API 570 : Piping Inspection Code (API Exam Preparation Training)

What are the Goals?

At the end of this API 570 training course, you will learn to:

• how to use the tables in the process piping codes ASME B31.3
• Understand the procedure for measuring the corrosion rate LT&ST for the piping systems and circuits
• Calculate the remaining life and MAWP
• Acquire knowledge about common damage mechanisms in piping inside the refinery
• Obtain data about welding processes, qualifications and metallurgy
• Use the proper NDE technique during in-service inspection
• Know how to read the relative inspection plans

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Piping Inspectors
• NDE Examiners
• Piping Inspection Engineers
• Plant Inspectors
• Piping Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Corrosion Engineers

Daily Agenda

Day One : API RP 577, ASME BPVC Section V and ASME IX

• Getting Started - Exam & Study Tips
• API RP 577, Welding Processes, Inspection, and Metallurgy
• ASME Section V, Non-destructive Examinations, Articles 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 23 (Section SE-797 only)
• The weld procedure review:
• Weld Procedure Specification (WPS)
• Procedure Qualification Record (PQR)
• Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ)
• Essential and non-essential variables have been properly addressed.
• Number and type of mechanical tests listed on PQR.

Day Two : ASME B16.5, API 578 & API 576

• Flanges Pressure Temperature Ratings
• Flanges Markings
• Flanges Materials
• Flanges Dimensions
• Flanges Test
• Material Verification Program for New and Existing Assets API 578
• Case studies on failed Materials due to lack of MVP.
• API 576 - Sections 5
• API 576 - Sections 6.1-6.3
• API 576 - Section 8
• API 576 - Sections 10.1-10.3

Day Three: ASME B31.3

• Scope and code limitations
• Casting Quality factor, Ec from ASME B31.3, 302.3.3(b) and Table A-1A
• Weld Joint Quality factors from ASME B31.3, 302.3.4 and Table A-1B;
• Increased Joint Quality Factors by performing supplemental NDE
• The minimum required thickness or pressure design thickness of a straight pipe section for internal pressure only
• The minimum required thickness of a permanent blank for a given design pressure
• The "MAWP" of corroded pipe, compensating for expected corrosion loss at the next inspection.
• Thermal expansion of a material between temperatures.
• The minimum metal temperature of a material, which is exempt from impact testing
• Determination of the minimum required Charpy V-notch impact values of a given material.
• Weld sizes require preheating and/or heat treatment.
• Mandatory preheat and PWHT tables
• NDE and Inspection requirements
• Hydrostatic leak testing Requirements
• Pneumatic leak testing Requirements
• Calculation of a hydrostatic or pneumatic leak test pressure

Day Four: API 570

• Scope
• Terms, Definitions, Acronyms, and Abbreviations
• Owner/User Inspection Organization
• Inspection, Examination, and Pressure Testing Practices
• Interval/Frequency and Extent of Inspection
• Inspection Data Evaluation, Analysis, and Recording
• Repairs, Alterations, and Rerating of Piping Systems
• Annex A, C & D
• Solved problems (LT&ST Corrosion rate)
• Solved problems (MAWP)
• Solved problems (Remaining life)

Day Five: API RP 571, API RP 547 & ASME PCC-2

• Amine Stress Corrosion Cracking
• Atmospheric Corrosion
• Boiler Water and Stream Condensate Corrosion
• Caustic Corrosion
• Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking
• Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking
• Corrosion Under Insulation
• Erosion/Erosion – Corrosion
• Galvanic Corrosion
• Hydrochloric Acid Corrosion
• Mechanical Fatigue (Including Vibration-induced Fatigue)
• Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion
• Soil Corrosion
• Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
• Sulfidation
• Inspection Practices for Piping System Components API 574
• API 574 Tables
• ASME PCC-2 - Article 101: Scope, Organization, and Intent
• ASME PCC-2 - Article 201: Butt-Welded Insert Plates in Pressure Components
• ASME PCC-2 - Article 206: Full Encirclement Steel Reinforcing Sleeves for Piping
• ASME PCC-2 - Article 209: Alternatives to Post weld Heat Treatment
• Article 210: In-Service Welding on to Carbon Steel Pressure Components or Pipelines
• Article 211: Weld Buildup, Weld Overlay, and Clad Restoration
• Article 212: Fillet Welded Patches
• Article 304: Flaw Excavation and Weld Repair
• Article 305: Flange Repair and Conversion
• Article 306: Mechanical Clamp Repair
• Article 501: Pressure and Tightness of Piping and Equipment
• Article 502: Non-destructive Examination in Lieu of Pressure Testing for Repairs and Alternations