ASME B31.3 Process Piping Design Code

What are the Goals?

• The aim of this comprehensive training course is to provide the delegates with enough knowledge and skills about process piping related ASME B31.3
• Identify the design of piping flanges and blanket
• Welding and Brazing Qualification, procedures Specifications
• Explain the Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection and identify the required inspection and testing Define hydrostatic pressure and hydrostatic-pneumatic tests
• Receive the enough information about the Fluid Service Requirements for Materials
• Explain of nonmetallic piping design, Fluid Service Requirements, inspection and testing
• Employ pre and post weld heat treatment and identify the Charpy impact testing

Who is this Training Course for?

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

• QA/QC inspectors
• Maintenance Engineers
• Inspection & testing professionals
• Fabrication Engineers
• QA/QC reliability professionals for oil and gas (Petrochemical and Refining) operations
• Fresh graduates, piping engineers and designers

Daily Agenda

Day One

• Introduction and history of ASME codes
• Scope and Definitions
• Content, Coverage and Exclusions
• Design include Design Pressure, Design Temperature
• Listed Components Unlisted Components
• Allowances for Pressure and Temperature Variations
• Allowable Stresses and Other Stress Limits
• Bases for Design Stresses
• Casting Quality Factor, Ec and Weld Joint Quality Factor, Ej
• Pressure design of components
• Branch Connections
• Pressure Design of Flanges and Blanks
• Fluid service requirements for piping components and piping joints

 Day Two 

• Flexibility and support
• Chapter iii materials
• Listed Materials, Unlisted Materials. Unknown Materials. Reclaimed Materials.
• Lower Temperature Limits
• Impact Testing Methods and Acceptance Criteria
• Fluid Service Requirements for Materials
• Chapter IV Standards for Piping Components
• Chapter V Fabrication, Assembly, and Erection
• Welding and Brazing Qualification, procedures Specifications.
• Preheating
• Heat treatment requirements
• Bending and forming
• Assembly and erection

Day Three

• Chapter VI Inspection, Examination, and Testing
• Responsibility and qualifications for Inspection and examination
• Extent of Required Examination
• Radiographic and Ultrasonic Examination
• Testing Required Leak Test
• Hydrostatic Leak Test
• Pneumatic Leak Test
• Hydrostatic-Pneumatic Leak Test

Day Four

• Chapter VII Nonmetallic Piping and Piping Lined with Nonmetals
• Pressure design of piping components
• Fluid service requirements for nonmetallic materials
• Materials general requirements
• Fabrication, assembly, and erection
• Inspection, examination, and testing
• Chapter viii piping for category M Fluid Service

 Day Five

• Chapter IX High Pressure Piping
• Chapter X High Purity Piping
• Review codes appendix
• Review of codes tables