About the Course

Pressure Vessels often combine high pressures with high temperatures and, in some cases, flammable fluids or highly radioactive materials. Because of such hazards, the design must ensure no leakage can occur. These vessels must be designed carefully to cope with the operating temperature and pressure. It should be borne in mind that the rupture of a pressure vessel can potentially cause extensive physical injury and property damage. Plant safety and integrity are of fundamental concern in pressure vessel design, and these depend on the adequacy of design codes.

This 5-day interactive ASME BPV Code, Section VIII, Division 1: Design & Construction of Pressure Vessels training course contains mandatory and non-mandatory appendices detailing supplementary design criteria, NDE and inspection acceptance standards. Rules about using the U, UM and UV ASME Product Certification Marks are also included. This ASME Section will help users, owners, and manufacturers comply with applicable regulations within their jurisdictions while achieving the operational, cost and safety benefits gained from the many industry best practices detailed within these volumes. Intended for manufacturers, users, constructors, designers and others concerned with the design, fabrication, assembly, erection, examination, inspection and pressure testing of pressure vessels, plus all potential governing entities.

Core Objectives

The delegates will achieve the following objectives:

• Understand the background of the code rules
• Apply the Code rules to more standard design and fabrication situations
• Perform calculations for loadings and conditions not addressed by the Code
• Prepare design specifications, design/data reports, and other documentation
• Perform the hydrostatic & pneumatic pressure calculations
• Understand how to check the material's suitability against the low and high-temperature fluid services
• Determine post-weld and post-forming heat treatment requirements and exemptions

Training Approach

This training course will combine presentations with instructor-guided interactive discussions between delegates about their interests. Practical exercises, video material and case studies to stimulate these discussions and provide maximum benefit to them that will support the formal presentation sessions.

The Attendees

This training course is primarily intended for beginners, experts in purchasing, designing, fabricating, or inspecting pressure vessels, and experienced vessel designers who want to update their knowledge of the Code.

This training course will be valuable to professionals, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Pressure Vessels Engineers
• Operation Engineer
• Asset Integrity Engineer
• Inspectors and Inspection Supervisors
• Static Equipment Engineers
• Maintenance Engineers and Planners
• Welding Engineers
• Design Engineer

Daily Discussion

DAY ONE: METALLURGY, DT AND NDE

• Materials Types
• Mechanical Properties
• Major Destructive Testing (DT) of Materials
• Non-Destructive Examination (NDE)
• Merits and Demerits of each Conventional NDE Technique

DAY TWO: ASME VIII-1 SCOPE AND MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

• ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessels Codes History
• How to use ASME VIII-1?
• ASME BPVC Section VIII Div-1-Scope and Limitations
• Allowed Materials of Construction
• Mill Tolerances for Plates and Pipes
• Using ASME Section II Part D to Obtain Allowable Stress (S)

DAY THREE:  DESIGN THICKNESS CALCULATION FOR CYLINDER AND FORMED HEADS

• Weld Joint Types and Categories of Joints
• Types of Loadings on Pressure Vessel
• Liquid Static Head Calculations, Manual Problem Solving
• Minimum design Thickness Calculations for Shell Under Internal Pressure
• Minimum Design Thickness Calculations for Dished Heads Under Internal Pressure
• Joint Efficiency Criteria

DAY FOUR: WELDING AND INSPECTION TOLERANCES, PWHT, IMPACT TOUGHNESS & NDE REQUIREMENTS

• Welding Requirements
• Welding and Fit-up Tolerances
• PWHT Exemption Requirements in ASME Codes
• Procedures and Methods for PWHT
• Impact Test Code Exemption Curves
• Impact Test Acceptance Criteria
• Types of Radiography: Spot/Full
• NDE Methods–Acceptance Criteria

DAY FIVE: HYDROSTATIC & PNEUMATIC TEST, NAMEPLATES, AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

• Hydrostatic Test Pressure Calculations and Testing Liquids Limitations
• Pneumatic Test Procedure and Code Requirements
• Pneumatic Test Pressurisation Stages, Test Temperatures, and Test Time
• Pressure Gauge Requirements
• Nameplate Requirements
• ASME VIII-1 Forms and Certification