NDE Applied to Pressure Vessel Evaluations (Online)
4 hours · $79.95
Description
Pressure vessels are a key component of many processing facilities. Nuclear plants, paper mills, refineries, and natural gas processing plants all depend on pressure vessels to process a product. It is often desired to assess or extend the remaining service life of these pressure vessels by performing an inspection and engineering evaluation. Pressure, thickness, and structural reinforcement calculations are completed to determine an estimated corrosion rate and remaining life. This PDH course for professional engineer license renewal will address the application of various nondestructive inspection techniques to facilitate pressure vessel suitability for service evaluations. A combination of direct and remote visual inspection, dye penetrant, dry magnetic particle, wet fluorescent magnetic particle, acoustic emission, hardness testing, and various ultrasonic thickness inspections are typically used to complete the evaluation. The primary focus of this online PE professional development course will be on the application of visual inspection supplemented by a variety of ultrasonic inspection techniques.
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As pressure vessels age it becomes necessary to inspect and evaluate the remaining life of the pressure vessel. The inspection and subsequent evaluation will determine if the vessel should be repaired, rerated, or replaced. The future inspection interval is also determined. This process is collectively known as a fitness for service evaluation. These pressure vessels are typically major components of process critical equipment and subjected to corrosive environments and extreme environmental conditions. These vessels were typically designed for a 30-50 year design life. Between 1992 and 2001 a total of 23,338 pressure vessel accidents were reported with the highest yearly number of accidents equaling 2,686 in 2000. The total number of pressure vessel related fatalities during the first decade of this century was recorded as 127. Engineering codes and standards have improved since many vessels were placed in service, causing many operators to evaluate their facilities for compliance with existing codes and standards. Engineering evaluations are required to ensure existing equipment meets current safety standards, and are often completed to extend the service life of pressure vessels. Often the inspection and subsequent engineering evaluation are the result of a scheduled risk-based inspection program. According to Rick Peterson of Metegrity, Inc. the purpose of the scheduled risk-based inspection is to: Maintain the asset integrity, maintain reliability, ensure fitness for service, and prove due diligence. Other suitability for service evaluations are initiated by the relocating of a pressure vessel to a new jurisdiction, change of service, or the purchase of an asset by a new operator.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this professional development course, the professional engineer will be able to:
- Become familiar with applicable codes and standards governing pressure vessel evaluations
- Become familiar with common damage mechanisms affecting pressure vessels
- Review less common, but still applicable damage mechanisms impacting pressure vessels and their materials
- Review the common inspection techniques in pressure vessel evaluations and understand the advantages and shortcomings of each technique
- Become familiar with the engineering evaluation process for evaluating pressure vessels
- Review several examples of pressure vessel repairs resulting from non-destructive evaluation and engineering evaluation
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