Section 3 - Definitions Flashcards
Alternating Current Field Measurement
ACFM
A physical change in any component that has design implications that affect the pressure-containing capability of a pressure vessel beyond the scope described in existing data reports.
alteration
What should not be considered as alterations?
a) any comparable or duplicate replacement
b) the addition of any reinforced nozzle less than or equal to the size of existing reinforced nozzles
c) the addition of nozzles not requiring reinforcement
The code, code section, or other recognized and generally accepted engineering standard or practice to which the pressure vessel was built or which is deemed by the owner/user or the engineer to be most appropriate for the situation.
applicable construction code
Approval/agreement to perform a specific activity (e.g. Repair) prior to the activity being performed.
authorization
Who can be an authorized inspection agency?
a) The inspection organization of the jurisdiction in which the pressure vessel is used.
b) The inspection organization of an insurance company that is licensed or registered to write and does write pressure vessel insurance.
c) The inspection organization of an owner/user of pressure vessels who maintains an inspection organization for his equipment only and not for vessels intended for sale or resale.
d) An independent organization or individual that is under contract to and under the direction of an owner/user and that is recognized or otherwise not prohibited by the jurisdiction in which the pressure vessel is used.
What shall provide the controls that are necessary when contract inspectors are used?
Owner/User’s Inspection Program
An employee of an authorized inspection agency who is qualified and certified to perform inspections under this inspection code.
authorized pressure vessel inspector
A nondestructive (NDE) examiner is not required to be an authorized pressure vessel inspector.
This is true.
Pressure vessels used in a common circumstance of service, pressure and risk.
class of vessel
Designated areas on pressure vessels where periodic examinations are conducted.
condition monitoring locations (CMLs)
The code or standard a vessel was originally built to.
construction code
Any welding technique used to obtain controlled grain refinement and tempering of the underlying heat affected zone (HAZ) in the base metal.
controlled-deposition welding
A controlled-deposition welding technique that involves tempering of the layer below the current bead being deposited.
temper-bead technique
A controlled-deposition welding technique requiring removal of one-half of the first layer.
half-bead technique
The rate of metal loss due to the reaction(s) with its environment.
corrosion rate
A person, acceptable to the owner/user, who has knowledge and experience in corrosion damage mechanisms, metallurgy, materials selection, and corrosion monitoring techniques.
corrosion specialist
An imperfection, whose type or size, exceeds the applicable acceptance criteria.
defect
The temperature used in the design of the pressure vessel per the applicable construction code.
design temperature
Records containing descriptions of specific training, inspection, NDE, and pressure testing activities, or procedures for undertaking these activities.
documentation
A person who assists the inspector by performing specific nondestructive examination (NDE) on pressure vessel components but does not evaluate the results of those examinations in accordance with API 510, unless specifically trained and authorized to do so by the owner/user.
examiner
A visual inspection performed from the outside of a pressure vessel to find conditions that could impact the vessel’s ability to maintain pressure integrity or conditions that compromise the integrity of the supporting structures (e.g. ladders, platforms). This inspection may be done either while the vessel is operating or while the vessel is out-of-service.
external inspection
A methodology whereby flaws and conditions contained within an equipment item are assessed in order to determine the integrity of the equipment for continued service.
fitness-for-service evaluation
Corrosion that is distributed more or less uniformly over the surface of the metal.
general corrosion
A point in the repair or alteration process beyond which work may not proceed until the required inspection or NDE has been performed or documented.
hold point