Fitness-for-Service Assessment - For Pressurised Plant & Equipment

Designed for engineers engaged in the operation, design & maintenance of pressurised plant & equipment

Key Learning Outcomes

• Review the sections of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 2007 used for assessing brittle fracture, crack-like defects, corrosion and creep
• Understand and apply background information on FFS assessment
• Analyse, evaluate, and monitor pressurised equipment for continued operation
• Examine damage mechanisms and the importance of identification
• Solve example problems on the practical application of the techniques incorporated in API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 2007
• The relationship between API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 2007 and other FFS standards
• Overview of remaining life assessment, remediation, and methods to extend the life of damaged equipment

What Participants Liked & Learnt

"Incredible knowledge on the subject, both fun and friendly!"
Operations Specialist, HIsmelt Corporation

"The presenters were all able to hold my interest... real life case studies were helpful"
Principal Mechanical Engineer, BHP Billiton

"Understanding the principals behind the FFS code and recognising this presents and excellent way of quantifying remaining lifes"
Principal Mechanical Engineer, BHP Billiton

About the Course

Fitness-For-Service (FFS) assessment is a multi-disciplinary quantitative engineering approach to determine whether equipment is suitable for continued operation.

The pressurised structure or component of interest may contain flaws or other damage, or may be subjected to more severe operating conditions than anticipated by the original design.

The outcome of a FFS assessment is a decision to run the component as-is, alter it, repair it, or replace it.

A remaining life assessment may be performed as part of a FFS evaluation in order to determine how long the asset can be operated safely or to define appropriate inspection intervals.

This course provides training on the application of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, a standard jointly published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Example problems will be worked through to provide participants with a detailed understanding of the various FFS calculations.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for engineers and engineering management engaged in the operation, design, analysis, and maintenance of pressurised plant or equipment in industry.

Job titles include: plant, mechanical, civil, structural, reliability, project engineers, metallurgists and maintenance employees who design or operate pressurised plant or equipment that may develop cracks in service or at the time of manufacture.