4 15 September 2004

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

API 510 PREPARATORY
Points To Recall Day 7
1. Authorization for repairs/alteration of vessels constructed as per:
a. AS! Sec. "###$ Div. 1: Repairs
API inspector
b. Alterations
API inspector and P.V. engineer
c. AS! Sec. "###$ Div. %: Repairs & Alterations API
inspector and P.V. engineer
%. #f P'(T is i)practica*le$ )aterials under P +o. 1 ,-r 1$ %$ ./ and P
+o. % ,-r 1$ %/ shall *e repair 0elded as follo0s ,if i)pact testin-
is not re1uired/.,+ote: There is no P +o % in Sec #2. This
is a )ista3e as per Sec #2/
a. Preheat to .44 de-rees 5 for a distance 67 or %t on either
side of -roove ,t 8 0eld )etal thic3ness/
b. 'eldin- process shall *e SA'$ 9A'$ or 9A'
c. :ontrol interpass te)perature not to e;ceed <44 de-rees 5
.. #f i)pact testin- is re1uired and P'(T is i)practica*le$ the
)aterials under P +o. 1$ .$ 6 shall *e 0elded as follo0s:
a. Adopt SA'/9A'/9TAT' process = 0ith te)per *ead
of half *ead techni1ue
b. Re 1ualify the procedures as per ta*le 7>1
c. ?se lo0 (ydro-en !lectrodes. :arry out (ydro-en *a3e
out treat)ent if re1uired ,!lectrodes desi-nation @ (6/
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6. 5or all other )aterials other than % and . a*ove$ P'(T shall *e
carried out after repair if it 0as carried out ori-inally as per code
of construction.
A. 5or repairs of follo0in- are perfor)ed *y:
a. :rac3s
By preparin- " or ?>shaped -roove *y -rindin- and
depositin- 0eld )etal
:rac3s at area of stress concentrations ,i.e.$ nozzle
0elds/ shall not *e repaired 0ithout consultin- the
pressure vessel en-ineer.
*. Cocalized corroded area: By 0eld deposit.
#f depth of deposit does not e;ceed half of thic3ness
Co0 stren-th electrodes )ay *e used if thic3ness of
deposit is increased *y ratio of *ase )etal stren-th
to 0eld )etal stren-th
#ncreased thic3ness is *lended 0ith .:1 tapes
<. 5or repair 0elds$ the 0eld preparation *efore 0eldin-$ and the
co)pleted 0eld shall *e chec3ed *y PT or T. Additionally$ the
0elds shall *e radio -raphed *y the rules of ori-inal :ode of
construction ,dependin- on Doint efficiency/.
7. The car*on and alloy steel )aterials used in )a3in- repairs and
alterations shall not have car*on content over 4..AE.
F. Pressure test is re1uired after repair/alterations$ if authorized
inspector thin3s it necessary. Pressure test is nor)ally re1uired
after alteration and )aDor repairs.,here authorized inspector
)eans AS! A#. #n serial nu)*er 1 $it refers to AP# #nspector/
G. #nsert patches )ust *e 0ith full penetration 0elds. 5illet patches
shall *e approved *y P.". !n-ineer. +or)ally$ a fillet patch
e1uivalent to reinforced openin- is o3ay.
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14. +or)ally$ te)porary repairs are replaced *y per)anent repairs
at ne;t availa*le )aintenance opportunity. But te)porary repairs
can re)ain for lon-er period if approved *y P.". en-ineer.
11. +on>penetratin- nozzles ,includin- pipe caps/ are accepted
)ethod of lon- ter) repairs for other than crac3s.
1%. 5ull encircle)ent lap *and is considered as lon- ter) repair for
other than crac3s.
1.. Re>ratin- calculations shall *e done *y pressure vessel en-ineer$
and ne0 sta)pin- or ne0 na)e plate sho0in- re ratin- ,ne0
A'P$ te)p./ shall *e attached to vessel.
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