Cambridge
Academy
In London
Course Description
Course Duration: Five Training Days
Course Language: Arabic or English
Include:
Scientific material with TAB
Workshops
Reception and farewell at the airport
Daily lunch
Coffee Break
Introduction:
This program is designed to review piping design, the effects on overall configuration on preliminary piping design, initial layout, the total system, introduction to pipe stress analysis, detailed piping design, and how all of this influences pipe support and pipe hanger design.
This course provides the appropriate mix of fundamentals, methodologies, best industry practices, and practical tools to enhance the competencies and improve the performance of design, operation, and maintenance technical professionals individually and collectively to add value to the organization and improve the safety and reliability.
Targeted Groups:
Process, Mechanical and Chemical Engineers
Operation and Maintenance Engineers
Project Engineers
Supervisors and Managers
Technical Personnel involved in inspection
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
Increase the awareness and understanding of mechanical integrity of process equipment and piping systems depends jointly on the proper design, operation, condition assessment, and maintenance of the equipment, underscoring their vital individual and team roles in managing change.
Get practical and sound methods and tools to enable them to carry out basic design calculations for pressure equipment following applicable industrial codes, standards, and best practices.
Get a clear understanding of the degradation mechanisms that process equipment could be subjected to over their operating life, how to identify them, predict and determine their impact, and what appropriate measures can be taken to prevent and control the resultant damage.
Gain the knowledge and failure analysis skills they need to conduct damage and failure analysis to prevent similar failures from happening.
Enhance the knowledge and skills in hazard identification and analysis, and risk assessment and management.
Targeted Competencies:
The inter-dependence of design, operation, and maintenance for achieving mechanical integrity of pressure equipment and piping systems.
Piping materials information, including Pipe support details, including Fluid characteristics, including
"As-exists" conditions, including the following: If warranted, to perform safety valve discharge analysis, the following are required
Important principles of flow-metering including accuracy and repeatability
Main types and applications of Flowmeters with emphasis on custody transfer
Flowmeter proving and calibration techniques
Course Content:
Unit 1: Introductory Overview of Piping System Design:
Typical Gas Pipeline System
Role of Operator
Process Equipment - An Overview
Safety by Design
Effects of operating conditions, including flow rate, design pressure, and temperature on piping design
Impact of internal and external forces on the design
Influences that the different modes of failure and the applicable codes have on the entire system
Piping layout, an overview of the general support classifications
Unit 2: Piping Stress Analysis
Pipe support type and locations
Spring type support load capacities
Spring type support load adjustments
Component bills of materials
Unit 3: Primary Flow Measurement Instrumentation and Accuracy:
The Flowmeter
Meter Tubes and Other Fittings
Removals/Replacement Procedure
Flow Measurement Uncertainty,
Rangeability and Calibration
Calculating Uncertainty
Traceability
Unit 4: Pipe Support Details:
Pipe support type and locations
Spring type support load capacities
Spring type support load adjustments
Component bills of materials
Unit 5: Fluid Characteristics:
Design temperature
Design pressure
Operating temperature
Operating pressure
Unit 6: "As-exists" Conditions:
Pipe hanger hot and cold walk down data, such as actual spring settings, hanger condition, interferences, etc
Pipe system hot and cold walk down data, such as insulation damage, interferences, pipe distortion, movements, etc
Unit 7: Design and Operation of Pressure Equipment:
Pressure Vessels and Reactors
Materials of construction and standards
Basic Design Methodology
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Sections
Storage Tanks
Types and application; cone roof tanks, floating roof tanks
Basic design methodology
Overview of API 650
Piping Systems
Basic Design Methodology – hydraulic design, pressure integrity, mechanical integrity
ASME B31.1 and B31.3
Piping flexibility and support
Piping system components – valves and fittings; classes, ratings
Worked Examples
Overpressure Protection
Types and application of pressure-relieving devices
Code requirements
Sizing methodology: API 520 and 521
Specific operation and maintenance requirements: API 576
Unit 8: Preliminary Piping Design - Piping System Components:
Concepts used in developing an initial piping layout
Design principles including fluid properties, flow rate, and physical laws which influence the complete piping system layout
Understand the effect of different piping system components, such as tanks, vessels, valves, and pumps, on the overall configuration
Unit 9: Preliminary Piping Design - The Total System:
The total piping system
The different types of equipment and components that define various types of piping systems
Differences between series piping, parallel piping, and branch piping as well as their specialized applications
The piping system conditions such as static and dynamic head loss
Influences on the selection and distribution of piping components throughout the entire system
Unit 10: Basic Concepts of Stress Analysis - Flexibility Analysis:
Historical perspective of how earlier analysis techniques were developed in the absence of today's computer technology
Review how earlier techniques have evolved ultimately leading to today's finite element practices
The basic concepts of stress analysis will be covered, including failure theories, stress intensification factors, and the overall purpose of stress analysis
Unit 11: Basic Concepts of Stress Analysis - Design Bases and Rigid Supports:
The design bases which form the foundation of all our analyses, including physical attributes, loading conditions, and joint design
Development of a Stress Model
Rudimentary stress analysis assembly procedure
How vibration affects the piping system
Rigid Pipe Supports
Support elements ranging from stock catalog items to completely customized parts
Factors of the piping stress analysis that have an impact on the overall support design and feasibility
How adjustability can be incorporated into the design to accommodate for on-site discrepancies
Unit 12: Influences on Pipe Support Design - Spring Supports:
Resilient support elements including variable, constant, and big ton springs
The operating conditions that define the ideal pipe support per application
Uses of standard pipe support hardware in conjunction with stock spring components to design entire pipe support assemblies
Modification of standard spring elements to fit unusual configurations in a piping system
Unit 13: Influences on Pipe Support Design - Restraints:
Restraint devices used for transient loading conditions
Types of components and their particular functions, including hydraulic snubbers, mechanical snubbers, and sway struts
Design parameters to consider when selecting the most appropriate restraint device
General guidelines focused on standardization and versatility of pipe supports throughout the piping system
Unit 14: Meeting The Legal Framework:
Gas Safety Management Regulations 1996; Pipeline Safety Regulations.
Design of gas service (IGE/TD/4): Sizing; Method of installation; Entry into buildings, Valves Pressure testing, Commissioning.
Design of gas mains (IGE/TD/3 and IGE/GL/7): Demand, Pressure, Velocity, Routing, Materials.
Network analysis; Safety assessment, Construction planning, Connections, testing, purging, commissioning and preparation of a safety case for the HSE (IGE/GL/7).