API 571 Damage Mechanisms

Preliminary Registration Form

Please fill out the preliminary form below for this API-U Approved course. After the form has been submitted, the training provider will reach out to you regarding further registration information.

Course Outline

• Overview of the following topics: API 571 Damage Mechanisms, Crude Vac Unit, FFC Unit, Unsaturated Light Ends Unit, Coker Unit, Hydroprocessing Unit, H2SO4 Alkylation Unit, HF Alkylation Unit/HF Corrosion, Cat Reformer Unit, Hydrogen Reformer Unit, Amine Unit, Sour Water Stripper, Sulfur Unit
• Metallurgy 101
• Fatigue
• Corrosion Under Insulation

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the most common DMs in each process unit of an oil refinery, and in which equipment they are most likely to occur
• Summarize the process conditions necessary to create an environment for each DM to occur
• State the affected materials of construction for each DM and a material that is resistant to or helps mitigate the DM
• Recall effective non-destructive examination techniques for detecting and characterizing the damage
• List an appropriate mitigation and monitoring method for each DM
• Explain the relationship between API RP 571 and Fitness-for-Service assessments and Risk-Based Inspection programs

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for:

• Plant inspectors and engineers who work in a mechanical integrity, reliability, or maintenance role
• Inspection, engineering, reliability, and mechanical integrity managers
• Central engineering staff who support plant personnel