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    The document provides information about piping inspection during construction and operation. It discusses inspection and testing requirements according to codes like ASME B31.3, and in-service inspection code API STD 570. Important items in piping inspection include creating an inventory, selecting non-destructive testing techniques, measuring wall thickness, calculating corrosion rates, determining inspection intervals, and investigating damage mechanisms both externally and internally.

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    The document provides information about piping inspection during construction and operation. It discusses inspection and testing requirements according to codes like ASME B31.3, and in-service inspection code API STD 570. Important items in piping inspection include creating an inventory, selecting non-destructive testing techniques, measuring wall thickness, calculating corrosion rates, determining inspection intervals, and investigating damage mechanisms both externally and internally.

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    The document provides information about piping inspection during construction and operation. It discusses inspection and testing requirements according to codes like ASME B31.3, and in-service inspection code API STD 570. Important items in piping inspection include creating an inventory, selecting non-destructive testing techniques, measuring wall thickness, calculating corrosion rates, determining inspection intervals, and investigating damage mechanisms both externally and internally.

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    Piping Inspection

    The Piping Inspection article provides you with information about the inspection of
    piping and piping testing in a construction site, as well as in operational plants.
    This article provides you lots of invaluable information about following items:

    Inspection and Testing During the Construction Phase

    Inspection and Testing During the Operation Phase

    Piping System Codes and Regulations

    Maintenance and Repairs

    Piping Inspection article, alongside the other linked articles are useful for Construction
    Contractors Quality Control Personnel, Second and Third Party Inspectors, Purchasers,
    Sellers, Plant Inspectors, HSE Engineers, Integrity Engineers, Operation and
    Maintenance Engineers, and any Other Interested Individuals.
    What is the definition of a pipe?
    Based on API Code, the definition of pipe is a pressure-tight cylinder used to convey a
    fluid or to transmit a fluid pressure.

    If you look to the refinery or chemical plant, you can see the jungle of pipes which are
    connecting the vessels together. Statistic shows that 40 % of total mechanical failures in
    the units are because of the process piping.
    This article provides you information about site inspection of process piping as well as
    important points on in-service inspection in process plants.

    What is the Process Piping Inspection Requirement at a Construction Site?


    The construction code for process piping is ASME B31.3 Code and it covers the
    minimum requirements for design, materials, fabrication, inspection, testing, and
    commissioning.
    With the above explanation, your inspection and test plan (ITP) for process piping needs
    to meet the requirements of ASME B31.3 Code.
    ASME B31.3 refers you to the other ASME code sections for some activities. For
    example for welding refer to the ASME Code Section IX, pipe fitting design and
    selection to the ASME B16.5 and for Nondestructive testing to ASME Code Section V.
    The process piping design and construction is not under the ASME Code scheme of
    stamped items.
    It means there is not certification for construction contractors by ASME, and it is the
    responsibility of owner to select a qualified and experienced contractor for its process
    piping construction project.
    This is the reason that in the ASME B31.3 code you cannot see the wording of
    Authorized Inspector, and instead the words owner inspector have been used.
    The owner inspector can be the owner's own qualified inspector or the inspector of a third
    party inspection company under contract with the owner.
    Throughout the ASME Construction codes, when you see the words authorized
    inspector, you notice there is an ASME Stamp scheme there.
    Contrary to the ASME B31.3, the ASME B31.1 code for power piping (boiler external
    piping) have the ASME stamp scheme. The construction contractor must be certified by
    the ASME organization and must hold the PP stamp.
    So the wording for inspector in the ASME B31.1 is "authorized inspector," which means
    that this person has specific qualifications and a commission card from NBIC.
    For more details, review the Pressure Vessel Certification article. The certification
    process for the power piping contractor is similar to the pressure vessel.
    The detail of inspection requirement in the construction field is addressed in the process
    piping inspection and test plan.
    Inspection and Test Plan for Process Piping

    What is In-Service Inspection Requirement for Process Piping?


    The In-Service Inspection code for your process piping is API STD 570.
    The title of the code is Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and
    Alteration of Piping Systems.
    The other API recommendation practices and codes are also necessary to be used in
    conjunction with this Code.

    Some of these Recommend Practices are:

    API RP 574 Inspection Practices for Piping System Components,

    API RP 577 Welding Inspection and Metallurgy,

    API RP 571 Damage Mechanism Affecting Fixed Equipment in the Refining


    Industry,

    API 578 Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping
    Systems

    ASME construction and referenced code sections also might be used such as
    ASME B31.3 and ASME Code Section IX.
    For repair, the requirement of API STD 570, or ASME PCC-2 need to be met.
    The title of ASME-PCC-2, which was first published in 2006 is: Repair of
    Pressure Equipment and Piping.
    The API 570 Piping Inspectors are qualified persons to do the piping system
    inspection.

    What are the Important Items in the Piping Inspection?


    These are only important points or a summary of points for the process piping inservice inspection and should not be assumed as the entire piping inspection
    procedure.
    A piping inspection procedure is a comprehensive document, which need to
    cover inspection methods to be employed, equipment and material to be used,
    qualification of inspection personnel involved and the sequence of the inspection
    activities at the minimum.
    You may use the following content as a summary of points for the in-service
    inspection of the piping system.

    Creating a piping inventory list indicating the line number, pipe


    specification class, rating, schedule, pipe origin location (from) and pipe
    destination location (to)

    Creating piping isometric sketches to facilitate inspection and the recording


    of corrosion monitoring locations (CMLs)

    Dividing whole unit piping into piping circuits based on process condition
    and potential degradation mechanism

    Selecting appropriate NDE techniques for each piping circuit based on the
    circuit damage mechanism

    Determination of CMLs points in piping isometric sketches based on the


    potential for general or localized corrosion and service specific damage
    mechanisms

    Determination of piping service class based consequence of failure and


    instruction stated in API 570 or based on the Risk Based Inspection
    method.

    Carry out external inspection for corrosion, leaks, previous temporary


    repairs, clamps, coating breakdown, insulation damage, vibration,
    misalignment, pipe support deterioration specifically in touch points and to
    air to soil interface, pipe hanger distortion or breakage and frizz damage

    External thickness measurement on CMLs on each piping circuit

    Corrosion rate calculation based on metal loss in a specific time interval

    Retirement thickness calculation based on the minmium required thickness


    and minimum required structural thickness

    Remaining life calculation based on the available thickness for corrosion


    and the corrosion rate value

    Determination of piping circuit inspection interval based remaining life


    calculation and piping service class

    Determination of piping inspection interval for non-thinning damage


    mechanism

    Making supplementary inspection with the proper NDE method for piping
    circuits susceptible to creep cracking

    Making supplementary inspection with the proper NDE method for piping
    circuits susceptible to the creep cracking

    Making supplementary inspection with the proper NDE method for piping
    circuits susceptible to environmental cracking from Chloride SCC,
    Polythionic acid SCC, Caustic SCC, Amine SCC, Carbonate SCC,
    Hydrogen blistering and hydrogen induced cracking (HIC), etc.

    Application of other NDE methods if it is necessary:

    1. PEC (pulsed eddy current), LRUT (long range UT), LREM (long range

    electromagnetics), RT for wall thickness loss, and CUI and neutron backscatter
    and infra-red thermography for detection of wet insulation
    2. MT (magnetic particle), WFMT (wet fluorescent magnetic particle), PT (penetrant

    testing), EC (eddy current), UT shear wave, AUT (automated UT), TOFD (time of
    flight diffraction), RT, ACFM (alternating current field measurement), AET
    (acoustic emission) for investigating cracking
    3. Thermography for detection of fouling and hot spots

    Internal inspection in opened flanges for deposition, corrosion, localized


    corrosion, erosion, etc.

    Internal inspection of clad or lined piping for disbanding, bulging and


    cracking

    Internal inspection of refractory lined piping for erosion, deterioration of


    anchors, undercutting of refractory and coke build up behind refractory

    Flange joint inspection for distortion and leakage and flange face
    inspection, ring groove and gasket for corrosion, erosion , cracking and
    mechanical damage

    Internal inspection of dismantled valve for corrosion, erosion, mechanical


    damage and cracking

    Specific attention and internal inspection of critical check valves

    Inspection of injection points for localized corrosion

    Inspection of dead legs for corrosion

    Corrosion under insulation inspection of piping in susceptible temperature


    (-12 to 175 C) either by advance NDT or by removal of insulation and
    making visual inspection

    Making appropriate reporting and report keeping and implement proper


    system for quick access to the records

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