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Introduction To Fitness-For-Service (FFS) API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1 2007
Introduction To Fitness-For-Service (FFS) API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1 2007
Introduction To Fitness-For-Service (FFS) API 579-1 / ASME FFS-1 2007
In this program you will learn
The participant in this integrated and comprehensive course will learn to apply the
rules of the API/ASME 579 standard "Fitness-for-Service" to evaluate the integrity
and remaining life of pressure vessels, storage tanks, piping systems and pipelines,
to make cost effective run-repair-replace decisions, and select the appropriate repair
options.
Fundamental principles of fitness-for-service, their practical application through a
step-by- step evaluation process for each type of degradation mechanism.
Basic design of pressure vessels, piping and storage tanks, fundamental principles
of component integrity, application of the ASME code rules, material properties of
strength and toughness, and the introduction to stress and fracture mechanics.
A review of degradation mechanisms and the application of API/ASME 579 to
brittle fracture, general metal loss, local wall thinning, pitting, blisters and
laminations, mechanical defects (dents, gouges, misalignment, and distortion),
crack-like flaws (stress corrosion cracking, weld flaws, crack-like defects), fatigue,
HIC & SOHIC and fire damage.
Introduction
Fitness-For-Service assessment
Levels of Assessment
Benefits
Introduction
A plant objective is to attain the maximum economic benefit and service life from existing
equipment without sacrificing integrity.
This requires accurate assessment of the condition of the equipment and their suitability for
the actual service.
Assess how reliable your assets will be over a set period of time – for
example, until your next planned shutdown
The new standard is now called API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 2007 Fitness-For-
Service.
Fire damage
Creep
Laminations
Levels of Assessment
Conservative screening
Level 1 Minimum amount of inspection or component information
Plant inspection or engineering personnel
Step 6 - Remediation
Step 8 - Documentation
Evaluation Methodology
Benefits
unnecessary repairs
Reduce costs
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