Pipelines play a
vital role in our economy. Out of sight, usually out of mind, they bring us,
daily, the liquid heating
and motor fuels on which we depend. They draw little public attention until or
unless they malfunction and
release their contents into the environment. Pipeline operators have a duty to
preserve public safety and
the environment. No operator understands this better than one who has had to
face irate citizens and
hostile public officials after an untimely release. Responsible employees of a
pipeline operator have a
duty to thoroughly understand and rigorously apply to principles of safe
pipeline operation in
order to keep the products flowing and to minimize the chances that any product
will ever be released
unintentionally into the environment. Basic safe pipelining starts with the
ASME B31.4 Code. This course will
provide the foundation for properly applying the code in the interest of public
and employee safety.
The goal of the
course is to familiarize pipeline operating personnel, public safety personnel,
and state and federal
regulators with the important safety-related aspects of ASME B31.4.
Pipeline
designers, pipeline contractors, pipeline operators, public safety officials,
and government regulators will
have an opportunity to study the issues that vitally affect pipeline safety.
The basic elements of
pipeline design, construction and maintenance will be presented and discussed.
The course will
be taught by means of PowerPoint™ presentations. The format will consist of
lectures on the various
topics covered by the code. Hard copies of all slides and a copy of the current
B31.4 code are provided to each
participant. The instructor is a member of the ASME B31.4 Section Committee and
a specialist in
pipeline integrity issues
Logistics The workshop is held on two consecutive days with an 8-hour time span on each day (allowing for two breaks and
lunch). Each participant is provided with a course notebook containing copies
of the slides and viewgraphs,
and 1.4 CEUs are given for attending the workshop (certificate provided).
Cost Please call our office for details.
Course Highlights
Design
The Barlow
formula
What is surge?
Head loss and
hydraulic design
Pipeline size
considerations
Pressure cycles
Curved pipe,
fittings, and flanges Longitudinal
stress
Expansion and
flexibility
Material
Selection
The difference
between strength and toughness
Ductile and
brittle fracture
How toughness is
measured
Line pipe
materials and their characteristics
Line pipe
toughness specification
How fittings and
flanges are selected
Construction
Welding and Assembly
Care and handling
of line pipe
Bending of pipe
Welding procedure
specifications
Welder
qualification
Welded joint
design and fit-up considerations Welding problems
Requirements for
tanks, terminals, pump stations, and special components
Hydrostatic
Testing
History of the
hydrostatic test
Test-pressure-to-operating-pressure
ratio Hold-time/leak
test
Pressure
reversals
Optimum tests for
new pipe
Optimum tests for
revalidating existing pipelines
Operations,
Maintenance, and Corrosion Control
Requirements for
operating and maintaining a pipeline
Defect assessment
Pipeline repair
methods
Remaining life
assessment
Requirements for
corrosion control
Please call Kiefner & Associates, Inc. at (614) 888-8220 if interested in scheduling a seminar.
