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SKG 12 Mechanical
SKG 15 Materials, Corrosion & Inspection Engineering
Level 3: Fitness-for-Service
Part 3: Use of NG-18 for API 579 thinning assessment
1. Objectives
2. Major concerns for thinning assessment
3. Exercise: TP moment
4. Exercise: More exercise
5. Exercise: Curve plotting
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
Outline
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
7. Figure 5.6 from API 579
8. Key lessons from Part 3
1. To understand underlying concepts i.e. relationship between NG-18 surface flaw
equation and API 579 approach
2. To have a feel of how much margin you actually have (Again.Yes!)
Most important objective of this course!!!
Objectives
1. Objectives
2. Major concerns for thinning assessment
3. Exercise: TP moment
4. Exercise: More exercise
5. Exercise: Curve plotting
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
Outline
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
7. Figure 5.6 from API 579
8. Key lessons from Part 3
Primary concern:
The component will rupture (DANGEROUS!!!!!)
Flaw too large
Flaw had eaten up reinforcement at major structural discontinuities (MSD)
Major concerns for thinning assessment
Secondary concern:
The component will leak
Remaining thickness too thin
1. Objectives
2. Major concerns for thinning assessment
3. Exercise: TP moment
4. Exercise: More exercise
5. Exercise: Curve plotting
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
Outline
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
7. Figure 5.6 from API 579
8. Key lessons from Part 3
Given the following equations & diagram.. Express the remaining
thickness ratio in terms of
defect length i.e.;
TP moment
t
c
t
mm
d
s
t
min
1. Objectives
2. Major concerns for thinning assessment
3. Exercise: TP moment
4. Exercise: More exercise
5. Exercise: Curve plotting
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
Outline
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
7. Figure 5.6 from API 579
8. Key lessons from Part 3
Given
yield
= 30,000 psi &
UTS
= 60,000 psi, determine remaining thickness ratio
R
t
(= t
mm
/t
min
) for the following cases. Failure
failure
is limited to SE = 20,000 psi.
Case 1:
flow
= 1.1SE
Case 2:
flow
=
yield
Case 3:
flow
= 1.1
yield
More exercise
0.5
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
1. Objectives
2. Major concerns for thinning assessment
3. Exercise: TP moment
4. Exercise: More exercise
5. Exercise: Curve plotting
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
Outline
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
7. Figure 5.6 from API 579
8. Key lessons from Part 3
And even more exercises
Plot your results in the following chart:
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
1. Objectives
2. Major concerns for thinning assessment
3. Exercise: TP moment
4. Exercise: More exercise
5. Exercise: Curve plotting
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
Outline
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
7. Figure 5.6 from API 579
8. Key lessons from Part 3
And some even more exercises
Given the following data & the following diagram at the bottom;
Piping strength data:
yield
= 30,000 psi,
UTS
= 60,000 psi
Piping dimensions: Diameter D
o
= 36 inches, thickness t
c
= 0.75 inch
Defect dimensions: depth d = 0.15 inch, length s = 10 inches
Operating pressure: 340 psi
Using the plot from the previous exercise, evaluate if the defect length is acceptable for each case
Case 1:
flow
= 1.1SE (RSF=0.909)

Pass / Fail
Case 2:
flow
=
yield
(RSF=0.667)
Case 3:
flow
= 1.1
yield
(RSF=0.606)
Pass / Fail
Pass / Fail
t
c
t
mm
d
s
t
min
And some more
Given the following data & the following diagram at the bottom;
Piping strength data:
yield
= 30,000 psi,
UTS
= 60,000 psi
Piping dimensions: Diameter D
o
= 36 inches, thickness t
c
= 0.75 inch
Defect dimensions: depth d = 0.15 inch, length s = 10 inches
Operating pressure: 435 psi
Using the plot from the previous exercise, evaluate if the defect length is acceptable for each case
Case 1:
flow
= 1.1SE (RSF=0.909)

Pass / Fail
Case 2:
flow
=
yield
(RSF=0.667)
Case 3:
flow
= 1.1
yield
(RSF=0.606)
Pass / Fail
Pass / Fail
t
c
t
mm
d
s
t
min
1. Objectives
2. Major concerns for thinning assessment
3. Exercise: TP moment
4. Exercise: More exercise
5. Exercise: Curve plotting
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
Outline
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
7. Figure 5.6 from API 579
8. Key lessons from Part 3
Figure 5.6 of API 579
Significance of parameters
How DEEP is the flaw?
Called thickness ratio
A measure of how much the flaw has encroached the minimum required
thickness
How BIG is the flaw?
The relative sizes of the flaw with respect to the component dimension
(pipe/vessel/tank)
thickness
1. Objectives
2. Major concerns for thinning assessment
3. Exercise: TP moment
4. Exercise: More exercise
5. Exercise: Curve plotting
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
Outline
6. Exercise: Defect length assessment
7. Figure 5.6 from API 579
8. Key lessons from Part 3
Key lessons from Part 3
1. The curves used in API 579 have their origins from the NG-18 surface flaw equation
2. The most important length parameter for burst strength, under internal pressure loading, is
the longitudinal extent of corroded area
3. Designs have margins you must know where you are along the stress-strain curve
4. The most important considerations are rupture most dangerous! 4. The most important considerations are rupture most dangerous!
End of presentation
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