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| API RP 571 Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining Industry - for Engineers, Inspectors and Experienced Tradesmen |
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September 7-10, 2010 Price: $1,895.00 Earn: 3.2 CEUs |
Location: Holiday Inn Express 10010 104 Street Edmonton AB T5J 0Z1 Canada 780-423-2450 Book discounted room accomodations |
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Objectives: To improve safety, reliability and minimize liability of fixed equipment by learning common damage mechanisms in the refining and petrochemical industry as covered in API 571. The roles of the engineer and inspector in identifying affected materials and equipment, critical factors, appearance or morphology of damage, prevention and mitigation, inspection and monitoring will be covered to introduce the concepts of service-induced deterioration and failure modes. This course is intended for anyone interested in gaining a fundamental understanding of damage mechanisms, but will also assist exam candidates for the API 571 Supplemental Inspector Certification through optional evening tutorials. Accreditation: Each participant will receive a certificate with 3.2 Continuing Education Units accredited by the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET). Who Should Attend: Engineers, inspectors, designers and maintenance personnel who are 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. It will assist with API 579 and API 581 evaluations and API 571 exam candidates. Topics: Introduction to Carbon and Alloy Steel Metallurgy - basic carbon steel metallurgy: using the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram in practical terms - basic alloy steel metallurgy for high and low temperature service - common heat treatments for carbon and alloy steels - material test reports and what they really mean Introduction to Stainless Steel Metallurgy - types and classification of stainless steels - general corrosion resistance of stainless steels (advantages and disadvantages) - general introduction to the weldability of stainless steels and affect welding on corrosion resistance I) General Damage Mechanisms Mechanical and Metallurgical Failure Mechanisms - Graphitization and Softening (Spheroidization) - Temper Embrittlement - Strain Aging - 885°F Embrittlement - Sigma Phase Embrittlement - Brittle Fracture - Creep/Stress Rupture - Short Term Overheating—Stress Rupture - Steam Blanketing - Dissimilar Metal Weld (DMW) Cracking - Thermal Shock - Erosion/Erosion-Corrosion - Cavitation - Mechanical, Thermal and Vibration-Induced Fatigue - Refractory Degradation - Reheat Cracking Uniform or Localized Loss of Thickness - Galvanic Corrosion, Atmospheric Corrosion - Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI) - Cooling Water Corrosion, Boiler Water Condensate Corrosion - CO2 Corrosion - Flue Gas Dew Point Corrosion - Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC) - Soil Corrosion - Caustic Corrosion - Dealloying - Graphitic Corrosion High Temperature Corrosion, 400°F (204°C) - Oxidation, Sulfidation, Carburization, Decarburization - Metal Dusting, Fuel Ash Corrosion - Nitriding Environment-Assisted Cracking - Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC) - Corrosion Fatigue - Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement) - Ammonia Stress Corrosion Cracking - Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME) - Hydrogen Embrittlement (HE) II) Refining Industry Damage Mechanisms Uniform or Localized Loss in Thickness Phenomena - Amine Corrosion - Ammonium Bisulfide Corrosion (Alkaline Sour Water) - Ammonium Chloride Corrosion - Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) Corrosion - High Temp H2/H2S Corrosion - Hydrofluoric (HF) Acid Corrosion - Naphthenic Acid Corrosion (NAC) - Phenol (Carbonic Acid) Corrosion - Phosphoric Acid Corrosion - Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic) - Sulfuric Acid Corrosion Environment-Assisted Cracking - Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking (PASCC) - Amine Stress Corrosion Cracking - Wet H2S Damage (Blistering/HIC/SOHIC/SCC) - Hydrogen Stress Cracking—HF - Carbonate Stress Corrosion Cracking Other Mechanisms - High Temperature Hydrogen Attack (HTHA) and Titanium Hydriding Optional Tutorial: An optional evening tutorial session to discuss the WPS, PQR and WPQ sample exam questions will be held after class on the first day. Required Code Documents: All participants must bring the API RP 571 Code to this class. This code document can be purchased from CASTI. (See below.) A course notebook will be provided to all participants by CASTI. Purchasing Code Documents: The API RP 571 Code is available to CASTI course registrants at an educational discount price. |
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| About the Instructor | ||
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John E. Bringas, P.Eng. is a professional engineer who has practiced metallurgical engineering and inspection for 31 years. He is one of only 22 people in the world certified as an API 510, 570, 653, 571, 577, and 580 inspector. He is also an AWS Certified Welding Inspector and former CGSB certified NDE inspector in UT and RT. He is a long time committee member of ASTM A01 (Steels), A05 (Coated Steels), B02 (Nonferrous Alloys), NACE STG 32 (Oil and Gas Production-Metallurgy) and STG 36 (Process Industry-Materials), SAE Division 1 (Carbon and Alloy Steels), and Canadian Representative on ISO TC 17-SC 4 (Steels). He is the author of the ASTM Handbook of Comparative World Steel Standards and the CASTI Metals Data Books. Mr. Bringas has engineering work experience in the steel making, foundry, consulting, refinery, pipeline and petrochemical industries and is the founder of Codes and Standards Training Institute and CASTI Publishing Inc. |
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