- Overview
- Schedule
City / Region | February, March 1–13 & December |
Houston — Central Time (CT) | 07:00–13:00 |
London — UK Time (GMT / BST) | 13:00–19:00 |
Amsterdam — CET / CEST | 14:00–20:00 |
Berlin — CET / CEST | 14:00–20:00 |
São Paulo — BRT | 10:00–16:00 |
Johannesburg — SAST | 15:00–21:00 |
Dubai — GST | 17:00–23:00 |
Singapore — SGT | 21:00–03:00 (+1 day) |
TRAINING DAYS: | 4 Days | PDH: | 30 Hours |
DISCIPLINE: | Mechanical Engineering | LEVEL: | Core Skill |
CATEGORY: | Codes and Standards | SUGGESTED EXPERIENCE: | 1–5 years |
TRAINING MAP: | Fixed Equipment Engineer, CMI Engineer | ||
Levels and experience are guidelines based on topic-specific experience. All courses support foundational and advanced learning.
About:
This course provides the theory and practical application of API 579/ASME FFS-1 methods for assessing the acceptability of pressurized equipment with a variety of damage mechanisms and flaws. Participants learn Fitness-for-Service assessment procedures used to evaluate equipment integrity, determine remaining strength and remaining life, and support repair or continued operation decisions.
What You’ll learn:
Apply the API 579/ASME FFS-1 methodology to evaluate common equipment damage mechanisms.
Perform Level 1 and Level 2 Fitness-for-Service assessments for pressure equipment.
Evaluate remaining strength, remaining life, and remediation options for damaged equipment.
Understand assessment techniques for brittle fracture, metal loss, cracking, creep, fire damage, and other common degradation mechanisms.
Apply Fitness-for-Service principles to support safe operation, repair, rerating, and continued service decisions.
Who Should Attend:
API-579 ASME FFS-1 Fitness for Service with BechtFFS Software is designed for mechanical, fixed equipment, inspection, corrosion, and reliability engineers responsible for evaluating the condition, remaining life, repair, or continued operation of pressure vessels, piping, tanks, and other pressurized equipment.
Course Outline:
Introduction to Fitness-for-Service
Fitness-for-Service Methods and Margins
Brittle Fracture
General Metal Loss
Local Thin Areas
Pitting Corrosion
Hydrogen Blisters and Hydrogen Damage Associated with HIC and SOHIC
Weld Misalignment and Shell Distortion
Crack-Like Flaws
High Temperature Creep
Fire Damage
Assessment of Dents, Gouges and Dent-Gouge Combinations
Assessment of Lamination
Taught By:
Nadarajah Chithranjan (Ranjan)
Meet The Instructor:
Dr. Nadarajah “Ranjan” Chithranjan has over 18 years of worldwide involvement in petrochemical industries, including experience with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering. Before joining Becht Engineering, he worked as a fixed equipment specialist at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering and worked in more than a dozen countries solving complex mechanical plant problems and providing mechanical support for large-scale projects. He has extensive knowledge of pressure vessels, piping, storage tanks, and design and maintenance codes. At ExxonMobil, he was the lead fitness-for-service specialist and is well versed in fitness-for-service codes and linear and nonlinear finite element methods for complicated plant problems. He was also the Mechanical Delayed Coker and Storage Tank subject matter expert at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering. He is a former member of API 650 Welded Steel Tank for Oil Storage and is presently a member of the ASME Working Group on Section VIII, Division II, Design by Analysis and the ASME Working Group on Section VIII, Division II, High Temperature Design. He has more than twenty publications and two patents. Dr. Chithranjan received his PhD and bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Venue:
This training is virtual only. For in-person sessions, please see our calendar at becht.com/training.