API RP 571 & Advanced Damage Mechanisms and Material Investigation in the Refining, Petrochemical & Petroleum Industries

Damage mechanisms identification, meaning first of all, understanding what kind of damage morphology to be expected in given operating environment, as well as understanding the root cause of the morphology of the damage is the key of the proper implementation of API/ASME in-service inspection codes, such as API 510, API 570, API 653. Furthermore, a proper implementation of any kind of risk-based or risk-informed initiative, such as RBI per API RP 580, ASME PCC-3 or API RP 581 is heavily dependent on expert understanding of the damage potential of the process and prediction of the damage state of the equipment in the future. For the damage found, an FFS assessment using API RP 579/ASME FFS-1 is explicitly requiring that the owner/user provide damage type and damage rate as most important input for equipment qualification and assessment of the equipment remaining life.

During this training course, a number of damage mechanisms will be explained in the systematic manner as presented in the code (API RP 571). Critical factors for each damage mechanisms are elaborated; this knowledge can be utilized in practice to establish proper Integrity Operating Windows or create Corrosion Control Documents, for example.  Basic prevention, inspection, and on-line monitoring methods are explored for each damage mechanism.

This GLOMACS API RP 571 & Advanced Damage Mechanisms and Material Investigation in the Refining, Petrochemical & Petroleum Industries training course will highlight:

• General damage mechanisms applicable to all industries
• O&G and petrochemical specific damage mechanisms
• Understanding of the basic processes and the related damage mechanisms
• Provide basis for informed corrosion control documentation, integrity operating windows (IOWs)

By the end of this API RP 571 & Advanced Damage Mechanisms and Material Investigation training course, participants will learn to:

• Understand general damage mechanisms applicable to the industry and be able to identify their features and function
• Recognize and be aware of the mechanical and metallurgical failure mechanisms related to the brittle fracture and material embrittlement, creep and stress rupture, thermal and mechanical fatigue, as well as most prevalent problems such as corrosion
• Identify refining industry damage mechanisms on uniform or localized loss thickness and explain the various types of corrosion related to it
• Be aware of the conditions for and morphology of high-temperature damage mechanisms such as oxidation, sulfidation, carburization, metal dusting, high temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA) and decarburization, among others
• Understand the document background, scope, organization and limitation in use of API RP 571.
• Appreciate the need of further in-depth study for each damage mechanism for the practical implementation in the day-to-day-work

This GLOMACS API RP 571 & Advanced Damage Mechanisms and Material Investigation in the Refining, Petrochemical & Petroleum Industries training course is aimed at engineers and personnel that is  involved in designing, operating, maintaining, repairing, inspecting and analyzing pressure vessels, piping, tanks and pipelines for safe operations in the refining, petrochemical and other related industries

• Experienced Maintenance Personnel
• Corrosion/Material Engineers; Corrosion Managers/Technicians
• Asset Integrity Engineers
• Maintenance Managers
• Mechanical and Process Engineers
• Inspectors
• Designers