ASME Pressure Vessel: Design, Operation and Maintenance October 25, 2009

COURSE OBJECTIVE

* Be able to calculate, analyze both stress and strength in pressure vessel design
* Gain knowledge of proper material selection for pressure vessel application
* Gain knowledge of welding code standard, which includes inspection, and testing
* Gain better skill to operate, maintain, and repair of pressure vessel
* Perform vessel inspection & maintenance per the applicable Codes and Standards
* Familiar with instrumentation and control system commonly associated with vessel operation

COURSE OUTLINE

Stress and Strength Analysis Calculation Code

* Tube
* Tube-Sheet
* Shell head: Spherical; Hemispherical; Dished; Ellipsoidal; Torispherical; Conical; Toriconical
* Shell joint with head
* Shell joint with bracing and staying
* Ligament on drum and shell
* Openings
* Reinforcement on shell and flat plate
* Bolt on head
* Wind load
* Earth quake load
* Support structure
* Proof Test and Bursting Test

Materials

* Material characteristics
* Heat-treatment effect
* Effect of alloy additive
* ASME Material Code
* Type of material and its selection

Welding

* Type of welding
* ASME Welding Code
* Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)
* Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
* Quality control
* AWS Classification
* Weld joint efficiency
* Welding defect and repair

NDT (Non Destructive Testing)

* Welding Inspection
* NDT Selection
* Visual Radiography: Limitation; Code of weld joint radiography testing
* Magnetic particle
* Dye Penetrant
* Ultrasonic
* Eddy Current
* Acoustic Emission
* Destructive Testing

Operational Aspects

* Process characteristic consideration
* Start-up procedure
* Observation and shut- down

Instrumentation

* Code of instrumentation for: Pressure gauge; Temperature gauge; Flow meter; Level metering; Density
* Control: Manual, regulating and control valve; Sensor; Transmitter; Actuator and control
* ASME Code for control valve: Valve material; Valve selection; Installation; Setting and test
* Safety and Safety Devices: Alarm indicator, Interlocks; Hard restraints; Restraint of chemical reaction; Pressure relief valve; Pressure safety valve; ASME Code for safety valve; pressure and vacuum relief valve

Effect of Stress and Operating Condition on Pressure Vessel

* Fatigue cracking
* Hydrogen embritlement
* Hydrogen embritlement of welds
* Crack due to welding
* Creep
* Corrosion
* Type of corrosion on pressure vessel
* Pitting
* Crevice
* Inter-granular
* Fatigue corrosion
* Stainless Steel corrosion
* Corrosion inhibitor

Inspection, Repair and Maintenance

* Inspection: Inspection of internal and external physical data; Inspection preparation; Safety in performing internal inspection
* Inspection procedure
* Inspection interval
* NDT
* Hydro test
* Pneumatic test
* Leak test
* Stainless steel overlaid inspection and lined vessel
* Rotating roll inspection
* Low-pressure vessel inspection and heat exchanger
* Maintenance: Preventive maintenance high pressure plant; Predictive maintenance; Maintenance organization; Safety on weldment and cutting; Maintenance management; Maintenance supervision
* Repair: Pitting repair; Crack repair; Heat exchanger repair; Welding repair to stainless steel; Repair involving dissimilar metals; Management support of pressure vessel safety system

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

* Engineer, supervisor, superintendent, and manager of power plant, process plant in refinery, petrochemical, marine, pulp & paper, sugar cane, palm oil
* Maintenance and Operation Engineer, Supervisor, Superintendent
* Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Process Engineer
* Everybody who wants to take benefits from this course

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