To all; I am 2nd year API 510 inspector an starting a new turnaround next week. On this job I will be working the Cat structure. My past experience is towers and drums with little to no experience on the structure. Can someone point out some of the main components of the structure (3rd stage...
To all; I am 2nd year API 510 inspector an starting a new turnaround next week. On this job I will be working the structure. My past experience is towers and drums with little to no experience on the structure. Can someone point out some of the main components of the structure and the inspection...
Now that i have found the requirements for the steel I am unsure of my welder qualifications. Under the previsions listed in QW-423.1. if I have a welder that tested on P1 and is qualified up to P11 is he also certified to weld a P11A Group 2 or will I need to test him on this material?
Dose anyone know about 5% Nickel Steel used in the construction of LNG vessels? I'm working for Reliance in India on a set of Coke drums and the customer asked if we had experiences welding 5% Nickel Steel. One of their tankers caring LPG has experiences cracking and they are looking for us to...
I found the TAPPI website and the TIP I needed. The plant would like to use the TIP 0402-30. This was removed from the TAPPI data base several years ago still, the plant would like to use it as a guide line.
Thanks for the help.
To all: I'm taking a team of inspectors to South America to inspect a recovery boiler for corrosion. The job scope calls for complete inspection of the furnace bottom tubes and composite tube air ports. Now, my back ground is in HRSG and not recovery boilers so I'm looking for some study guides...
(CodeRef)The cans are not for a division of our company they are for a customer.
From what I have read I will need to stamp each section and supply a partial data report for each section as well.
To all,
I am currently performing a corrosion resistant weld overlay to (6) 10' sections of shell that will later be welded together to make a 60' vessel as well as two hemispherical heads. I received the sections in 10' inc. rolled and seam welded. I considered the sections to be parts and...
My question is in regards to pipe welds inspected under the requirements of ASME Sec. VIII Div. 1 and the NBIC.
My customer tells me that a pipe weld made by our contractor has exceeded the amount of reinforcement on the ID of the pipe aloud by code (a heavy root). I asked him how he measured...
Thank you, My thoughts as well however my engineering department is stuck on the requirements listed in Sec. VIII even though the code of construction was B31.1 and 31.3.
In regards to cold strain, I am not sure of the conditions at this time. I do know that in the area of cracking the plant...
I need some help in regards to 800HT piping. Last year my company welded several joints in 800HT piping using Inco82 filler 14” SCH..312. Now about ½” from the weld toe in the HAZ the plant is experiencing t/w cracking. The system runs over 1000°f during service. My question is our PQR and WPS...
In the HRSG system will the Deaerator located in the LP section above the LP drum commonly fall under the requirements of Section I ? Or will the boundary end with the LP drum and the DA be considered as an attachment?
It is a 1500lb flange however it was custom made. It is set-up on an off center offset for a space restricted application. A weld neck flange was not acceptable for this application. The gasket is flat face with an engineered locking ring on the inter portion. Again customer spec.
I need to resurface the face of a custom made 14” 1500lb. flange. The flange is flat face; with additional thickness add to account for warping after welding. The flange face surface was not welded only the external and internal fillet weld to the pipe “ Slip-on” The customer is un sure of a...
