In-Line Inspection Planning and Evaluation

The Kiefner and Associates, Inc. staff has experience addressing the various engineering issues pertaining to the design, operation, maintenance and repair of manufacturing and terminal facilities in the refining and chemical industry. KAI staff has performed investigations of failures in piping, pressure vessels, and aboveground tanks. We have also performed stress analyses on a wide variety of pressure vessels and piping systems, and have reviewed and written repair-welding procedures.

Some of the services that KAI can provide are:

• Courses for Engineers and Field Personnel
• Develop Maintenance Manuals and Repair Procedures
• Review of Maintenance, Operations, and Inspection Procedures
• Informal Audits for Applicable Standards
• ASME Section IV Division 1 and 2 Vessel Stress Analysis
• Failure Analysis
• Welding Procedure and Welder Qualifications to API and ASME Codes
• Fitness-for-Service Evaluations