ASME B31.3 Process Piping Design, Materials, Fabrication, Examination and Testing

Course Overview

Process Piping plays vital role in Process Plants. If not properly designed or fabricated piping suffers many leakages/ failures. These failures lead to major fires and ultimately loss to business. A piping system is a set of pipes and other components (valves, elbows, etc.) used to transport fluid from a location to another. ASME B31.3 (Process Piping) contains all requirements for industrial pressure piping. These codes are used in oil refineries and terminals as well as in various industries such as chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, pulp and paper, and cryogenics. This ASME Code establishes the requirements for materials, design, manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and piping pressure testing.

Participants attending the Process piping training course will develop the following competencies:

• Piping design aspects.
• Requirements for materials at high and low temperature
• External constraints to be included when designing piping
• Manufacturing requirements (welding, preheating, heat treatment, etc.)
• Requirements for NDE of welds and acceptance criteria
• Pressure test requirements (hydrostatic, pneumatic)

Course Objectives

This course trains participants to comply with the requirements of ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code. This course features a deep overview of the code, including the operations, scope, and criteria to ensure attendees can interpret and apply B31.3 effectively. Topics are enhanced by in-class problem solving, directly applying the rules and equations of the B31.3 Code for specific design and operating conditions to illustrate correct applications.

By the end of this training course, participants will learn to: 

• Understand the welding preparation requirements and the need of preheat and PWHT
• Welding procedures qualifications and Welders’ qualification requirements
• calculate the required minimum pipe wall thickness under internal stress
• recognize the Materials Requirements and limitations
• Gain practical information about the Construction and Assembly of process piping
• Identify the required NDE extent and pressure testing of piping

Target Audience

This course is designed to increase knowledge in the area of piping in general and process piping in specific. This advanced, fast-paced program provides the participants with working knowledge of the design philosophy and engineering practices employed in the design, fabrication and erection/commissioning requirements of process piping.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Asset Integrity Engineers
• piping engineers/Inspectors
• NDT Engineers & Technicians
• Fresh Graduated Mechanical Engineers
• Corrosion Engineers
• Inspection Engineers/ inspectors
• Welding Engineers

Training Methodology

This training course will combine presentations with instructor-guided interactive discussions between participants relating to their individual interests. Practical exercises, video material and case studies aimed at stimulating these discussions and providing maximum benefit to the participants will support the formal presentation sessions. Above all, the course leader will make extensive use of case examples and case studies of issues in which he has been personally involved.