Engineering and Maintenance
Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries
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Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries Course
Introduction:
The primary focus of this training course is the ASME B31.4 Standard, which pertains to Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids. The course aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the different sections of the ASME B31.4 Standard. It covers all the necessary requirements for ensuring the safe design, construction, inspection, testing, operation, and maintenance of liquid pipeline systems.
Course Objectives:
- Identify the design stress from external, internal and calculate the pipe wall thickness and allowances
- General Criteria for Piping Components including branches, flanges, valves, reducers and Closures
- Explain the Materials — General Requirements, acceptance and limitation
- Gain more information about the Construction, Welding, and Assembly of pipelines
- Identify the required inspection and testing of the pipelines
- Receive enough information about the Operation and Maintenance Procedures Affecting the Safety of Liquid Transportation Piping Systems
- Focusing and learning on the internal and external corrosion monitoring, control and cathode protection
- Employing pre and post-weld heat treatment and identify the Charpy impact testing
- Explain the Offshore Liquid Pipeline Systems related design construction inspection and testing
Who Should Attend?
Personnel who should attend are:
- Pipeline Designers
- Pipeline Contractors
- Pipeline Operators
- Public Safety Officials
- QA/QC Inspectors
- Maintenance Engineers
- Inspection Testing Professionals
- Fabrication Fabrications
- QA/QC Reliability Professionals for Oil and Gas (Petrochemical and Refining) Operations
Course Outlines:
- Introduction and History of ASME Codes
- Scope and Definitions
- Content, Coverage and Exclusions
- Design include Load Classifications Calculation of Stresses
- Criteria for Pipe Wall Thickness and Allowances
- Criteria for Crossings
- Criteria for Fittings, Assemblies, and other Components
- General Requirements of Materials
- Construction, Welding, and Assembly
- Assembly of Piping Components
- Inspection and Testing
- Type and Extent of Examination Required
- Hydro-static Testing of Internal Pressure Piping and Leak Testing
- Pipeline Operation and Maintenance
- External or Internal Corrosion, Gouging, Dents and Cracks
- Permanent Repairs Types and Selections
- Pump Station, Terminal, and Tank Farm Operation and Maintenance
- Emergency Plans
- External Corrosion Control — buried pipelines
- Coating and Cathode Protection Requirements
- Testing and Inspection of Cathode Protection
- Internal Corrosion Control
- External Corrosion Control for Pipelines Exposed to Atmosphere
- External Corrosion Control for Thermally Insulated Pipelines
- Offshore Liquid Pipeline Systems
- Scope and Definitions
- Installation Design Considerations
- Operational Design Considerations
- Hydro-static Test Design Considerations
- Design Criteria Offshore Liquid Pipeline Systems
- Design for Expansion and Flexibility
- Pressure Design of Components Straight Pipe and Branch Connections
- Materials — General requirements for offshore liquid pipeline systems
- Construction of Offshore Liquid Pipeline including Inspection, Welding, Right-of-Way, Ditching
- Testing of Offshore Liquid Pipeline Systems
- Operation and Maintenance Procedures Affecting the Safety of Liquid Transportation Piping Systems
- Pipeline Repairs Offshore Liquid Pipeline Systems
- External Corrosion Control for Offshore Submerged Pipeline