A five-day course on the practical aspects of piping and pipeline design, integrity, maintenance, and repair. The participants will obtain an in-depth understanding of the ASME B31 code rules and API standards, their technical basis, and practical application to field conditions.
The course reviews and applies the ASME code design rules, strength, and fracture design analysis and acceptance criteria.
The participants will be able to recognize causes of degradation in-service, whether mechanically induced (pressure, vibration, fatigue, pressure transients, external damage) or due to corrosion (wall thinning, pitting, cracking), and apply integrity analysis techniques to make run-or-repair decisions
The participants will review inspection techniques, from the most common (PT, MT, UT, RT, MFL pigs) to most recent (AE, PED, UT pigs, and multi pigs), and the implementation of integrity management programs, periodic inspections, and evaluation of results.
The course will review the various repair techniques, their advantages and shortcomings, and the step-by-step logic to be followed in making repair decisions and selecting the applicable repair.
Explain the many prevention and detection practices to ensure pipeline safety
Describe how the use of certain prevention and detection practices from the ASME B31.8S Standard, as well as 49CFR192 regulations, interact for improved performance and ensure maximum safety
Specify prevention and repair solutions for each threat and improve the IMP performance for gas pipelines
Explain the reasons why one prevention and repair solution may be better than another; or why both together can be even more effective
The course is intended for engineers, maintenance technicians, and inspectors responsible for the design, integrity, maintenance, and repair of pipelines and piping systems.
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
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
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
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 Hydrotest
How to Conduct a Hydrotest
Pipeline and Piping Systems Testing
Pneumatic Testing
FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE OVERVIEW:
Application of ASME B31G to Determine Remaining Life
Application of API 579 to General and Local Corrosion
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