In-house & Corporate Training:- Trinity Academy is committed towards imparting value addition amongst working professionals by upgrading their knowledge by virtue of training programmes. We provide regular and in-depth training on many subjects of industrial interests. Our courses are designed in such a way that they give a participant a thorough understanding of the subject with its practical use as illustrated with numerous case studies. The programmes offer detailed insight pertaining to the subject matter. The participants would be explained in detail the mechanics and the application of the gained knowledge in his day-to-day professional life. These programmes are conducted by our well known and expert faculty members who have many years of academic experience as well. We wish to present a summary of Representative List of Courses conducted our associate faculty in India: Engineering Code Design Concept for Inspection Dept., Reliance Industries Ltd. Piping Stress Analysis for Design Dept., Reliance Industries Ltd. Pressure Vessel, Heat Exchanger and Storage Tank Design for Mechanical Engg. Dept., Technimont ICB, Mumbai Piping Engineering for Piping Dept., Foster Wheeler India Ltd., Kolkata We also wish to present a summary of Representative List of Courses conducted our associate faculty worldwide: Metallurgy of Steel in Abu Dhabi Preparatory Courses for API 570 in Dubai Selection of Pumps in Saudi Arabia ASME Sec IX, ASME B31.3 and Selection of Valves in Saudi Arabia ASME Sec VIII Div 1 and Piping Design in Saudi Arabia Industrial Training Programmes:- We also conduct short term programmes such as: Metallurgy of Steel Materials for refineries Heat Exchanger Design(TEMA) Optimization and Maintenance of Heat Exchangers Selection and Specification of Centrifugal Pumps Selection and Specification of Positive Displacement Pumps Selection and Specification of Compressors, Fans and Blowers Selection and Specification of Valves Maintenace of Valves Selection and Specification of Control and Safety Valves Instrumentation Control of Process Units Piping Layout Engineering Piping Engineering - Materials and Specifications Piping Stress Analysis Optimzation of Distillation Operation for Refineries API Certification:- Schedule for API Courses Course Course Dates Duration (Days) Course Fees for overseas participants API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Course 17th - 27th Aug 2008 10 US$ 2500 API 570 Piping Inspector Course 1st - 6th Nov 2008 6 US$ 1500 API 653 Tank Inspectors Course 2nd - 7th Aug 2008 6 US$ 1500 API 580 Risk-based Inspection Course 29th Aug - 2nd Sep 2008 5 US$ 1300 API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Course 12th - 22th Oct 2008 10 US$ 2500 API 579 Fitness for Service Course 3rd - 7th Nov 2008 5 US$ 1300 For participants from India, a special reduced fee will be applicable. Please contact Trinity Academy for details of course fees. Preamble:- Pressure Vessels, Piping Systems and Storage Tanks are the major installations in Petroleum Refineries, Petrochemical Plants, Oil Terminals and other process plants. They handle variety of fluids, which may be explosive, corrosive or toxic in nature. The equipments are also subjected to high pressures and temperatures. All these factors may cause corrosion and other damages to the vital equipments. The corrosion may cause thinning, pitting or cracking of vessel walls. The internal pressure will tend to burst the vessels or piping at the corroded locations, releasing the explosive or toxic contents resulting in serious consequences to the plant, personnel and the people at large. It is therefore essential that during the planned shutdowns, the degradation and damages inflicted to the Plant Equipment, Piping and Tanks should be monitored and evaluated so as to arrive at the 3R decisions. i.e. Run-Repair-Replace decisions. More specifically, these courses describe the essentials of what to inspect, where to inspect, how much to inspect and what to accept so as to evaluate the safety and mechanical integrity of in-service equipments. The courses also cover methods of repair, alteration, re-rating and replacements of affected equipments. Course Objectives:- The API Courses provide the participants the guidelines and methodology of carrying out inspection of in-service equipments. It also provides techniques for the assessment of the wear and tear of the equipments as well as to measure de-gradation and damages caused to the process equipments due to the process conditions. If the assessment indicates that the equipment is safe to run, the participants are further taught how to estimate the safe remaining life and the methods to extend the useful life of the equipments. If the decision is that the equipment needs repair, the course teaches the participants, how to carry out such repairs of the damaged part without causing damage to the whole equipment. It also covers the methods of re-rating the equipment by evaluating the mechanical integrity if it is not possible to restore the equipment to its original design conditions. Benefits of API Courses:- Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to: 1. Apply the requirements of the relevant industry standards and practices to the maintenance of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping systems, and storage tanks. 2. Develop and execute inspection and maintenance programs of process plant equipment and piping systems using several NDT methods and analytical procedures. 3. Carry out appropriate repairs and alterations to process plant equipment and piping systems so as to ensure for safe and reliable operation. API 510 Pressure Vessel Inspector Course for In-Service Equipments:- This course explains the step-by-step method for carrying out inspection and repairs of Pressure Vessels, Heat exchanges, Columns, etc during the shut-down period of Refineries, Fertilizer Plants, Oil and Gas plants Petrochemical plants. The participant will know how to inspect and analyze the damages like corrosion, erosion, pitting, and cracking, and how to decide whether the equipment is safe for operation or needs repairs. If needs repairs how to perform repairs (or re-rating) of the equipment so that it can be safely used again. The course is ideally suited for all Inspectors and QA/QC Professionals in Oil & Gas plants, Chemical Plants, Refineries, etc. It is also useful for the engineers and supervisors in operation, maintenance and engineering departments. Course Contents:- Common Construction Codes for Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchanges Review of ASME Sec. VIII Div 1 Code Design of shells and dished heads Effects of Corrosions on the Pressure Vessels Effects of high and low temperatures De-gradation and damages during the operations How and when to take the plants shut-down? Inspections of equipments during the shut-down Inspections methods: External, Internal and On-stream How to judge the equipment is safe for future operation? Estimation of safe “Remaining life” of the equipments Repairs, Alternation and Re-rating of equipments Methods of repairs: temporary and permanent repairs Life-extension methods of the equipments Review of major NDT methods(ASME Sec. V) Review of welding qualifications(ASME Sec. IX) Effects on Refinery equipments due to the Sour Crude, Hydrogen embitterment, stress-corrosion cracking etc Review of RISK-BASED-INSPECTION methodology Hydrostatic and pneumatic testing of the equipments Inspection records and documentation Review Quiz and Feedback During the course several examples, illustrations and case studies will be discussed and participants will be given additional reading materials and practice questions for their study purpose. API 570 Piping Inspectors Course for In-Service Piping:- This course explains the step-by-step method for carrying out inspection and repairs of process piping during the shut-down period of Refineries, Oil and Gas Plants, Fertilizer Plants and Petrochemical plants. The participant will know how to find out and inspect the damages like corrosion, erosion, pitting, cracking and how to decide whether the piping is safe for operation or needs repairs. If needs repairs how to perform repairs (or re-rating) of the piping so that it can be safely used again. The course is ideally suited for all Inspectors and QA/QC Professionals in Oil & Gas Plants, Chemical Plants and Refineries. It is also useful for the engineers and supervisors in operation, maintenance and engineering departments. Course Contents:- Construction codes for the plant piping Review of ASME B 31.3 code Design of piping for internal pressure Effects of corrosion on the piping Temperature effects on piping Effects of Creep, Fatigue, Stress, Corrosion, Cracking, and Pitting Inspection methods: External, Thickness and Auxiliary Inspection of buried piping Estimation of safe remaining life Repair, alternation and re-rating of piping Repairs by welding, Non-welding repairs Calculation of retirement thickness and renewal of old piping Life extension methods for piping systems Hydrostatic and Pneumatic testing Review of NDT methods (ASME Sec. V) Review of welding qualifications (ASME Sec IX) RISK - BASED - INSPECTION (RBI) methodology Inspection record and documentation Review Quiz and Feedback During the course several examples, illustrations and case studies will be discussed and participants will be given additional reading materials and practice questions for their study purpose. API 653 Tanks Inspectors Course for In Service Storage Tanks:- This course explains the step-by-step method for carrying out inspection and repairs of storage tanks during the shut-down periods of Refineries, Oil and Gas Terminals, and other Hydrocarbon Processing Plants. The participant will know how to conduct the external and internal inspection of tanks, how to check and evaluate the damage to the tank shell, roof, bottom and how to repair the damage, so that the tank can be safety used again. The course is ideally suited for all Inspectors and QA/QC Professionals in Oil & Gas plants, Chemical Plants and Refineries. It is also useful for the engineers and supervisors in operation, maintenance and engineering departments. Course Contents:- Construction codes for the storage tanks Brief review of API 650 code Review of design and construction of storage tanks: Cone roof, Dome roof and Floating roof tanks Effects of corrosion on tank shell, bottom and roof Corrosion of tank bottom due to soil-corrosion Inspection methods for shell, roof and bottom. while the tank is in service Internal and external inspection Repairs and alteration of tanks Evaluation of Settlement of tank bottom Methods for hot-tapping Re-constructed tanks Cathodic protection of tanks Tank lining: Thin film and Thick film lining Review of NDT methods (ASME Sec. V) Review of welding qualifications Inspection Records and documentations (ASME Sec. IX) Review Quiz and Feedback During the course, several examples, illustrations and case studies will be discussed and participants will be given additional reading materials and practice questions for their study purpose. Training regarding ASME Codes:- We offer short term programmes on ASME Codes such as: ASME Sec I ASME Sec VIII Div 1 ASME Sec VIII Div 2 ASME Sec IX ASME B 31.1 ASME B 31.4