Engineering and Maintenance
Pipeline Design Calculation (Upheaval Buckling, on Bottom Stability)
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Pipeline Design Calculation (Upheaval Buckling, on Bottom Stability) Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
Upon the successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:-
- Have a very good background on the principles & concepts of pipeline and piping inspection, maintenance & integrity assessment
- Identify the material specifications of the pipeline and piping and know the metallurgy, heat treatment and API/ASTM material specifications
- Gain in-depth understanding on design pressure and failure margins of pipes and learn how to establish the system design pressure
- Understand risk-based inspection & integrity management and be able to carry-out practical approach to assessing damage mechanisms
- Learn corrosion and integrity specifically wall thinning & cracking and be able to know how to evaluate cracks in piping and pipelines
- Become familiar with third party damage including the analysis of dents & gouges in pipelines and the analysis of distortion & permanent deformation
- Review the fundamentals of flow in pipes & pipelines and be able to identify the classes of pressure transients including their features
- Discover how to classify the cause of vibration in-service and how to analyze vibration & decide if it is acceptable
- Recognize the temperature effects including the lay-out, expansion and contraction of pipes & pipelines as well as the analysis for flexibility and failure margins
- Employ pressure & leak testing and be able to improve examination & inspection methods in pipes & pipelines considering the selection & use of the various types of testing & inspection techniques
- Become familiar with the pigging technology and improve maintenance & inspection strategies by organizing a guide for pipe & vessel inspections and learning the application of inspection & analysis of results
- Carry-out repair & rehabilitation of pipes & pipelines and be able to identify the various repair techniques used such as grinding & welding, flush patch repair, weld overlay repair, etc.
Who Should Attend?
The course is intended for engineers, maintenance technicians and inspectors responsible for the integrity, inspection, maintenance and repair of pipelines and piping systems. The fitness-for-service and integrity techniques are based on quantitative analysis, please bring a calculator and Engineers Managers, Environmental
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