to analyze a degraded condition due to either corrosion or mechanical damage.
- The participants will review case histories of field failures and will evaluate their cause and solutions to avoid recurrence.
Who Should Attend?
The course is intended for engineers, maintenance technicians and inspectors responsible for the design, integrity, maintenance and repair of pipelines and piping systems.
Course Outlines:
- Materials and Sizing
- Introduction
- History of Pipeline Technology
- ASME Codes and Standards
- API Standards
- NACE, MSS-SP, PFI Standards
- Fundamentals of Maintenance and Integrity
- MATERIALS
- API 5Land ASTM Specifications
- Practical Aspects of Metallurgical Properties
- Chemistry and Material Test Reports
- Fabrication of Line Pipe and Forged Fittings
- Mechanical Properties: Strength and Toughness
- OPERATING AND DESIGN PRESSURE
- How to Establish the System Design Pressure
- Introduction to Pressure Relief Valves
- Pipe and Pipeline Sizing Formula with Applications
- Integrity for sustained loads
- Layout and support
- Rules of good practice in layout
- Pump and compressor piping
- How to support a piping system
- Review of support types and their application
- Lessons learned from poor support practices
- Temperature effects
- Flexibility layout analysis
- Temperature transients and fatigue damage
- Vibration in service
- Mechanical and hydraulic induced vibration in piping
- how to measure, analyze and resolve vibration
- Integrity for occasional loads
- Pressure transients
- Recognizing and Solving Liquid Hammer
- Pump Station Transients
- Study of Pipeline Failures Due to Transients
- Two-Phase Liquid-Vapor Transients
- Two-Phase Liquid-Gas Transients
- Gas Discharge Transients
- Buried Pipe
- Soil Loads
- Surface Loads
- Expansion of Buried Pipe
- Soil Settlement
- In-Service Movement of Pipeline
- PIPELINE FAILURES
- Study of Case Histories
- Understanding Why Failures Occur and How to Avoid Them
- Material flaws and inspections
- Welding
- Overview of Pipe and Pipeline Welding Practice
- API 1104 and ASME IX Requirements
- Welding In-Service: Challenge and Solutions
- Inspection
- Weld Inspection Techniques
- Pigging Technology: Overview of Utility and Smart Pigs
- Overview of Regulations for In-Line Inspections
- Flange And Mechanical Joints
- Overview of Different Types of Flanges and Application
- Gasket and Bolt Selection
- Causes of Flange Leaks and How to Resolve
- Case Study of Flange Failure
- Assembly of Flange Joints and Leak Tightness
- Pressure And Leak Testing
- The Difference Between Leak Testing and Pressure Testing
- Review of Different Testing Techniques
- The Purpose of Hydro test
- How to Conduct a Hydro test
- Pipeline and Piping Systems Testing
- Pneumatic Testing
- Corrosion, Assessment And Repairs
- Corrosion
- Introduction to Practical Corrosion
- Classification of Corrosion Mechanisms
- General Wall Thinning
- Local Corrosion: Galvanic Effects
- Crevice Corrosion