An Intensive 5-Day Training Course
API 571 : Damage Mechanisms Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining, Petrochemical & Petroleum Industries
(API Exam Preparation Training)
Scheduled Dates
| 31 Jul - 04 Aug 2023 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 |
| 18 - 22 Dec 2023 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 |
| 29 Jul - 02 Aug 2024 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 |
| 16 - 20 Dec 2024 | Dubai - UAE | $5,950 |
Why Choose this Training Course?
Why Choose this Training Course?
This PetroKnowledge training course is conducted for all professionals who are interested in understanding deeply the different types of corrosion, cracking and other damage mechanisms that their equipment may suffer or face in service. The following assets and equipment may suffer from damage mechanisms derived thorough API 571:
- All of process piping designed according ASME B31.3 & inspected according API 570
- All of Pressure Vessels designed according ASME Sec VIII & inspected according API 510
- All of Tanks inspected designed according API 650 & inspected according API 653
This PetroKnowledge course will demonstrate deeply all the 66 damage mechanisms contained in the recommended practices API 571. The damage mechanisms in this recommended practice cover situations encountered in the refining and petrochemical industry in pressure vessels, piping, and tankage. The damage mechanism descriptions are not intended to provide a definitive guideline for every possible situation that may be encountered, and the reader may need to consult with an engineer familiar with applicable degradation modes and failure mechanisms, particularly those that apply in special cases.
This training course will highlight:
- Basics of Corrosion
- Understanding deeply the whole Damage Mechanisms as per API 571
- How to determine which damage mechanism you may face with your plant assets
- The Best Methodology to study for the exam
- Real Exam Tricks & Simulation
What are the Goals?
What are the Goals?
By the end of this PetroKnowledge training course, participants will:
- Be very familiar and aware of all the 66 damage mechanisms stated in Recommended Practices API 571 as well as the different types of corrosion and cracking mechanisms
- Be able to distinguish and identify the type, extent and severity of the damage mechanism faced in the plant facilities
- Learn to anticipate which equipment may suffer specific damage mechanisms under which design and operating conditions
- Know how to inspect for the damage mechanisms and recommended types of inspection methods
- Know how to prevent the occurrence of the well-known damage mechanisms
- Get prepared for the next API 571 exam and have enough knowledge and skills to pass such exam in order to get the API 571 Inspector certificate
Who is this Training Course for?
Who is this Training Course for?
This PetroKnowledge training course is intended for all professionals who aim to register for API 571 exam, any inspector or professional who is responsible for inspection activities and aims to thoroughly understand different damage mechanisms faced in the oil and gas industry. The training course is further recommended for those who wish to thoroughly understand the RP API 571 Damage Mechanisms.
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Asset Integrity Engineers
- NDT Engineers & Technicians
- Fresh Graduated Mechanical Engineers
- In service inspectors
- All professionals who aim to register for API 571 exam
How will this Training Course be Presented?
How will this Training Course be presented?
This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies:
- Workshops & Work Presentations
- Case Studies & Practical Exercises
- Videos & General Discussions
- Demonstration of Real Exam Tricks
- Demonstration of questions of Previous Real Exams
Organisational Impact
The organizations who delegate their employees to attend this valuable course will gain well trained employees who will be qualified to pass easily the API 571 exam and consequently become technically able to inspect and prevent potential damage mechanisms that the plant assets may be exposed to. This indeed helps to increase the revenue of the organization by guaranteeing safe operation of the assets owned and operated by the organization.
Personal Impact
By attending this training course, the trainees will be thoroughly familiar with the overall 66 damage mechanisms through the RP API 571. Furthermore, after attending this course the delegate will be qualified to easily pass API 571 exam and be certified. The trainees of this course will be qualified to anticipate damage mechanisms their assets may face and accordingly prevent the occurrence of these damages.
Daily Agenda
Day One: Mechanical and Metallurgical Failure Mechanisms
- Introduction to API 571 Damage Mechanisms & Corrosion Basics
- 2.1 Graphitization
- 2.2 Softening (Spheroidization)
- 2.3 Temper Embrittlement
- 2.4 Strain Aging
- 2.5 885°F (475oC) Embrittlement
- 2.6 Sigma Phase Embrittlement
- 2.7 Brittle Fracture
- 2.8 Creep and Stress Rupture
- 2.9 Thermal Fatigue
- 2.10 Short Term Overheating – Stress Rupture
- 2.11 Steam Blanketing
- 2.12 Dissimilar Metal Weld (DMW) Cracking
- 2.13 Thermal Shock
Day Two: Mechanical and Metallurgical (Continued) & Uniform or Localized Loss of Thickness
- 2.14 Erosion/Erosion – Corrosion
- 2.15 Cavitation
- 2.16 Mechanical Fatigue
- 2.17 Vibration-Induced Fatigue
- 2.18 Refractory Degradation
- 2.19 Reheat Cracking
- 2.20 Gaseous Oxygen-Enhanced Ignition and Combustion
- 3.1 Galvanic Corrosion
- 3.2 Atmospheric Corrosion
- 3.3 Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
- 3.4 Cooling Water Corrosion
- 3.5 Boiler Water Condensate Corrosion
- 3.6 CO2 Corrosion
- 3.7 Flue-Gas Dew-Point Corrosion
Day Three: Uniform or Localized Loss of Thickness (Continued) & High Temperature Corrosion
- 3.8 Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC)
- 3.9 Soil Corrosion
- 3.10 Caustic Corrosion
- 3.11 Dealloying
- 3.12 Graphitic Corrosion
- 4.1 Oxidation
- 4.2 Sulfidation
- 4.3 Carburization
- 4.4 Decarburization
- 4.5 Metal Dusting
- 4.6 Fuel Ash Corrosion
- 4.7 Nitriding
Day Four: Environmental Assisted Cracking & Uniform or Localized Loss in Thickness Phenomena
- 5.1 Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking (Cl-SCC)
- 5.2 Corrosion Fatigue
- 5.3 Caustic Stress Corrosion Cracking (Caustic Embrittlement)
- 5.4 Ammonia Stress Corrosion Cracking
- 5.5 Liquid Metal Embrittlement (LME)
- 5.6 Hydrogen Embrittlement (HE)
- 5.7 Ethanol Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)
- 5.8 Sulfate Stress Corrosion Cracking
- 1.1.1 Amine Corrosion
- 1.1.2 Ammonium Bisulfide Corrosion (Alkaline Sour Water)
- 1.1.3 Ammonium Chloride Corrosion
- 1.1.4 Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) Corrosion
- 1.1.5 High Temp H2/H2S Corrosion
- 1.1.6 Hydrofluoric (HF) Acid Corrosion
Day Five: Uniform or Localized Loss in Thickness Phenomena Continued
- 1.1.7 Naphthenic Acid Corrosion (NAC)
- 1.1.8 Phenol (Carbolic Acid) Corrosion
- 1.1.9 Phosphoric Acid Corrosion
- 1.1.10 Sour Water Corrosion (Acidic)
- 1.1.11 Sulfuric Acid Corrosion
- 1.1.12 Aqueous Organic Acid Corrosion
- 1.2.1 Polythionic Acid Stress Corrosion Cracking (PASCC)
- 1.2.2 Amine Stress Corrosion Cracking
- 1.2.3 Wet H2S Damage (Blistering/HIC/SOHIC/SSC)
- 1.2.4 Hydrogen Stress Cracking - HF
- 5.1.2.5 Carbonate Stress Corrosion Cracking (ACSCC)
Certificate
- On successful completion of this training course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate will be awarded to the delegates
