API 579 - Fitness for Service

API 579 - Fitness for Service is a workshop dedicated to familiarize participants with the main concepts and technical terms of degradation mechanisms.

Topics

• Fundamentals of Pressure vessels and piping
• Introduction to API 579
• Calculation of required thickness
• Review of Design formulas
• Assessment general metal loss
• Definition of general metal loss
• Step by step assessment method as per Level-1
• Brief discussion on Pitting Corrosion
• Assessment technique as per Level 1
• Assessment of Crack like flaws.
• Deciding fire zones
• Assessment of fire damage

Who should Attend

Pressure Vessel/ Piping/ Tank design engineers, process engineers, plant operating engineers and managers, Chemical/ mechanical engineers who are involved in integrity assessment of Columns, Vessels, tanks, piping etc. Also recommended for the Design engineers, Inspection persons and maintenance engineers involved in Repair, maintenance and trouble shooting of plant equipments in Refining, Petrochemical and Chemical industries. Individual certification of API 510/ 570/ 653 will be an added advantage to the participants