Pressure Vessels for the Refinery Engineer
Pressure Vessels for the Refinery Engineer
4-Day Course
Learn the Basics of Pressure Vessel Design & Analysis.
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Course Description
Learn the Basics of Pressure Vessel Design & Analysis
The design and analysis of pressure vessels can involve the application of a number of interrelated code requirements. Application of these requirements may not always be intuitive to the refinery engineer.
This course provides the refinery engineer a practical understanding of the basics of pressure vessel design and analysis. Pressure vessel component design, material considerations, fabrication and examination and testing will be covered, with a focus on ASME Section VIII, Division 1 pressure vessels. This course covers design loads for pressure vessels, reinforcement calculations, temperature considerations (MDMT), and some basic types of refinery pressure vessels (towers, drums, heat exchangers, header boxes, etc.). The course gives the student a basic understanding of loads in ASCE 7, Zick's approach to the analysis of saddle supported vessel, heat exchangers requirements in TEMA and requirements for existing pressures vessels in API 510 and NBIC. The focus of the course is design and analysis requirements, but also includes practical information that comes from instructors who have worked for Owner-Users as well as in a consulting capacity.
Equity also offers a specialty course, Pressure Vessels: Design by Analysis Methods, to give engineers hands-on experience in performing DBA using FEA technology. It provides an in-depth focus of the new Design by Analysis (DBA) rules in the 2007 Edition of Division 2.
Course Methodology
The course consists of lectures interspersed with example problems that introduce concepts covered in the lectures. The problems are worked by the students, with solutions reviewed by the class.
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- A. General Requirements for Pressure Vessels
- B. Basics of Component Design for Internal Pressure
- Cylinders
- Heads
- Cones
- Flat Plates - C. Reinforcement of Openings
- D. Design for External Pressure
- E. Basics of Pressure Vessel Fabrication
- F. Examination and Testing
- G. Material Requirements and MDMT
- H. Flanges Analysis, Bolting and Gaskets
- I. Non–Circular Pressure Vessels
- J. Process Towers
- K. Horizontal Vessels
- L. Heat Exchangers
- M. Existing Pressure Vessels
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for refinery engineers, serving in a maintenance or reliability role, whose responsibilities include the evaluation of process pressure vessels.
back to topGeneral Information
Registrants receive a workbook containing all slides and presentation handouts.
Attendees are encouraged to bring plant problems and questions specific to the subject matter of this course for discussion.
Questions about the Course, Registration, or Special Needs? Contact Equity Engineering at training@equityeng.com.
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Mr. Sowinski has 19 years of experience in the refining and petrochemical industry as an owner-user and as a consultant providing engineering support. He is an experienced pressure vessel engineer and has performed design/analysis of pressure containing equipment to evaluate mechanical integrity and improve reliability. Mr. Sowinski has performed Fitness-For-Service assessments including evaluation of brittle fracture, general and local metal loss, and crack-like flaws using the methodologies of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1.
Mr. Thornton has over 28 years experience as both an owner-user and a consultant providing engineering support to refineries and chemical plants worldwide. He is a specialist in pressure vessel and piping design/analysis and performing Fitness-For-Service assessments using the rules of API 579.
