*This course will finish at 12pm on the last day. Lunch will be provided.

Summary:

The course will review the basic requirements of the ASME B31 Code for Pressure Piping with emphasis on B31.3, Process Piping. General topics in the course include Code organization and intent, pressure design, design for sustained loads including support design, flexibility analysis, equipment loads, flanges, expansion joints, supports and restraints, materials, fabrication, examination, testing, and, for existing piping systems, mechanical integrity. Applications of these concepts, including simple hand analysis methods and computer-based analysis methods, will be demonstrated. Included will be comparisons between ASME B31.3 and ASME B31.1, Power Piping. Inspection and maintenance (mechanical integrity) of existing piping systems will be covered, as provided in API 570, Piping Inspection Code.

Each session will be conducted in a lecture/discussion/problem solving format designed to provide intensive instruction and guidance on understanding Code requirements. The instructors will be available following each day’s session to provide participants with further opportunity for discussion and consideration of specific problems.

Outline: 

• Introduction
• Metallic Pipe & Fitting Selection
• Materials
• Pressure Design (metallic)
• Valve Selection
• Introduction to Flexibility Analysis
• Layout and Support
• Flexibility
• Reactions
• Flexibility Analysis Methods
• Designing with Expansion Joints
• Fabrication and Installation
• Inspection, Examination and Testing
• Systems
• Nonmetallic Piping Systems
• Category M Fluid Service
• High Pressure Piping
• High Purity Piping
• In-service Piping – Inspection, Repair, Alteration and Rerating
• Introduction to Piping Vibration
• What’s Different in B31.1
• Underground Piping
• Final Exam

Who Should Attend:  

Engineers, senior designers, maintenance, quality assurance, inspection and manufacturing personnel who work with process piping (e.g., in the chemical, petroleum, plastic processing, pulp and paper fields) will find it a time-saving means to broaden and update their knowledge of piping.

Instructor: 

Donald Frikken, PE, an internationally recognized authority in piping design, brings 34 years of experience from Solutia, Inc. and Monsanto Company to Becht Engineering. Specializing in complex piping systems, flexibility analysis, and standards development, he is an ASME Fellow actively involved in various standards committees. As a member and past Chair of the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code committee and the B31 Standards Committee, Don has received prestigious awards, including the ASME Melvin R. Green Codes and Standards Medal. Holding a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and a master's degree in civil engineering, Don is a distinguished figure in the field.

Venue & Logistics: 

Hotel Booking Link: Book Hotel Here

*Please note this link expires two weeks before the start of the course. Please notify training@becht.com for any issues with the booking link.

Location:  15700 John F Kennedy Blvd, Houston, TX 77032

• Phone:  +12814425100
• Hotel Website
• Parking available on-site - free for all training attendees

For more information on training logistics, see the linked Attendee Info Sheet.