Process Plant Equipment and Connected Piping

Day 1:

• Introduction to inspection in process plants

• Significance of inspection throughout the life cycle

• Inspection: Why, What, Where, How, When?

• The real function of inspection

• Regulatory requirements and their impact on plant integrity, safety, reliability, and business performance

Day 2:

• Inspection and the construction codes

• Manufacturing, fabrication, and repair/alteration deficiencies

• QA/QC requirements in fabrication and welding

• ASME BPVC requirements: Examination vs. inspection

• ASME Code Case 2235-3 for Use of Ultrasonic Examination in Lieu Of Radiography

• Fraudulent/substandard materials in code construction

Day 3:

• Degradation and damage mechanisms affecting pressure equipment and piping

• Overview of API 571: Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry

• Areas of vulnerability in petroleum refineries

• Injection points

• Corrosion under insulation (CUI)

• Soil-to-air interface

Day 4:

• The integrity of structures and supports

• In-service inspection: the big picture

• Non-Intrusive Inspections

• Shutdown inspections

• Inspector qualification and competence

• API inspector certification

• API Body of Knowledge

Day 5:

• Inspection strategies and systems

• External and internal inspections: limitations, costs, and benefits

• Inspection plans and procedures

• Statutory requirements

• Risk-based inspection (RBI): fundamentals and benefits

• Overview of API RP 580: Risk-Based Inspection

• Overview of API RP 581: Risk-Based Inspection Technology

Day 6:

• Non-destructive testing (NDT)

• Highlights of main NDT methods and their application

• Overview of ASME BPVC Section V: Nondestructive Examination

• Advanced Inspection Techniques and best practices

• Guided Wave Ultrasonic Long Range Inspection

• Advanced Phased Array for weld inspection

• On-line monitoring - Sensors typically used are strain gauges, thermocouples, displacement transducers, and pressure transducers

Day 7:

• Case studies: Equipment incidents resulting from inadequate inspection

• Pressure vessel inspection: API 572, API 510

• Fired boilers and heaters inspection

• API 573: Inspection of Fired Boilers and Heaters

• ABSA AB 507: Guidelines for the Inspection of Installed fired Heaters

• FTIS - Furnace tube inspection system (Quest TruTec)

Day 8:

• Inspection of Heat Exchangers, Condensers & Fin Fan Coolers Tubes

• Aboveground storage tanks inspection

• ANSI/API RP 575: Guidelines and Methods for Inspection of Existing Atmospheric and Low-pressure Storage Tanks, Second Edition

• STI SP001: Standard for Inspection of Aboveground Storage Tanks

• API 653: Tanks Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction

• API 12R1: Setting, Maintenance, Inspection, Operation, and Repair of Tanks in Production Service

Day 9:

• Piping and components inspection

• API 574: Inspection Practices for Piping System Components

• API 570: Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems

• Pressure-relieving devices: Code and regulatory requirements and best practices

• API RP 576: Inspection of Pressure-Relieving Devices

• Pressure testing: Code requirements and best practices

• Hydrostatic testing

• Pneumatic testing

Day 10:

• API Standard 936: Refractory Installation Quality Control Guidelines - Inspection and Testing Monolithic Refractory Linings and Materials

• API Inspector Certification

• Evaluation and analysis of inspection data

• Inspection data verification and evaluation