api-570_20150909133250 Flashcards
Code to follow when performing an internal inspection on pipe
API 510 570: 5.5.1
Positive Material Identification (PMI)
API 578 570: 5.9
Fitness for Service (FFS)
API 579 570: 7.4
Risked Based Inspection (RBI)
API 580 570: 5.2
Valve Inspection and Testing
API 598 570: 5.10
Cathodic Protection
API 651 570: 9.3.5
Welding on In-Service Equipment containing Flammables
API 2205 570: 8.2.1
NDE Procedure Guidelines
ASME Sect V B31.3: 343
Design code for fabrication of piping relief devices
ASME Sect 8 B31.3: 322.6.3
Welder & Weld Procedure Qualification
ASME Sect 9 B31.3: 328.2.1.a
NDE Personnel Qualification
ASNT SNT-TC-1A B31.3: 342.1 Note
When fitting up a socket weld joint the male end is welded in the female socket with
An approx 1/16” gap at the base of the joint
The zone for preheat shall extend
At least 1 inch beyond each edge of the weld
Where a hardness limit is specified in table 33 1.1.1 at least ________% of welds, hot bends, and hot formed components in each furnace heat treated batch and 100% of those locally heat-treated shall be tested
10
What is acceptable as an alternate heat treatment
Normalizing, normalizing and tempering, or annealing
When an entire piping assemble is to be heat treated cannot fit into the furnace, it is permissible to heat treat in more than one heat treat, provided there is at least _______ overlap between successive heats, and that the parts of the assembly outside the furnace are protected from harmful temp gradients
1 foot
Flattening of a bend, the difference between maximum and minimum diameter’s at any cross-section, shall not exceed _______% on nominal outside diameter for internal pressure
8
Flattening of a Bend, the difference between maximum and minimum diameter’s at any cross-section, shall not exceed ________% on nominal outside diameter for external pressure
3
Flanged joints: Before bolting, mating gaskets contact surfaces should be within ________ in/ft, measured across any Dia.
16-Jan
Flange Bolt holes should be aligned within ______ max offset
1/8 in.
Bolts should extend completely through their nuts. Any which failed to do so or considered acceptably engaged if the lack of complete engagement is not more then
One thread
How many gaskets shall be used between Contacts faces in the Assembling a flanged joint
No more than one gasket
What is the minimum time that a leak tests must be maintained
10 minutes
ASME code is not intended to apply to piping:
That has been placed in service
Compatibility of materials with the service and hazards from instability of contained fluids:
Are not within the scope of ASME B31.3
A fluid service that is nonflammable non-toxic and not damaging to human tissue and it’s gage pressure does not exceed 150 psi in the design temperature from -20° through 366°F is known as category
D
A fluid service in which the potential personal exposure is judged to be significant any which a single exposure to a very small quantity of toxic fluid caused by leakage can produce serious in reversible harm persons on breathing or bodily contact even when prompt restorative measures are taken is known as category
M
The heating of metal to and holding at a suitable temperature and then cooling at a suitable rate for such purposes as reducing hardness improving machinability facilitating cold working producing a Desired microstructure or obtaining desired mechanical physical or other properties is known as
Annealing
What might happen to a piping system that has a gas or vapor in it “ like steam” and it is allowed to cool significantly
The pressure in the piping system may reduce sufficiently to create an internal vacuum
What happens to a piping system that has fluids in it and the fluids are heated with the system blocked
The internal pressure will increase
Loads on a piping system that include the weight of the medium transported or the medium used for test and snow loads or ice loads or examples of -______ loads
Live
When the service is erosive if there is crevice corrosion present or if cyclic loadings occur slip on flanges shall
Be double welded
The use of slip on flanges should be ________ where many large temperature cycles or expected particularly if the flanges or not insulated
Avoided
Unless save guarded, flanges is severe cyclic service conditions or limited to
Welding neck flanges
Bolting having not more than __________ ksi specified minimum yield Strength shall not be used for flange joints rated ASME B16.5 class 400 and higher
30
Tapped holes for pressure retaining bolting in metallic piping components shall be of sufficient depth that the thread engagement will be at least __________ Times the nominal thread diameter
8-Jul
What type of backing rings shall not be used under severe cyclic conditions
Split backing rings
Socket weld joints should be avoided in any service where ________ or _________ occur
Crevice corrosion , severe erosion
Socket weld’s larger than NPS _______ shall not be used under severe cyclic conditions
2
Where flanges of different ratings are bolted together
The rating of the joint shall not exceed that of the lower rated flange
Where a metallic flange is bolted to a nonmetallic flange
Both should be flat-faced
Where a metallic flange is bolted to a nonmetallic flange
A fullface gasket is preferred
What type of joint should not be used under severe cyclic conditions
Expanded joints
Threaded joints should be avoided in any service where
Crevice corrosion, severe erosion, or cyclic loadings may occur
What is an example of a straight threaded joint
An union comprising male and female ends joined with a threaded union nut
Poisons ratio may be taken as _______ at all temperatures for all metals
0.3
For a liquid thermal expansion relief device which protects only a blocked in portion of piping system the set pressure shall not exceed the lesser of the system test pressure or ______% of design
120
Physical change of the piping component that has design applications affecting the pressure containing capabilities of flexibility of the piping system is an
Alteration
And imperfection of a type of magnitude exceeding the acceptable criteria
Defect
An __________ could be flaws or other types of discontinuities that were discovered during inspection that might be subject to some code acceptance criteria during further analysis
Imperfections
MDMT is the __________. __________ at which a significant pressure load can be applied to piping system as defined in applicable construction code
Lowest temperature
Injection points subject to accelerated or localized corrosion may be treated as
Separate inspection circuits
Pressure relieving devices should be tested and inspected at
Frequent enough intervals to make sure the PRDs perform reliably in service
Barlow formula for t
t= PD/2SE
Remaining life formula
t actual - t required / corrosion rate
Long term corrosion rate formula
t initial - t actual / years between
Short term corrosion rate
t previous - t actual / years in between
Any welding conducted on piping components in operation must be done in accordance with
API publication 2201
All repair and alteration welding to piping systems shall be done in accordance with the
Principles of ASME B31.3 or the code to which it was built
How often should cathodically protective buried piping be monitored to assure adequate levels of protection
Regularly
How often should above grade visual surveillance of a buried pipeline right-of-way be made
Approximately six month intervals
How often should poorly coated pipes with inconsistent cathodic protection potentials have a pipe to soil potential survey made
Every five years
The leak test for buried piping should be for a period of
Eight hours
Barlow formula for MAWP
MAWP= 2SET / D. T is projected thickness
Services with the highest potential of resulting in an immediate emergency if it leak were to occur are in class
1
Services not included in other classes or in class? This classification includes the majority of unit process piping and selected offsite piping
2
Services that are flammable but do not significantly vaporize when they leak and are not located in high activity areas or in class? Services that are potentially harmful to human tissue but are located in remote areas may be included in this class
3
Services that are essentially nonflammable and non-toxic or in class? As are most utility services. Inspections of this class of piping is optional and usually based on reliability needs and business impacts as opposed to safety or environmental impact
4
API 574 is
Inspection practices for piping systems components
Piping normally made by rolling plates to size and welding the seams is a larger then
16 NPS
Steel and alloy piping or manufactured to standard dimensions and normal pipe sizes up to
48 inches
Steel and alloy piping or also manufactured to standard thickness is designated as schedules in normal pipe sizes up to
36 inches
Gas piping has thickness tolerance of +_______ inch and - ________ inch
1/16, 0
For all nominal pipe sizes of _________ inches and smaller, the size refers to the nominal inside diameter
12
Under tolerance of welded pipe often used in refinery service is
0.010 inch
Tubing is generally seamlessly drawn, but it may be welded. It’s stated size is it’s actual
Outside diameter
The basic types of valves
Gate, globe, plug, ball, diaphragm, butterfly, check, and slide valves
Minimum thickness without corrosion allowance, based on structural and other loadings. The thickness is either determined from the standard chart or engineering calculations. It does not include thickness for corrosion allowance or mill tolerance
Structural minimum thickness
API RP 571 is
Damage mechanisms affecting fixed equipment in the refining industry
Article 2
Radiographic examination
Article 4
Ultrasonic examination
Article 6
Liquid penetrant
Article 7
Magnetic particle
Article 9
Visual examination
Article 10
Leak testing
Are class 200 flanges included in the standard
No
Are temperature markings required on all flanges
No
Bolting material having no more than 30 KS I specified Minimum yield strength or considered
Low strength
Class 400, 600, 900, 1500 and 2500 pipe flanges and companion flanges of fittings are regularly finished with _________ raised face
0.25
Class 150 and 300 pipe flanges and companion flanges of fittings or regularly finished with ______ raised face
0.06 in.
Flange Bolt holes are in multiples of
4
A flanged joint is composed of three interrelated components
The flanges, gasket, and bolting
At temperatures above 400° for class 150 and above 750° for other class designations flanged joints may
Develop leakage problems
When class 300 steel flanges are bolted to class 250 cast iron flanges what gasket should be used
Group No. Ia
ASME B16.5 covers flanges through NPS
24
ASME B16.47 covers the total range of larger flanges in size range NPS
26 through 60
API 570 Scope (Alteration, Inspection, Repair, Rerate)
AIRR 570: 1.1.1
API 570 Repair Organization (authorized by Jurisdiction, Owner, Contractor)
JOC 570: 3.1.79
API 570 AI’s Employer (Jurisdiction, User, Insurance company, Contractor)
JUIC 570: 3.1.6
Determine Corrosion Rate for New Service or Change in Service (Same or Similar Service, Owner’s Experience, Published Data, or Inspect in 3 months)
SOPI 570: 7.1.2
Primary responsibilities of API 570 AI (Testing, Inspection, Examination)
TIE 570: 4.3.4
Define Alteration
Physical Change 570: 3.1.2
Define Repair
Restore - Suitable 570: 3.1.78
Define Imperfection that exceeds the acceptance criteria
Defect 570: 3.1.17
Define Discontinuity that may or may not exceed the acceptance criteria
Imperfection 570: 3.1.30
Define RBI’s two Primary Factors
Probability-Consequence 570: 5.2
NDE - Number of CMLs to obtain thickness readings during inspection
Represent- active 570: 6.5
NDE - CML that must be measured during a Thickness Inspection
CML w/ earliest renewal date 570: 6.5
How relief device intervals are determined
Performance 570: 6.7.3.1
Insp - Basis of API 570’s Piping Classification
Consequence of failure 570: 6.3.1
Corrosion - Method by which process leaks can lead to brittle failure
Auto-refigeration 570: 6.3.4.2.a
Corrosion - Cause for fatigue crack
Cyclic Stress 574: 7.4.10.1
Corrosion - Factors that affect the creep rate
Time, Temp, & Stress 574: 7.4.11.1
Corrosion - Type of soil that is most corrosive
Low Resistivity 570: 9.2.4
Repairs - # of new flange assemblies to be inspected during repairs and alteration
Represent- active 570: 5.12
SCC can develop at hot spots, including where the heat tracing attaches to pipe
Caustic 574: 7.4.6.2.n
Where dew point corrosion often occurs
Overhead fractionation 574: 7.4.6.2.b
Potential for none or very few CMLs on circuit
Olefin cold side, Anhydrous ammonia 570: 5.6.2
Relatively uniform corrosion
Sulfidation, Sour water 570: 5.6.3
Valves that should be inspected for thermal fatigue
Cat Reformer 570: 5.10
Design - Mill tolerance for rolled and welded pipe
-0.010” 574: 4.1.1.3
NDE - Maximum length of Crack, or Incomplete Fusion allowed on a new weld
0” B31.3: Tbl 341.3.2
Flanges - Typical flange face finish
125-250 micro-inch B16.5: 6.4.5.3
Flanges - When mating flanges, the maximum amount of unparallel allowed (per diameter of flange in feet)
1/16” per foot B31.3: 335.1.c.1
Flanges - Max offset for bolt-holes for mating flanges
1/8” B31.3: 335.1.c.3
Welding - Maximum allowed size of open discontinuity in a Bend Test
1/8” ASME IX: QW-163
Preheat Zone - Distance from toe of weld
1” B31.3: 330.1.4
PWHT Zone - Distance from toe of weld
1” B31.3: 331.2.6
NDE - Minimum distance beyond the area to be examined to clean a part when performing a MT examination
1” ASME V: T-741.1.b
NDE - Minimum distance beyond the area to be examined to clean a part when performing a PT examination
1” ASME V: T-642.b
Repairs - Minimum radius of insert patch
1” 570: 8.1.4.2.c
Repairs - Minimum radius of insert patch
1” 570: Fig C.2
NDE - Max diameter of CML exam point for lines
2” 570: 3.1.20
NDE - Max diameter of CML exam point for lines > 10 NPS
3” 570: 3.1.20
NDE - Minimum length of Spot RT
6” B31.3: 344.5.2.c
Welding - Min length to RT/UT when qualifying a welder with test coupon or 1st production weld
6” ASME IX: QW-302.2/ 304.1
Welding - Minimum length of RT when qualifying a welding operator with a test coupon
6” ASME IX: QW-302.2
Corrosion - Soil-to-Air area – distance in air from interface
6” 570: 3.1.87
Corrosion - Distance to dig when inspecting for Soil-to-Air corrosion
6-12” 574: 7.4.5
NDE - Distance of eye-to-part to count as a Visual Exam
6-24” 577: 9.3.1.e
Corrosion - Soil-to-Air area – distance in soil from interface
12” 570: 3.1.87
NDE - Minimum upstream limit of intensive examination of injection point circuit
12” 570: 5.5.9
PWHT - Min overlap for PWHT when using multiple heats
12” B31.3: 331.2.5
Welding - Minimum length of RT/UT when qualifying a welding operator on first production weld
3’ ASME IX: QW-305.1
Underground - Minimum length of buried pipe to expose when excavating for inspection
6-8’ 570: 9.3.6
Repairs - Maximum size of fillet weld patch on pipe
½ Diameter 570: Fig C.2
Circuits - Minimum upstream limit of injection point circuit
Greater of: 12” or 3 Dia. 570: 5.5.9
NDE - Minimum downstream limit of intensive examination of injection point circuit
10 Diameters 570: 5.5.9
Circuits - Min downstream limit of injection point circuit
Lesser of:1st direction change + 25’or2nd direction change 570: 5.5.9
Corrosion - CUI affects Carbon Steel & low alloy (temperature range)
10 - 350 F 574: 7.4.4.1.e
UT Calibration - Calibration Block must be within what temperature of the part to be examined
25 F 577: 9.9.1
NDE - Standard temperature range for a PT exam
40 - 125 F V: T-652/653
Testing - Min flash point of hydrocarbons used for leak testing
120 F 570: 5.8.1
Corrosion - CUI affects Austenitic Stainless Steel (temperature range)
120 - 400 F 574: 7.4.4.1.h
Corrosion - Typical dew point of hydrochloric acid
130 F 571: 4.3.7.3.d
Corrosion - Temperature where chloride stress corrosion cracking becomes a concern
> 140 F 571: 4.5.1.3.g
NDE - Special procedures needed for UT thickness readings
> 150 F 570: 5.7.1
Corrosion - Temperature swings that can cause thermal fatigue
+/- 200 F 571: 4.2.9.3.c
Corrosion - Most aggressive CUI temperature range
212–350 F 571: 4.3.3.3.b
Corrosion - Typical dew point of sulfuric acid
280 F 571: 4.3.7.3.c
Welding - Minimum pre-heat temperature, when pre-heat is substituted for PWHT
300 F 570: 8.2.3.2
Welding - Minimum pre-heat temperature, when a local PWHT is substituted for a full encirclement PWHT
300 F 570: 8.2.3.3.c
Corrosion - Starting temp for Sulfidation on Carbon Steel per API 574
450 F 574: 7.4.6.2.j
Corrosion - Starting temp for Sulfidation on Iron-based Alloys per API 571
500 F 571: 4.4.2.3.c