Pressure vessels, storage tanks, and piping systems together with rotating machinery for fluid transport represent major capital investment in production operation. Good fabrication of these components, based on rigorous material selection is likely to provide long service life of equipment. Material degradation and aging requires application of adequate diagnostic techniques and continuous monitoring. Regular monitoring and inspection techniques can help in providing basis for estimating the health of the existing components of the equipment as well as the overall risk assessment. The participants will be introduced to the main points of inspection and testing of storage tanks and piping systems according to the relevant standards in order to perform the fitness for service (FFS) analysis. The most up-to-date methods of equipment protection methodologies will be presented together with maintenance activities, including necessary repairs as prevention of failures.

Content

Stationary Equipment - Technical Characteristics and Operational Safety

• Above Ground Storage Tanks: Operation and Safety
• Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchangers
• Pipelines and Piping Systems: Operation and Safety
• Pressure Relief Valves: Selection and Sizing

Rotating Equipment - Operation, Efficiency and Safety

• Centrifugal Compressors and Pumps: Anti-surge Control and Choke Conditions
• Reciprocating and Rotary Pumps
• Reciprocating and Rotary Compressors
• Safety Issues, Troubleshooting and Problem

Diagnostics of Equipment Failure and Root Cause Analysis

• Material Degradation and Failures of Stationary and Rotating Equipment
• Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostics Analysis
• Diagnostics of Fatigue, Cracks, and Ruptures
• Root Cause Analysis of Failures
• Risk Management and Mitigation Technologies

Inspection, Monitoring and Mechanical Integrity Evaluation

• Risk Based Inspection For Stationary Pressure Equipment
• Pipeline Internal and External Corrosion
• Rotating Machinery Condition Monitoring
• Vibration Analysis Including Rotor Balancing, Shaft Alignment Techniques

Maintenance and Repairs Organization

• Storage Tanks: External and Internal Maintenance Techniques
• Cathodic Protection of Pipelines and Storage Tanks
• Coating and Thermal Protection
• Repair Technologies

For Whom: Supervisors, Team Leaders, Professionals in Maintenance, Engineering and Production and Others who wishes to update themselves on pump and compressor technology.