Api 579
Api 579
Plant ID
Equipment Number:
Equipment Type:
ABC-1234
Vessel
Opolo
Equipment:
Date:
Separator
29th August 2014
Introduction
The following Level 1 and Level 2, Fitness-For-Service assessments were carried out on Grid Refe
01, in accordance with API 579-1, Part 4, for Type 'A' pressurized components subject to general
resulting from internal corrosion, using the methods outlined in API 579-2, 4.2. The assessement
are based on a thickness averaging approach. As per API 579-2, 4.2, the longitudinal weld seam
area of assessed corrosion is not considered to be a major structural discontinuity, though the we
efficiency of 0.85 has been taken into account.
Summary
The Level 1 assessment criteria are not satisfied due to the average measured thickness in the lo
The Level 2 assessment criteria are not satisfied.
Nomenclature
CTP
D
FCA
L
LOSS
Q
Rt
RSFa
tcam
average measured wall thickness of the component based on the circumferential CTP dete
of the inspection.
tsam
average measured wall thickness of the component based on the longitudinal CTP determ
the inspection.
corroded wall thickness.
limiting thickness.
minimum required wall thickness of the component (see API 579-1, Annex A, paragraph A.
tc
tlim
tmin
tCmin
minimum required thickness of a conical or cylindrical shell based on the stresses in the ci
hoop direction (see API 579-1, Annex A, paragraph A.2).
tLmin
minimum required thickness of a conical or cylindrical shell based on the stresses in the lo
(see API 579-1, Annex A, paragraph A.2).
minimum measured thickness determined at the time of the inspection.
nominal or furnished thickness of the component adjusted for mill undertollerance as appl
uniform thickness away from the local metal loss location established by thickness measu
of the assessment.
tmm
tnom
trd
Opolo
Equipment:
Date:
ABC-1234
Vessel
Separator
29th August 2014
Note
s
Vessel Data
Material
Maximum Allowable Stress (S)
Design Conditions (P)
Inside Diameter (ID)
Inside Diameter (D)
Inside Radius (IR)
Inside Radius (R)
Nominal Thickness (tnom)
Corrosion Allowance (FCA)
Weld Joint Efficiency (E)
including FCA
excluding FCA
including FCA
excluding FCA
Inspection Data
The grid used for the inspection and the thickness readings are shown below. The grid spacing se
Equipment Inspector in the circumferential and longitudinal directions is 1.5 inches based on the
Figure 1
Inspection Grid
C
1
C
2
C
3
C
4
C
5
C
6
C
7
Grid Refer
CML-01
C
8
M1
M2
M3
Vessel Shell
M4
M5
Weld
Seam
M6
M7
C2
0.75
0.48
0.57
0.61
0.62
0.57
0.75
C3
0.75
0.52
0.59
0.47
0.59
0.59
0.75
C4
0.75
0.57
0.55
0.58
0.58
0.61
0.75
C5
0.75
0.56
0.59
0.36
0.57
0.57
0.75
C6
0.75
0.58
0.60
0.58
0.48
0.56
0.75
C7
0.75
0.60
0.66
0.64
0.62
0.49
0.75
C8
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.48
0.47
0.55
0.36
0.48
0.49
0.75
Circumferential
CTP
0.75
0.48
0.55
0.36
0.48
0.49
0.75
Longitudinal
0.75
CTP
Grid
Spacing
0
0.48
0.47
0.55
0.36
0.48
0.49
0.75
1.5
4.5
7.5
10.5
Opolo
Equipment:
Date:
ABC-1234
Vessel
Separator
29th August 2014
Perform a Level 1 assessment for internal pressure as per API 579-1, paragraph 4.4.2
(a) STEP 1 - Calculate the minimum required thickness.
C
tmin
PR
(SE 0.6P)
0.430 in
L
tmin
PR
(SE 0.4P)
0.212 in
C
L
tmin max[tmin
, tmin
]
0.430 in
(b) STEP 2 - Thickness profiles are provided, the data for thickness readings is in Table 1, above.
0.360 in
tmm
tc trd FCA
0.650 in
Rt
tmm FCA
(tc )
0.400 in
(e) STEP 5 - Compute the length for thickness averaging from API 579-1, Table 4.5,
with Rt =
0.400 in
RSFa =
0.9
Table 2.3
The equation for Q is:
2
1
R
t
Q 1.123
1
(1 Rt / RSFa )
Q=
0.4581
0.5
Q=
50
for Rt RSFa
Q=
50
for Rt RSFa
Is Rt RSFa NO
0.4581
Table 4.5
Opolo
Equipment:
Date:
ABC-1234
Vessel
with LOSS =
Separator
29th August 2014
0.000 in
D ID 2(LOSS FCA)
48.200 in
2.564 in
L Q Dtc
(f) STEP 6 - Establish the Critical Thickness Profiles (CTP's) from the thickness profile data. Deter
measured thickness tsam based on the longitudinal CTP and the average measured thickness
circumferential CTP.
Longitudinal CTP
Figure 2: Longitudinal Critical Thickness Profile (in)
0.75
tleft
0.55
0.48
0.47
tright
t1
tmm
t2
0.48
0.49
0.36
L = 2.564 in
Grid spacing =
tmm =
tleft =
tright =
L=
1.5 in
0.360 in
0.550 in
0.480 in
2.564 in
(L / 2)
(grid spacing)
0.522 in
t2 =
0.463 in
(L / 2)
(grid spacing)
0.75
Opolo
Equipment:
Date:
ABC-1234
Vessel
Separator
29th August 2014
(t1 tmm)
(L / 2)
2
(tmm t2 )
(L / 2)
2
A1
A2
A1 =
0.566 in2
A2 =
0.527 in2
A1 + A2 =
1.093 in2
s
tam
(A1 A2 )
L
0.426 in
s
tam
Circumferential CTP
Figure 3: Circumferential Critical Thickness Profile (in)
0.75
tleft
0.55
t3
0.48
tmm
0.36
L = 2.564
in
Grid spacing =
tmm =
tleft =
tright =
L=
1.5 in
0.360 in
0.550 in
0.480 in
2.564 in
tright
t4
0.48
0.49
0.75
(L / 2)
(grid spacing)
(L / 2)
(grid spacing)
t3 =
0.522 in
t4=
0.463 in
Opolo
Equipment:
Date:
ABC-1234
Vessel
Separator
29th August 2014
(t3 tmm)
(L / 2)
2
A3
(tmm t4 )
(L / 2)
2
A4
A3 =
0.566 in2
A4 =
0.527 in2
A3 + A4 =
1.093 in2
c
tam
(A3 A4 )
L
c
tam
0.426 in
(g) STEP 7 - Determine the acceptability for continued operation using Level 1 criteria in API 579
The average measured thickness acceptance is used in this example.
s
tam
FCA
0.326 in
c
tmin
0.430 in
s
c
tam
FCA tmin
NO
c
tam
FCA
0.326 in
L
tmin
0.212 in
c
L
tam
FCA tmin
from STEP 1
from STEP 1
YES
The Level 1 assessment criteria are not satisfied due to the average measured thickn
Opolo
Equipment:
Date:
ABC-1234
Vessel
Separator
29th August 2014
0.150 in
tmm FCA
0.260 in
max[0.5tmin , tlim ]=
0.215 in
YES
Level 2 Assessment
s
(tam
FCA)
0.326 in
RSFa tmin
0.387 in
s
(tam
FCA) (RSFa tmin )
NO
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ervice assessments were carried out on Grid Reference: CMLpe 'A' pressurized components subject to general metal loss
hods outlined in API 579-2, 4.2. The assessement procedures
As per API 579-2, 4.2, the longitudinal weld seam within the
be a major structural discontinuity, though the weld joint
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including FCA
excluding FCA
including FCA
excluding FCA
ess readings are shown below. The grid spacing set by the Fixed
longitudinal directions is 1.5 inches based on the corrosion profile.
Grid Reference
CML-01
Grid
Spacing
0
1.5
3
4.5
6
7.5
9
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files (CTP's) from the thickness profile data. Determine the average
nal CTP and the average measured thickness tcam based on the
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