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API - 570 - Study - Notes-2DSDFG C

The document discusses safety precautions that should be taken when inspecting piping systems, including isolating and purging pipes to remove harmful substances before opening. Inspection personnel should get permission from operations, be familiar with prior inspection results, and know safety procedures like installing blinds and testing for tightness. Specific attention should be given to inspecting injection points and circuits due to risks of accelerated corrosion, and recommended inspection limits and locations are provided.

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API - 570 - Study - Notes-2DSDFG C

The document discusses safety precautions that should be taken when inspecting piping systems, including isolating and purging pipes to remove harmful substances before opening. Inspection personnel should get permission from operations, be familiar with prior inspection results, and know safety procedures like installing blinds and testing for tightness. Specific attention should be given to inspecting injection points and circuits due to risks of accelerated corrosion, and recommended inspection limits and locations are provided.

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API 570

Q – What are other factors considered by RBI assessment?


A – Construction materials, piping circuit design conditions relative to operating conditions, effectiveness
of corrosion monitoring programs, etc.

Q – What are usually considered by consequence assessment?


A – Potential incidents due to fluid release, including explosion, fire, toxic exposure, health &
environmental impacts

• All RBI assessments shall be thoroughly documented & clearly define factors contributing to both
likelihood and consequence of piping failure

5.2 Preparation

Q – What is extremely important when opening pipe for examining internal surfaces?
A – Safety precaution

Q – What should be taken before opening any pipe system?


A – Safety precautions

Q – What are the integral parts of safety practices?


A – Procedures for segregating piping systems, installing blinds, and testing tightness

Q – What should be done when opening pipe?


A–  Isolate pipe from all sources of harmful liquids, gases, or vapors
 Purge pipe to remove all oil and toxic or flammable gases and vapors

Q – What should inspection personnel do before starting work?


A – Get permission to work from operating personnel responsible for piping system

• NDT equipment used is subject to operating facility’s requirements for electrical equipment

Q – What should inspection personnel know before doing inspection?


A – Be familiar with prior inspection results and repairs, by briefly reviewing the piping history

5.3 Inspection for specific corrosion & cracking

Q – Who should provide specific attention to the need for inspection of piping for various types of failure
mechanisms?
A – Owner/user

5.3.1 Injection points


Q – What normally goes wrong with injection point?
A – Accelerated or localized corrosion from normal or abnormal operating conditions

Q – What to do when found accelerated or localized corrosion at injection points?


A–  Treat them as separate inspection circuits
 Thoroughly inspect on regular schedule

Q – What is the recommended upstream minimum limit for injection point circuit?
A – The greater of 12” or 3D

Q – What is the recommended downstream minimum limit for injection point circuit?
A – The lesser of 2nd change in flow direction or 25 feet after 1st change in flow direction. Or until next
vessel

Q – Where are the typical locations for measuring thickness within an injection point circuit, subject to
localized corrosion?
A – See Figure 5-1 – F.I.S.U.D. → Fittings, Impingement, Straight, Upstream, & Downstream

Q – What are the preferred methods to inspect injection points?


A – RT, UT → to establish minimum thickness at each TML. Can also use UT scanning if temperatures
allowed

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