Introduction to ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code

Type:

Training Course

Length:

2 Days

CEU:

1.6

PDH:

Fee:

$1895 CAD

Upcoming Sessions

Location:

Calgary, Alberta

Date:

Thursday, November 14, 2024

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Friday, November 15, 2024

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

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Course Description

This course will introduce participants to the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code. The Code provides requirements for the design, fabrication, examination and testing of metallic piping systems designed for the wide variety of fluid services used in the process industries. Selection of materials, pipe, valves and fittings will be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring a copy of the code (not included in course fees) to the session.
Each session is conducted in a lecture/discussion/problem solving format designed to provide intensive instruction and guidance on understanding Code requirements. The instructor will be available following each day’s session to provide participants with further opportunity for discussion and consideration of specific problems.

In this course participants will learn to:

Develop an understanding of when the rules of ASME B31.3 should be applied.
Choose ASME B31.3 fluid service designations for specific applications.
Develop an understanding of the advantages and limitations of various types of piping components.
Recognize when to seek help to select materials of construction.
Select wall thicknesses and component ratings based on design pressure and design temperature.
Define fabrication and installation requirements for piping systems.
Select examination and testing methods for piping systems.

Who Should Attend

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

Course Outline

Introduction

General Definitions
Piping Development Process
B31 Piping Codes
The ASME B31.3 Code
Fluid Service Definitions

Metallic Pipe & Fitting Selection

Piping System Failure
Bases for Selection
Listed versus Unlisted Piping Components
Fluid Service Requirements
Piping components

Materials

Strength of Materials
Bases for Design Stresses
B31.3 Material Requirements
Deterioration in Service

Pressure Design (metallic)
- Design Pressure & Temperature
- Quality & Weld Joint Strength Factors
- Pressure Design of Components
- Piping Material Specifications
Valve Selection
- Code Requirements
- Selection by Valve Type
Introduction to Flexibility Analysis
- What are we trying to achieve?
- Flexibility Analysis Example
Fabrication and Installation
- Welder/Brazer Qualification
- Welding Processes
- Weld Preparation
- Typical Welds
- Preheating & Heat Treatment
- Bending & Forming
- Typical Owner Added Requirements
- Installation
- Flange Joints
Inspection, Examination and Testing
- Inspection
- Examination
- Leak Testing
Systems
- Instrument Piping
- Pressure Relieving Systems

Instructor

Don Frikken, P.Eng.

Don Frikken is an internationally recognized authority in piping design. Now employed by Becht Engineering, Don had been with Solutia, Inc. and Monsanto Company for 34 years; working on a wide range of activities including piping and mechanical design, project engineering, and engineering standards. Don's principal specialty is piping design, including design of complex piping systems, piping flexibility analysis, selection of piping components including valves, development of piping standards and specifications, and developing and teaching numerous piping seminars and workshops.

He is an ASME Fellow and is active on various ASME standards committees. He is a member and past Chair of the ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code committee, a member and past Chair of the B31 Standards Committee, which oversees all B31 Piping Code committees, member of the B16 Standards Committee, past member of the Council on Standards and Certification, which oversees ASME's codes and standards development, and a past member of the ASME Board of Governors.

Don has received a number of awards, including the ASME Melvin R. Green Codes and Standards Medal, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of documents used in ASME programs of technical codification, standardization and certification.

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COURSE INFORMATION