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Introduction to Pipe Stress Engineering: Fundamentals 1

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Introduction to Pipe Stress Engineering: Fundamentals 1

€ 175.00

About the course

This course by Stressman Engineering gives you a strong base and understanding of Pipe Stress Engineering. It will enhance your discussions with colleagues, vendors and clients and refuels you with inspiration and knowledge. In a set of online modules, you learn to understand the design philosophy of pipe stress. With practical examples, the instructors will provide you with a prominent course and give you a complete overview.

The course provides a broad context of the concepts, insights into possibilities for optimization and cost reduction, and a strong base for deeper discussions with colleagues, vendors and clients.

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Stressman Engineering

Pipe Stress, Piping Design, FEA, Ansys

Learning Outcomes

After this courses, you...
• Understand the different loads relevant for pipe stress and their combinations,
• Know the different codes & standards related to pipes and connected equipments, and their context,
• Understand the differences for pipe stress analyses of different types of systems,
• Know how to perform a Piping Stress Criticality Selection and perform pipe wall thickness calculations.

Who should attend this course

• Piping Design Engineers & Piping Design Leads which are required to understand the basics of pipe stress engineering to make the right decisions.
• Junior Pipe Stress Engineers with 0• 3yr experience.
• Mechanical, Process and Structural engineers that require a broad perspective on piping system design.

Prerequisites

Technical background

Program & Details

  • 1. Welcome & Your instructor
    2. Content overview
    3. How to use this course

  • 1. Definition
    2. What is a Piping Stress Analysis?
    3. Why do a stress analysis?

  • 1. Force & moment
    2. Material Stress
    3. Most common types of stress - Part A
    4. Most common types of stress - Part B
    5. Piping loads classification: Primary loads
    6. Piping loads classification: Secondary & Occasional
    7. Piping loads classification: Primary vs. Secondary
    8. Piping loads classification: Dynamic loads
    9. Piping loads classification: Summary and further discussion

  • 1. Types of loads
    2. Piping vs. Pipelines - Part A
    3. Piping vs. Pipelines - Part B
    4. Piping vs. Pipelines - Part C
    5. Onshore vs. Offshore
    6. Piping stress analysis scenarios - Part A
    7. Piping stress analysis scenarios - Part B
    8. Piping stress analysis scenarios - Part C
    9. Pipeline stress analysis scenarios - Part A
    10. Pipeline stress analysis scenarios - Part B
    11. Static vs. Dynamic: Stress analysis

  • 1. Codes & Standards for Pipe Stress
    2. ASME codes on the spot
    3. European codes on the spot
    4. International standards
    5. ASD vs. LFRD
    6. Onshore / offshore: piping codes
    7. Other international & local: piping codes
    8. Recommended document

  • 1. Introduction
    2. Equipment codes in process piping systems
    3. Overloaded nozzles
    4. Overloaded nozzles: further discussion
    5. Centrifugal pumps
    6. Positive displacement pumps
    7. Centrifugal Compressors - Part A
    8. Centrifugal Compressors - Part B
    9. Reciprocating Compressors
    10. Steam turbines
    11. Shell & tube heat exchangers
    12. Plate: heat exchangers
    13. Air-cooled: heat exchangers
    14. Remaining equipments
    15. ASME vessels & columns - Part A
    16. ASME vessels & columns - Part B
    17. PD5500 vessels & columns
    18. Onshore pipelines: equipment & components
    19. Offshore equipment: codes
    20. Plastic piping: codes

  • 1. Introduction & summary
    2. Stress critically selection: Definition
    3. Types of stress analysis: Visual analysis
    4. Types of stress analysis: Manual analysis
    5. Types of stress analysis: Comparison
    6. Computational analysis: FEA type
    7. Computational analysis: Static vs. Dynamic - Part A
    8. Computational analysis: Static vs. Dynamic - Part B
    9. Selection methods
    10. Stress Critically: Selection Examples

  • 1. Wall thickness calculation per ASME B31. 3
    2. Weld Joint Quality Factor, E
    3. Weld Joint Strength Reduction Factor, W
    4. Material Coefficient Factor, Y
    5. Considering Corrosion Allowance
    6. Wall thickness calculation per ASME B31. 8
    7. Examples under B31. 3 Chapter II, based on OD
    8. Examples under B31. 3 Chapter II, based on ID
    9. Examples under B31. 3 Chapter IX, high pressure piping (OD)
    10. Examples under B31. 3 Chapter IX, high pressure piping (ID)
    11. Examples under B31. 8 Chapter VIII

  • 1. Congratulations
    2. Course evaluation survey
    3. Your Personal Certificate
    4. Rate this course
    5. Related courses

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This course is one of the best I have seen with a high content of information for pipe stress engineering, supported with references in codes and standards, and showing very clear examples.

Daniel Melgar, Piping Engineer