Pressure Relief Devices: Design, Sizing, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance (Virtual Classroom)
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Gain a comprehensive overview of the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance of pressure relieving devices.
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The course runs each day from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Eastern, with breaks scheduled throughout.
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Possibly the most important single safety device on a boiler or pressure vessel, the pressure relief device (PRD) is all that stands between overpressure conditions and catastrophic explosions. This comprehensive review of the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection and maintenance of pressure relieving devices currently in use on boilers and pressure vessels details how to protect pressurized equipment from exceeding the maximum allowable working pressure.
The code requirements for pressure relief devices are covered by the following ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes and ASME Pressure Piping Codes:
- ASME Section I – Power Boilers
- ASME Section III – Nuclear Systems
- ASME Section IV – Heating Boilers
- ASME Section VIII – Pressure Vessels
- ASME Section XII – Transport Tanks
- ASME Section XIII – Overpressure Protection
- ASME B31.1 – Power Piping
- ASME B31.3 – Process Piping
- ASME B31.8 – Natural Gas Piping
- ASME B31.12 – Hydrogen Piping
In addition, the following American Petroleum Institute (API) standards will be discussed:
- API RP 520-Parts I & II Sizing, Selection, and Installation of Pressure Relief Devices
- API RP 576-Inspection of Pressure Relief Devices
By participating in this course, you will learn how to successfully:
- Explain the Code requirements for pressure relief devices covered by the ASME Boiler and pressure Vessel Code and the ASME Pressure Piping Codes
- Identify the design, construction and manufacturing requirements of pressure relief devices
- Select materials for various types of pressure relief valves, and rupture disks
- Explain how to apply the API RP 520 Part I, Sizing and Selection of Pressure Relieving Devices, API RP 520 Part -2, Installation of Pressure Relief Devices, and API RP 576 - Inspection of Pressure Relief Devices
- Perform calculations for sizing and selection of pressure relief devices for single phase flow of fluids
- Explain how to handle transportation, storage, installation, and maintenance of PRD's
- Identify the requirements for testing and testing facilities
- Explain how to perform inspections as per the National Board Inspection Code (NBIC), and API standards
- Describe how to establish a National Board VR (valve repair) certification program and repair PRVs
- Explain how to test pressure relief valves as required by the code
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for engineers of all levels from early career engineers to experienced engineers. It is an essential resource for mechanical engineers, and design engineers; process engineers, and chemical engineers; reliability engineers, and maintenance engineers; inspectors, and testing engineers; as well as plant supervisors, and managers.
Course Materials (included in purchase of course):
- Digital course notes via ASME’s Learning Platform
Supplementary Materials (not included in the purchase of the course):
- Please bring a calculator to class each day.
This ASME Virtual Classroom course is held live with an instructor on our online learning platform. Certificate of completion will be issued to registrants who successfully attend and complete the course.
Can't make one of the scheduled sessions? This course is also available On Demand.
Topics Covered
- History of pressure relief devices, definitions, and common terminology
- Requirements of codes and standards, such as ASME, API, and NBIC
- Development of ASME B&PVC, Section XIII – Overpressure Protection
- Types of pressure relief devices such as pressure relief valves, safety relief valves, safety valves, and rupture disks
- Materials for pressure relief valves, rupture disks, and bill of materials
- ASME design fundamentals for components, testing, and marking
- Manufacturing as per code requirements, test laboratories, and capacity certification
- Safety valves for power boilers, and heating boilers
- Pressure relief devices for pressure vessels
- Pressure relief valves for power piping, and process piping
- Pressure relief valves for power piping, and process piping, Natural Gas Piping and Hydrogen Piping
- Application of ASME B&PVC, Section XIII as a reference Code and how it relates with other Code Sections as of 2021
- Sizing and selection of PRDs for single phase flow based on ASME and API Code
- Sizing and selection workshop; calculations of orifice areas, and selection of pressure relief devices
- PRV’s for nuclear systems
- Pressure relief devices for transport tanks and compressed gas systems
- Pressure relief devices for refinery vessels, and atmospheric tanks
- Handling and storage of pressure relief devices
- Installation of inlet piping, discharge piping, and vent piping
- Causes of pressure relief valve instability
- Maintenance procedures, types of maintenance, testing, and trouble shooting
- Inspection, authorized inspectors, types of inspection, records, and reports (NBIC and API)
- Repairs and alterations, records and data maintenance, and National Board “VR” certification program
- Shop testing, test media, test stands, test reports, and testing facilities
- Course Review and close out
Daniel Tompkins
Daniel E. Tompkins has over 40 years’ experience in Boiler and Pressure Vessel design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and inspection.
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