IVEPE - GREECE N.

JERSEY - USA

Announcing the following Seminar

To be conducted in Athens
on 21 - 24 October 2008

MAINTENANCE OF
PROCESS PLANT
EQUIPMENT

A Four -Day Intensive Course

Course Director
STEPHEN J. GLIEBE, PE
Mechanical Engineering / Reliability and Maintenance

“ INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING ”

ATHENS, 143 LIOSION & 6 THIRSIOU STR, GR - 104 45, TEL. 0030 210 8257800, FAX: 0030
210 8811360
THESSALONIKI, INDUSTRIAL AREA, GR - 570 22 SINDOS, TEL. 0030 2310 797708, FAX. 0030
2310 797709
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VOLOS, A΄ INDUSTRIAL AREA, GR - 385 00, TEL. 0030 4210 95532, FAX: 0030 24210 95185
PATRA, PATRAS SCIENTIFIC PARK S.A., STADIOU STR, GR - 265 00 TEL. & FAX: 0030 2610
910055

ATHENS, 21 - 24 October 2008 COURSE OUTLINE

MAINTENANCE OF PROCESS PLANT EQUIPMENT
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 FIRST DAY (09:00 - 16:30)
Overview
− Deterioration Mechanisms
− Fitness-for-Service Assessments
Pressure Vessel Maintenance
− Pressure Vessel Integrity Program
Overall Risk Assessment, Inspection Plan
− Fitness-for-Service Assessments
Overview of API RP 579 requirements, Data
Requirements, Assessment Methods and
Acceptance Criteria
− API 510 Requirements
Scope, Definitions
− Pressure Vessel Inspection Practices
Causes of Vessel Deterioration, Inspection Intervals,
Corrosion Rate Determination
− Evaluating Corroded Pressure Vessels for Continued
Operation
Determining Minimum Actual Thickness,
Acceptability of Corroded Area
− Brittle Fracture Assessment
Fracture Toughness Determination, Brittle Fracture
Evaluation of Existing Equipment
− Details for Welded Repairs and Alterations
Classification of Repairs and Alterations, Welding
and Design Requirements, Defect Repairs
− Rerating Pressure Vessels
− Changes to Original Design Conditions
− Hydrotest Requirements
− Glossary
 SECOND DAY (09:00 - 16:30)
Heat Exchanger Maintenance
− Evaluating the suitability of corroded components
− Typical maintenance and inspection procedures
Locating leaks, Leak repairs, Retubing
considerations, Typical cleaning methods, Tube
inspection techniques
− Rerating exchangers
 THIRD DAY (09:00 - 16:30)
Piping System Maintenance
− Piping Materials and Modes of Failure
Materials Considerations, Corrosion Rate and
Remaining Life Calculations, Cracking
Mechanisms in Piping, Piping Deterioration
− Piping Inspection and Evaluation
API 570 Requirements, Piping Inspection Planning
and Data Analysis, Inspection Techniques for
Piping and Components, Piping Retirement
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EQUIPMENT
N. JERSEY - USA
− Piping System Repair, Alteration, Rerating, and
Pressure Testing
Valve Repair and Maintenance, API 570 Piping
Repair, Alterations, Rerating, and Testing
Requirements, Piping System Repair, Piping System
Alterations and Rerating, Pressure Testing After
Repairs or Alterations
− Flange Joint Assembly and Bolt Up Procedures
Introduction, Establish Flange Joint Categories,
Identify and List Flange Joints in Critical Services,
Determine Required Bolt Type and Material, Select
Bolt Tightening Method , Develop Flange Joint
Assembly and Bolt Up Procedures, Procedure
Qualification, Crew Qualification, Hot Bolting,
Additional Leakage Control Procedures
− Guidelines for Hot Tapping (Pressure Tapping)
Necessary Conditions for Performing a Hot Tap, Hot
Tap Design Considerations, Selecting the Hot Tap
Site, Installation, Inspection, Pressure Tests Before
Cutting Pipe, Hot Tap Operations, Special Safety
Considerations, Hot Tap Machines
− Appendices
Design Procedure for Designing Welded Full
Encirclement Repairs with End Plates, Design
Procedure for a Welded Full Encirclement Sleeve,
Design Procedure for a Fillet-Welded Lap Patch,
Design Procedure for Welded Partial Leak
Containment Box
− Glossary
 FOURTH DAY (09:00 - 16:30)
Aboveground Storage Tank Maintenance
− Introduction
Scope of API 653, Definitions, Starting an API 653
Compliance Program
− Tank Inspection
Objectives, Prioritization, Inspection Frequencies,
Record Keeping, Inspector Qualifications
− Tank Component Evaluation
Shell, Bottom, Roof , Foundation, Shell and Bottom
Settlement
− Tank Repair and Alteration
General Considerations, Material Considerations,
Removal, Repair, and Replacement of Shell Plate
Material, Repair, Addition, Replacement, and
Alteration of Shell Penetrations, Repair of Tank
Bottoms, Tank Roof Repair
− Dismantling and Reconstruction
Dismantling Methods, Reconstruction, Dimensional
Tolerances
− Examination and Testing
General, Welding Inspection, Hydrostatic Testing
Athens,
21 - 24 October 2008
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Who Should Attend
Engineers, managers, and others who are responsible
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able
to:
• Apply the requirements of the relevant industry
standards and practices to the maintenance of
pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping systems,
and aboveground atmospheric storage tanks.
• Develop inspection and maintenance programs for
process plant equipment and piping systems.
• Prepare appropriate details for repairs and
alterations to process plant equipment and piping
systems.
Course Description
Pressure vessels, heat exchangers, aboveground
atmospheric storage tanks, and piping systems
typically represent over half the capital investment in
a process plant. Mechanical engineers at end-user
locations or in central engineering organizations are
often responsible for the evaluation and maintenance
of all these items, not just one or two.
This course is unique in that it discusses all these
items in a single course. This material is covered by
concentrating only on the most commonly applied
topics in each case, rather than attempting to discuss
everything. Therefore, attendees receive broad,
practical training in a single course rather than having
to attend multiple courses. This maximizes their
learning in a relatively short time. Those that require
additional training for a particular item or topic may
take a specialized course that covers it in more detail.
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The material presented demonstrates some concepts
that are not always shown or described in textbooks.
The course emphasis is on developing a practical
understanding of the maintenance requirements for
fixed equipment and piping systems in process plant
applications.
Sample problems and participant exercises are
included throughout the course to illustrate the
concepts discussed and provide the attendees with
practice in applying them.
Course Director
Stephen J. Gliebe is a Professional Engineer with 30
years experience in the refining and chemical industries
like Exxon (in many different plants), Infeneum USA,
Amerada Hess Corporation etc. Well-versed in both
engineering and supervision including hands-on
experience leading risk based inspection programs,
rerating pressure vessels, performing fitness for service
assessments, managing maintenance and capital projects,
presenting training courses to union and management
colleagues, supervising maintenance/ inspection
organizations, developing programs for preventative
maintenance of fixed equipment and piping, and
performing root-cause analyses to improve equipment
reliability.
Education:
 B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Cooper Union, New
York, NY, January 1978
 Licensed Professional Engineer - New Jersey, Texas,
Louisiana
 API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector
 API 570 Piping Inspector
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PROCESS PLANT EQUIPMENT 21 - 24 October
2008

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