ASME DESIGN & FABRICATION OF PRESSURE VESSELS

OBJECTIVES

Be able to calculate, analyze both stress and strength in pressure vessel design

• Gain knowledge of proper material selection for pressure vessel application
• Gain knowledge of welding code standard, which includes inspection, and testing
• Gain better skill to operate, maintain, and repair of pressure vessel
• Perform vessel inspection & maintenance per the applicable Codes and Standards
• Familiar with instrumentation and control system commonly associated with vessel operation

TRAINING MATERIAL OUTLINE

Stress and Strength Analysis Calculation Code

• Tube
• Tube-Sheet
• Shell head: Spherical; Hemispherical; Dished; Ellipsoidal; Torispherical; Conical; Toriconical
• Shell joint with head
• Shell joint with bracing and staying
• Ligament on drum and shell
• Openings
• Reinforcement on shell and flat plate
• Bolt on head
• Wind load
• Earth quake load
• Support structure
• Proof Test and Bursting Test

MATERIALS

• Material characteristics
• Heat-treatment effect
• Effect of alloy additive
• ASME Material Code
• Type of material and its selection

WELDING

• Type of welding
• ASME Welding Code
• Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)
• Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
• Quality control
• AWS Classification
• Weld joint efficiency
• Welding defect and repair

NDT (NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING)

• Welding Inspection
• NDT Selection
• Visual Radiography: Limitation; Code of weld joint radiography testing
• Magnetic particle
• Dye Penetrant
• Ultrasonic
• Eddy Current
• Acoustic Emission
• Destructive Testing

OPERATIONAL ASPECTS

• Process characteristic consideration
• Start-up procedure
• Observation and shut- down

INSTRUMENTATION

• Code of instrumentation for: Pressure gauge; Temperature gauge; Flow meter; Level metering; Density
• Control: Manual, regulating and control valve; Sensor; Transmitter; Actuator and control
• ASME Code for control valve: Valve material; Valve selection; Installation; Setting and test
• Safety and Safety Devices: Alarm indicator, Interlocks; Hard restraints; Restraint of chemical reaction; Pressure relief valve; Pressure safety valve; ASME Code for safety valve; pressure and vacuum relief valve

EFFECT OF STRESS AND OPERATING CONDITION ON PRESSURE VESSEL

• Fatigue cracking
• Hydrogen embritlement
• Hydrogen embritlement of welds
• Crack due to welding
• Creep
• Corrosion
• Type of corrosion on pressure vessel
• Pitting
• Crevice
• Inter-granular
• Fatigue corrosion
• Stainless Steel corrosion
• Corrosion inhibitor

INSPECTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

• Inspection: Inspection of internal and external physical data; Inspection preparation; Safety in performing internal inspection
• Inspection procedure
• Inspection interval
• NDT
• Hydro test
• Pneumatic test
• Leak test
• Stainless steel overlaid inspection and lined vessel
• Rotating roll inspection
• Low-pressure vessel inspection and heat exchanger
• Maintenance: Preventive maintenance high pressure plant; Predictive maintenance; Maintenance organization; Safety on weldment and cutting; Maintenance management; Maintenance supervision
• Repair: Pitting repair; Crack repair; Heat exchanger repair; Welding repair to stainless steel; Repair involving dissimilar metals; Management support of pressure vessel safety system

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Engineer, supervisor, superintendent, and manager of power plant, process plant in refinery, petrochemical, marine, pulp & paper, sugar cane, palm oil
• Maintenance and Operation Engineer, Supervisor, Superintendent
• Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Process Engineer
• Everybody who wants to take benefits from this course

INSTRUCTOR

Ir.  Joko Waluyo, MT., Ph.D & Team