Summary & Outline: 

Most pressure equipment and piping failures in syngas and hydrocarbon plants occur in or adjacent to welds. Why is this so?

The next two days focus on how to avoid component failures resulting from sub-optimal welding, fabrication and repair procedures and practices. Practical exercises are also included to ensure attendees are able to convert theory into practice.  

• Practical overview of welding
• Metallurgy of Welding Steels and Alloy Steels
• Metallurgy of Welding Stainless Steels
• Material Properties
• Welding and Fabrication – prevention of high temperature damage mechanisms
• Welding and Fabrication – prevention of corrosion / stress corrosion damage mechanisms
• Welding Processes, Terminology and Symbols
• Welding Defects
• Welding Steels and Alloy Steels
• Welding Austenitic Stainless Steels and Nickel-based materials
• Practical Exercise: Developing Fabrication Design and Construction Datasheets
• Practical Exercise: Replacing a Carbon Steel Heat Exchanger with a Duplex Stainless Steel (tube) Heat Exchanger

Who Should Attend:

Integrity Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Project Engineers and Inspectors, focused on the design, construction, fabrication and repair of pressure equipment, including process vessels, heat exchangers, reformer and furnace components, tanks and piping systems.

Instructors: 

David Keen is a qualified Metallurgist with over 46yrs domestic and international experience in Syngas manufacturing facilities. David is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on fixed equipment integrity management and has in recent years downloaded this knowledge into a series of training modules focused on preventing equipment failures through experiential learning and team problem solving sessions. He has held various positions including Global Company Chief Engineer, VP Global Reliability & Risk, Company Engineer Fixed Equipment, Reliability Manager, Operations Manager, Maintenance Manager, T/A Manager and Plant Metallurgist. David has worked as a consultant to Hydrogen, Ammonia and Methanol plants in 12 countries globally. He has been involved in implementing RBI programs, IOW programs, auditing fixed equipment management, completion of failure investigations, root cause analyses, fixed equipment repairs and design and construction of new fixed equipment. David has worked on 33 steam methane reformers and is a recognized subject matter expert in the integrity management of SMRs.

Training Location:  

Level 1, 320 Adelaide Street, Brisbane Queensland 4000

*There is no designated hotel for this training. Discounted hotel options to come.