Process Equipment & Piping Systems
Engineering and Technical Programs
Introduction
Several examples and
case studies included in the workshops and will demonstrate the application of
Fitness for Service (FFS) assessment method that enables quantitative
evaluation of the remaining life in service of any component of equipment.
Failure prevention methods will also be discussed and explained.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the safe design and operation of
pressurized process equipment.
- Follow the procedure for inspection and
testing of process equipment.
- Apply the fundamental concepts and strategies
to prevent failures.
- Use the best practices of FFS to estimate the
remaining life of operating equipment.
- Select the methods of repair and alteration of
pressurized process equipment.
Training Methodology
A highly interactive combination of lecture and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information, knowledge and experience transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions, and motivate everybody finding the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their own questions and to share developing the right answers using their own analysis and experience.
Course Outline
Day 1:
Overview of
Design Features of Process Equipment and Piping System
- General
Concept of Safety in Design: Codes and Standards.
- Design
Features of Pressure Vessels and Storage Tanks.
- Design
Features of Piping Systems.
- Design
Characteristics of Fluid Handling Equipment.
- Design
Characteristics of Thermal Equipment.
- Overpressure
Protection of Equipment.
Day 2:
Overview of Operation Issues of Components of Process Equipment
- Safe
Operation of Process Equipment: Integrity Operating Window.
- Over-pressuring
of Process Equipment.
- Uncontrolled
Runaway Chemical Reaction.
- Overheating
of Boiler Tubes.
- Abnormal
Operation of Fluid Handling Equipment.
- Vibration
of Piping Systems.
Day 3:
Failure
Modes and Fracture Mechanisms
- Characteristics of Material Used for Construction of Process
Equipment.
- Material Degradation Processes.
- Causes of Failures of Process Equipment and Piping Systems.
- Failure Modes.
- Fracture Mechanisms.
- Lessons Learnt from Major World Equipment Failures.
Day 4:
Design and Operation of Fluid Handling Equipment
- Condition
Monitoring.
- Inspection
and Testing Techniques: API 572, API 510, API 570.
- Risk
Based Inspection (RBI): API 580.
- Fitness
for Service Assessment: API 579/ASME FS1.
- Failure
Evaluation and Calculation of Component Remaining Life.
- Failure
Prevention Methods.
Day 5:
Repairs,
Alterations and Rerating of Process Equipment
- Classification
of Repairs
- Repair
Best Practices for Pressure Vessels and Other Equipment
- Relating
Pressure Vessels
- Hot
Taping and Line Stopping
- Positive
Material Identification (PMI)
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