Training course
Fitness-for-Service to API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
Four days on the fitness-for-service assessment of pressure equipment and piping to API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, from metal loss, pitting and cracks to creep, fire damage and dents, plus repairs to ASME PCC-2.
- Duration
- 4 days
- Outline
- 19 modules
About the course
This four-day course works through the fitness-for-service (FFS) assessment procedures of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 part by part. For each type of damage it covers the applicability and limitations of the procedure, data requirements, assessment techniques and acceptance criteria, remaining life evaluation, remediation, in-service monitoring and documentation, with example problems.
It starts with damage mechanisms, drawing on API RP 571, and brittle fracture; continues through general and localised metal loss, pitting, hydrogen damage, weld misalignment and shell distortion, crack-like flaws, creep, fire damage, dents and gouges and laminations; and ends with a day on repair methods to ASME PCC-2, illustrated with real-world examples and case studies.
What you will learn
Identifying damage mechanisms and choosing the right assessment procedure
The data requirements, acceptance criteria and remaining life evaluation for each type of damage
Remediation and in-service monitoring of damaged equipment
Repair methods to ASME PCC-2, welded and mechanical
Course outline
Day 1
03 FFS assessment procedures 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
04 Damage mechanisms 7 topics
- Why damage mechanisms must be identified
- Assessing potential damage mechanisms
- Damage types and sources of information
- Inspection techniques, with a focus on flaw characterisation
- Introduction to API RP 571
- Determining remaining life
- Mitigation and monitoring strategies
05 API 579 appendices 2 topics
- General
- Overview of the appendices
06 Assessment of equipment for brittle fracture 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
Day 2
07 Assessment of general metal loss 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
08 Assessment of localised metal loss 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
09 Assessment of pitting corrosion 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
10 Assessment of HIC, SOHIC and hydrogen blister damage 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
11 Assessment of weld misalignment and shell distortions 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
Day 3
12 Assessment of crack-like flaws 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
13 Assessment of creep damage and remaining life 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
14 Assessment of fire damage 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
15 Assessment of dents, gouges and dent–gouge combinations 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
16 Assessment of laminations 8 topics
- Applicability and limitations of the procedure
- Data requirements
- Assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
- Remaining life evaluation
- Remediation
- In-service monitoring
- Documentation
- Example problems
17 In-service margins and validation 3 topics
- Design margins for new equipment
- In-service margins for existing equipment
- Validation
Day 4
19 Repairs to ASME PCC-2 21 topics
- Scope, organisation and intent of ASME PCC-2
- Applicability and limitations of the repair methods
- Repair methods and techniques
- Welded repairs
- Butt-welded insert plates in pressure components
- Weld overlay to repair internal thinning
- Welded leak box repair
- Full-encirclement steel reinforcing sleeves for piping
- Fillet-welded patches
- Alternatives to post-weld heat treatment
- In-service welding onto carbon steel pressure components or pipelines
- Weld build-up, weld overlay and clad restoration
- Mechanical (non-welded) repairs
- Mechanical clamp repair
- Inspection and repair of shell-and-tube heat exchangers
- Mechanical repairs with sealant
- Non-metallic composite repair systems
- Pressure and tightness testing of piping and equipment
- Non-destructive examination in lieu of pressure testing for repairs and alterations
- Documentation and records of repairs
- Real-world examples and case studies
Codes and standards covered
- API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
- API RP 571
- ASME PCC-2
Free download
Fitness-for-Service to API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 brochure
Day-by-day outline of the four-day fitness-for-service course to API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 and ASME PCC-2.
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