Engineering, Oil and Gas

Training Course: Process Equipment & Piping Systems


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EN6037

12 - 16 Jan 2025

Cairo (Egypt)

Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Cost : 3900 € Euro

Introduction

Process equipment and piping systems constitute the major portion of plant assets and their integrity and reliability are essential for plant availability and performance. Many process equipment and piping systems are subjected to hazardous service conditions and damage mechanisms which, if not adequately monitored and assessed, could result in major failures with consequential significant injuries and business losses.

It is essential to inspect the process equipment and piping system to detect any damage, characterize it, and assess its impact on the equipment integrity. With so many pieces of equipment and extensive piping systems and networks, it is obviously impossible to inspect totally every piece of equipment or piping in a plant. Therefore, an approach based on criticality, i.e. risk-based, taking into consideration the damage mechanisms and failure risk must be taken.

Objectives

The key objectives of this comprehensive course are as follows:

  • To increase the participants awareness and understanding that the mechanical integrity of process equipment depends jointly on the proper design, operation, condition assessment, and maintenance of the equipment.

  • To provide the participants with a clear understanding of the degradation mechanisms that process equipment could be subjected to over their operating life, how to identify them, predict and determine their impact, and what appropriate measures can be taken to prevent and control the resultant damage.

  • To provide the participants with the knowledge and failure analysis skills they need to conduct damage and failure analysis so as to prevent similar failures from happening.

Benefits

The delegate will gain sound and practical understanding of the major degradation mechanisms in oil & gas plants and refinery process units, how to predict them, how to assess their impact on process equipment over their operating life, and how to prevent and control these degradation and damage mechanisms using best industry practices including API 571 and API 580.

  • Enhance knowledge about inspection and testing strategies and methods and their effective application to achieve the highest probability of detection of damage and defects.

  • The delegate will achieve a better understanding of the regulations and industry practices pertaining to repairs and alterations to safeguard against related failure and to avoid excessive repair costs.

  • Enhance competence and productivity thereby enhancing their competence and performance level and making additional value added contributions to their organizations.

Competencies

Participants will enhance their competencies in the following areas:

  • Working knowledge in the mechanical design of pressure equipment and piping systems.

  • The inter-dependence of design, operation, and maintenance for achieving mechanical integrity of pressure equipment and piping systems.

  • Understanding, prediction, and identification of degradation and damage mechanisms that affect process equipment fitness for continued service and could result in significant potential failures.

  • Application of risk-based inspection - API 580.

  • NDT methods and their effective application.

  • Performing fitness-for-service assessments - API 579.

  • Failure investigation techniques and root cause analysis.

Outlines

Day 1:

Failure Mechanics

  • Wear & Failure Mechanisms

    • Imperfections and Defects

    • Corrosion Mechanisms

  • Failure Modes

  • Fatigue

  • Fretting

  • Creep & Thermal fatigue

  • Stress Corrosion Cracking, Other modes

  • Carbon & Alloy steels

  • Nickel, Titanium, and Specialty alloys

  • Aluminum, aluminum alloys

  • Copper, copper alloys

  • Plastic piping

  • Alternative options-linings, cladding

  • Limitations and safeguards

  • Material selection - economics-life cycle costing

  • Material properties, and selection

Day 2:

Failure Prevention By Design

  • Failure Causes - Design, Operation; Maintenance, Other Causes

  • Material properties, and selection

    • Physical properties and limitations of components

    • Physical properties of steel and alloy piping and tubing

    • Physical properties of fittings

  • Basic Design

  • Pressure Vessels

  • Piping Systems

  • Liquid Storage Tanks

  • Operation and Maintenance of Process Equipment

  • Damage Mechanisms Affecting Process Equipment

Day 3:

Process Equipment Failures

  • Failures in Pressure Vessels, Piping and Boilers

    • Strength reduction through material loss

    • Case histories

  • Piping System Vibration

  • Mechanical & Flow-Induced Resonance

  • Transient Hydraulic pulsation

  • Pipe supports and restraints

  • Wind Loading

  • Industry Practices for Failure Prevention

Day 4:

Inspection, Assessment, and Maintenance

  • Inspection Strategies Plans and Procedures - Risk-Based Inspection (API 580)

    • Developing an RBI Plan

    • Fitness-For-Service Assessment(API 579)

  • NDT Methods and Techniques

  • Probability of Detection

  • Damage Characterization

  • Selecting the correct technique(s)

  • Smart pigging

  • Cleaning

  • Operational procedures

  • Pigging of Pipelines

Day 5:

Operation and Maintenance

  • Maintenance Programs

  • Repair and Alteration of Pressure Equipment and Piping

    • Rerating Piping and Pressure Vessels

    • Estimation of the Consequences of Pressure Vessels and Piping Failures

  • Failure Analysis Techniques

Engineering, Oil and Gas

Training Course: Process Equipment & Piping Systems


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Discount Group Download Brochure (37)

EN6037

12 - 16 Jan 2025

Cairo (Egypt) - Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Hotel : Holiday Inn & Suites Cairo Maadi, an IHG Hotel

Cost: 3900 € Euro


  About Cairo

Cairo is a mesmerizing assortment of iconic monuments, bustling markets, and ancient sites encircled by a vast and sprawling metropolis. At its core lies a maze-like medieval quarter. A world away from the modern side of the city, it boasts a seductive blend of intricate mosques, jostling crowds, madrasas, and traditional hammams. No visit could be complete without visiting the awe-inspiring Giza Pyramids that preside over the city's horizon. Whether you come to delve into the city's ancient past, dive into colorful souqs, sip mint tea and contemplate thousands of years of history or explore the city's cosmopolitan side, you'll be left with memories to last a lifetime.


  Things to do and places to visit in Cairo

The multi-layered capital of Egypt offers its visitors lively markets, authentic restaurants, and a multitude of ancient sights and archeological findings. Gaze in wonder at the Pyramids, take an awe-inspiring look at Tutankhamen's burial mask, shop for handmade souvenirs in the bazaars or hop on a sunset cruise down the Nile and embrace the sensory overload that is Cairo.

Take a vacation in Cairo and you can:

  • Visit the Great Sphinx of Giza, one of Ancient Egypt's great mysteries.
  • Explore the ramparts of the Salah El-Din Citadel.
  • Join locals drinking coffee at Fishawi Café, one of Cairo's first cafes and most important meeting spots.
  • Marvel at the seemingly endless historical artifacts on display at the Egyptian Museum.
  • Learn about the Ummayad, Ottoman, and Ayyubbid dynasties and more at the Museum of Islamic Art.
  • Haggle for souvenirs and gifts at the Khan el-Khalili souk.
  • See one of the world's oldest universities at the Al-Azhar Mosque, one of the city's original mosques.
  • Take a tour of the showstopping Giza pyramids.
  • Savor local cuisine such as mezze in the old city.
  • Wander through the labyrinth-like streets of Coptic Cairo, the city's ancient quarter, and spot Roman relics.
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