ASME B31.3 – Process Piping Code Design Requirement with Intro to API 579 Fitness-For-Service, Hot Tapping and Flange Leakage

Course Introduction

This course is designed to give the participants a thorough understanding of Process Piping Code, ASME B 31.3. and its practical use for all aspects, from Piping Design to testing and certification. It offers a detailed insight of code requirements for Piping components, branch connections, selection of flanges, fittings, flexibility considerations, materials requirements, fabrication, welding, NDT examination and Pressure testing.

The course also provides insight to the industry accepted Post Construction Codes such as API 570, API 579 Fitness-For-Service for Run-Repair- Replace decisions, good practice for Hot Tapping, Flange Design, and Leakage problems once the piping system is placed into service. Lessons are enhanced by actual in-class problem solving, directly applying the rules and equations of the B31.3 Code/API 570//API 579 and other Codes.

This training course will:

• Provide a basic interpretation and understanding of the design code in simplified form.
• Provide an awareness of the code and regulations that govern the design and operation of a plant.
• Provide basic knowledge of design to young Engineers and plant Maintenance and Operation Engineers for easy decision making.
• Provide enough knowledge for fluid service requirement and limitations on materials.
• Provides concepts and methods for assuring the mechanical integrity of existing piping systems.
• Introduction to a safe Hot Tapping requirement and procedure.
• Introduction to Flange Design, Leakage problems, Bolt torquing and tightening procedure.
• Presents an overview of how the methodology of API 570, API 579/ASME FFS-1 can be applied for assessing the present structural integrity of the piping system once placed into service and deciding its fitness for continued service as well as the projected remaining life.
• How to make run, re-rate, repair, replace decision.

Objectives

At the end of this training course, attendees will learn to:

• Understand the importance of the code requirement/compliance.
• Gain insight of design basis used by the most common Codes.
• Learn to deal with piping for new or modification work in a plant level.
• Gain confidence to work independently.
• Expand knowledge to supervise junior engineers.

Additionally, by taking this training, attendees will have the following benefits:

• Enhance their knowledge base.
• Be more confident in their decision-making.
• Be technically sound. Understand the technical basis of doing a new construction/repair.
• Participate in a wider inter-department/ Third-Party discussion on equipment repair/construction.

Learning Approach

A classroom setting is used for this intensive training because for the complexity of the subject matter with a video presentation in a big screen that helps students with better visualization supported by flip charts and white boards where students and the Trainer interacts in real time to clear their understandings.

It is also seen as a great platform where students put forward their different viewpoints and have an inter-student discussion to clarify their understanding in the presence of the Trainer.

The course is written with abundant case studies, real-life examples to make the theories easier to understand.

Target Audience

 Mechanical Engineers from Engineering and Operating companies (Engineering/Technical Services/Inspection/Maintenance) who are involved in the design, operation and maintenance of a process plant. Professionals who need to add to their current experience and knowledge the basics of the acceptable design standard/best practice used for pressure equipment and piping. New graduates who want to learn about ‘how a process plant piping is designed, what may go wrong once installed and what acceptable safe practice is required to maintain the plant to meet the regulatory requirement’ will immensely benefit from this course by setting their basics right at the onset of their career.

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

• Mechanical Engineers – Engineering/Technical
• Mechanical Engineers – Design (EPC)
• Maintenance/Plant Engineers (O&M)
• Reliability Engineers
• Non-Mechanical Engineers in charge of a process plant
• Inspection Engineers

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