Fitness-for-Service (FFS) Assessment based on

API RP579
Section 10 - Assessment of Pitting Metal Loss
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Primary published procedure: Primary published procedure:
API Section 6: API Section 6:
The theory is based on pit coupling and The theory is based on pit coupling and
limit load analysis limit load analysis
Main challenge is the quality of the Main challenge is the quality of the
inspection data inspection data
Pitting Metal Loss
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Section 10 - Assessment of Pitting Metal Loss
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Four pitting cases can be assessed: Four pitting cases can be assessed:
Widespread pitting Widespread pitting
Localised pitting Localised pitting
Locally thinned area in widespread Locally thinned area in widespread
pitting pitting
Pitting within a locally thinned area Pitting within a locally thinned area
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Section 10 - Assessment of Pitting Metal Loss
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Widespread pitting: Widespread pitting:
Assessments based on representative Assessments based on representative
samples of pitting samples of pitting
For example: For example:
Uniform 10 to 20 sample pit couples Uniform 10 to 20 sample pit couples
Non Non- -uniform greater than 50 uniform greater than 50
samples samples
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Localised pitting: Localised pitting:
Assessments based on equivalent locally Assessments based on equivalent locally
thinned area (then use Section 5) thinned area (then use Section 5)
Pitting within a LTA & LTA within Pitting within a LTA & LTA within
widespread pitting widespread pitting
Assessment based on combined RSF for Assessment based on combined RSF for
locally thinned area and pitting locally thinned area and pitting
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Section 10 - Assessment of Pitting Metal Loss
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Level 1 assessment: Level 1 assessment:
RSF calculated on pit RSF calculated on pit- -couple couple
Level 2 assessment: Level 2 assessment:
RSF calculated on pit RSF calculated on pit- -couple with couple with
respect to stress orientation respect to stress orientation
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Level 3 assessment: Level 3 assessment:
Finite element analysis of individual Finite element analysis of individual
pits pits
Finite element analysis of effective Finite element analysis of effective
material properties e.g. elastic material properties e.g. elastic
modulus modulus
Fitness-for-Service (FFS) Assessment based on
API RP579
Section 10 - Assessment of Pitting Metal Loss
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Possible future Possible future
assessment assessment
procedure to use procedure to use
comparator charts comparator charts
of pit density of pit density
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Metal loss Metal loss
Remediation
& Remaining life
Remediation
& Remaining life
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Remediation & Remaining life Remediation & Remaining life
Remediation actions: Remediation actions:
Weld repair Weld repair
Coatings and lining systems Coatings and lining systems
Change operating environment Change operating environment
Re Re- -rate equipment rate equipment
Inhibitors, etc Inhibitors, etc
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Remaining life: Remaining life:
Thickness approach based on metal Thickness approach based on metal
loss rate with time loss rate with time
Maximum allowable working Maximum allowable working
pressure (MAWP) approach pressure (MAWP) approach
Use depends on design equation Use depends on design equation
relates pressure to wall thickness relates pressure to wall thickness