PROGRAM'S BACKGROUND

This program provides a sound understanding of the ASME B31 and API 579 design, construction, inspection and testing rules; as well as their application to integrity assessment of operating systems. The participants will gain an in-depth knowledge of pipe and fitting material specifications, fabrication process and influence on mechanical properties of strength and toughness, to help in material selection and failure analysis.

It provides the participants with the technical background to the design equations, and their application to the design of piping systems and pipelines. It also addresses the rules of good practice in layout of piping systems for reliable operation. The program provides an in-depth, step-by-step review of operating transients in piping systems and pipelines, their cause, and the methods for their analysis.

PROGRAM'S OBJECTIVES

This Program’s Attendees Will Be More Able To:

›       Know about construction and welding practices, weld inspections, weld flaws and acceptance criteria

›       Be aware of hydro testing methods and alternative leak detection techniques

›       Gain a practical understanding of piping and pipeline corrosion mechanisms, how to recognize them, classify them and resolve them

›       Be introduced to the latest techniques and research in piping and pipeline integrity to analyse a degraded condition due to either corrosion or mechanical damage

›       Review case histories of field failures and will evaluate their cause and solutions to avoid recurrence

PROGRAM'S ATTENDEES

›       Refinery Engineers

›       Chemical Engineers

›       Petrochemical Engineers

›       Design Engineers

›       Inspection and Maintenance Engineers

›       Plant Engineers and Managers

›       Power Generation Units Personnel

›       Construction Site Engineers and Technicians

›       Project Engineers

›       Maintenance Engineers and Technicians

›       Maintenance Planners

›       Engineers, maintenance technicians and inspectors responsible for the design, integrity, maintenance and repair of pipelines and piping systems

PROGRAM'S OUTLINE

MATERIALS & 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 & 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

›       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 & REPAIRS

›       Corrosion

›       Introduction to practical corrosion

›       Classification of corrosion mechanisms

›       General wall thinning

›       Local corrosion

›       Galvanic effects

›       Crevice corrosion

›       Pitting corrosion

›       Environmental effects

›       Hydrogen and H₂S effects

›       Microbiological corrosion

›       Corrosion protection

›       Cathodic protection overview

›       Mechanical damage to pipelines

›       Dents and gouges

›       Ripples and buckles

›       Fitness-for-service overview

›       Application of ASME B31G to determine remaining life

›       Application of API 579 to general and local corrosion

›       Analysis of dents and gouges in pipelines

›       How to evaluate cracks in piping and pipelines

›       Repair techniques

›       The new ASME repair standards

›       The fundamentals of repair packages

›       Pipe and component replacement

›       Grinding and welding

›       Welded sleeve: type A and type B

›       Flush patch repair

›       Fillet welded patch

›       Weld overlay repair

›       Mechanical clamp with sealant injection

›       Mechanical clamp without sealant injection

›       Insertion liners

›       Painted and brushed liners

›       Pipe coating 

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