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Fitness-For-Service

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1


Modules 1-3

Prof. Waleed Khalifa


Module 1: Introduction

1.1.1 Construction Codes and Fitness-


For-Service

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1.1.2 Fitness-For-Service Definition

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1.2.2 Application Construction Codes

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1.2.4 Remaining Life

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1.4 Responsibilities

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1.4 Responsibilities

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1.4 Responsibilities

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1.4 Responsibilities

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1.5 Qualifications

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1.5 Qualifications

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Module 2: Fitness-for-service procedure
2.1 General

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2.1.2 Organization by Flaw Type and Damage


Mechanism

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FFS Current
course I course

FFS course II & Course III

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2.1.3 FFS Assessment Procedure

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STEP 1 Flaw and Damage Mechanism


Identification:

STEP 2 Applicability and Limitations of the FFS


Assessment Procedures:

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STEP 3 Data Requirements:

STEP 4 Assessment Techniques and Acceptance


Criteria:

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STEP 5 Remaining Life Evaluation:

STEP 6 Remediation:

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STEP 7 In-Service Monitoring:

STEP 8 Documentation:

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2.2 Applicability and Limitations of the FFS
Assessment Procedures

Which of the following is not true regarding the applicability of the FFS assessment
procedures of API 579?
(A) Used to evaluate the pressure boundaries of pressure vessels, boiler components, piping,
and shell courses of storage tanks.
(B) May also be used for the assessment of non-pressure-boundary components such as
supports.
(C) May be used to evaluate fixed and floating roof structures, and bottom plates of tanks.
(D) None of the above.

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2.2.2 Component Definition

2.2.3 Construction Codes

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2.3 Data Requirements

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2.3.3 Required Data/Measurements for a FFS


Assessment

How to calculate FCA?

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2.6 Remediation

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2.7 In-Service Monitoring

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Module 3: ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING
EQUIPMENT FOR BRITTLE FRACTURE
3.1.1 Evaluation of Resistance to Brittle
Fracture

3.1.2 Avoidance of Catastrophic Brittle


Fracture

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CET = critical exposure temperature


MAT = minimum allowable temperature
3.1.3 Boilers and Boiler External Piping

3.1.4 Supplemental Brittle Fracture Assessment


to Other FFS Assessment Procedures

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3.1.5 Critical Exposure Temperature (CET)

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3.1.6 Minimum Allowable Temperature (MAT)

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3.3 Data Requirements

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3.3.2 Maintenance and Operational
History

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3.3.3 Required Data/Measurements for a


FFS Assessment

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3.4 Assessment Techniques and
Acceptance Criteria

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Safer materials

Back

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e.g., SA-203 all grades

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3.4.2 Level 1 Assessment
Pressure Vessels

givens

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3.4.2 Level 1 Assessment


Pressure Vessels

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3.4.2 Level 1 Assessment
Pressure Vessels

Table 3.2 Table 3.3 Figure 3.4


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3.4.2 Level 1 Assessment
Pressure Vessels

Same procedure is applied for piping


and low-pressure storage tanks

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3.5 Remaining Life Assessment

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Good to know
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3.6.2 Remediation Methods

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Module 4: ASSESSMENT OF GENERAL
METAL LOSS

4.1.1 Assessment Procedures for General


Metal Loss

4.1.2 Thickness Averaging Approach


Used For the Assessment

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4.2 Applicability and Limitations of
the Procedure

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Figure 4.2

COV = coefficient of variation


Tam= average measured wall
Back to part 5 thickness
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4.2.5 Definition of Component Types

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Type A components

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Type B class 1components
Type B class 2 components

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Type C components
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4.2.6 Applicability of the Level 1 and
Level 2 Assessment Procedures

Lmsd = distance from major


structural discontinuity
4.4 Assessment Techniques and
Acceptance Criteria

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4.4.2 Level 1 Assessment

1
2 3

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1

or

+
3
Distance betn flaw and tank bottom
If component fails in level 1:

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4.5 Remaining Life Assessment

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Thank
You

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