Course description
Fitness for Service Assessment based on API 579
Fitness-For-Service (FFS ) assessments are quantitative engineering evaluations that are performed to demonstrate the structural integrity of an in-service component that may contain a flaw or damage, or that may be operating under a specific condition that might cause a failure. API 579 provides guidance for conducting FFS assessments using methodologies specifically prepared for pressurized equipment. This training course describes the main parts of API 579 standard and provides several worked examples.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Plant engineers and inspectors including Inspection, Corrosion, Materials, Integrity, Maintenance, Process and design engineers.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Upon completion of the course you will be able to perform FFS analysis on the Pressure Systems in the scope of API 579.
Training Course Content
PART 1 – INTRODUCTION
PART 2 – FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE PASRT 2a - OVERVIEW OF DAMAGE MECHANISMS
PART 3 – ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT FOR BRITTLE FRACTURE
PART 4 – ASSESSMENT OF GENERAL METAL LOSS
PART 5 – ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL METAL LOSS
PART 6 – ASSESSMENT OF PITTING CORROSION
PART 7 – ASSESSMENT OF HYDROGEN BLISTERS AND HYDROGEN DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH HIC AND SOHIC
PART 8 – ASSESSMENT OF WELD MISALIGNMENT AND SHELL DISTORTIONS
PART 9 – ASSESSMENT OF CRACK-LIKE FLAWS
PART 10 – ASSESSMENT OF COMPONENTS OPERATING IN THE CREEP RANGE
PART 11 – ASSESSMENT OF FIRE DAMAGE
PART 12 – ASSESSMENT OF DENTS, GOUGES, AND DENT-GOUGE COMBINATIONS
PART 13 – ASSESSMENT OF LAMINATIONS
PART 14 – ASSESSMENT OF FATIGUE DAMAGE
Reviews
Average rating 4.4
Broad practical experience/knowledge in FFS and advice from the instructor.
Guest lecture was very good to set things in perspective.
Most relevant and directly applicable course attended to date and is a must for all integrity engineers.