User Group for API RBI Software

About the User Group

API RBI software licensees participate in two annual User Group meetings with their peers to discuss the software and technology updates, and share their experiences in the field. These meetings are held in Houston, Texas in the spring and fall.

The API RBI Project started with 16 sponsors and has grown to nearly 50 participants who participate in the API RBI review and development process. The Project was initiated in May 1993 by an industry sponsored group to develop and standardize practical methods for Risk-Based Inspection (RBI). The results of this project are maintained and published in API Publication 581, Risk-Based Inspection Technology. The accompanying software package, developed by The Equity Engineering Group, provides an efficient mode of applying the methodology in an individual unit or plant. The technology is updated by the API 581 Committee and these changes are implemented into the software.

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Meeting Minutes
RBI Bulletins
Software Downloads
Frequently Asked Questions

Task Groups
Presentations
API RBI Development Status

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Featured Expert

Philip Henry
P.E.

Mr. Henry is responsible for engineering consulting services in the areas of Pressure Relief, Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow. He is a specialist in the design, installation...

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Philip Henry, P.E.

Mr. Henry is responsible for engineering consulting services in the areas of Pressure Relief, Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow. He is a specialist in the design, installation, sizing and selection of pressure relief devices and relieving systems, and is currently chairman of the API Pressure Relieving System Subcommittee’s Task Force on API 520 related to the design and installation of pressure relieving systems. He conducts audits of pressure relieving systems to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM legislation and ASME, API and DIERs Standards, Codes and Publications. He also teaches the official API Pressure Relieving Systems course.

He is actively involved in the development of technology for the API Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) methodology, is co-author of the re-write of API 581, Risked-Based Inspection Base Resource Document. He has been responsible for the development and implementation of RBI programs for pressure relief valves and heat exchanger bundles at many refining and petrochemical plants.

Mr. Henry is also an expert in the area of mechanical and thermal design of unfired heat exchangers, including troubleshooting of performance problems, fouling evaluation, network optimization and pinch analysis, mechanical vibration and field performance testing. He performs steady state and transient hydraulic evaluation of piping systems, including multi-phase flow systems, and develops bolting procedures for flanged joints including use of hydraulic torquing, tensioning, and ultrasonic elongation equipment. Mr. Henry has significant experience with the design and analysis of in-service fixed equipment. He has been responsible for rerating vessels to the ASME Code and NBIC and has applied FFS assessments in accordance with API 579. He has provided problem-solving support during numerous refinery shutdowns.

API RBI Software

API software is documented in the public domain in API 581

Developed as a Joint Industry Project by members from the major refining and petrochemical companies, API RBI software technology was vetted and standardized...