Fitness-For-Service

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, December 2021

1. introduction

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 Contents

Part No Sub part Annex

1.1 introduction
1.2 scope
1.3 organization and use
Part 1 – introduction
1.4 responsibilities 1A:glossary of terms and definitions
1.5 qualifications
1.6 definition of terms

➢ General, 2B – damage mechanisms

➢ applicability and limitations of the FFS assessment procedures

➢data requirements 2C – thickness, MAWP and stress equations
Part 2 – fitness-for- service ➢assessment techniques and acceptance criteria
engineering assessment ➢remaining life assessment
procedure ➢Remediation 2D – stress analysis overview for a FFS assessment
➢In-service monitoring
➢Documentation
2E – material properties for stress analysis

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Part No Sub part Annex Annex

Part 3 – assessment of existing equipment for brittle fracture

Part 4 – assessment of general metal loss
Part 5 – assessment of local metal loss
Part 6 – assessment of pitting corrosion
Part 7 – assessment of hydrogen blisters and hydrogen damage
associated with HIC and SOHIC
Part 8 – assessment of weld misalignment and shell distortions

➢ General, Annex 9B – compendium of stress

intensity factor solutions
➢ applicability and limitations of the FFS Annex 9C – compendium of
Part 9 – assessment of crack-like flaws assessment procedures reference stress solutions for crack-
like flaws
➢data requirements
Annex 9D – RESIDUAL STRESSES IN
➢assessment techniques and acceptance A FITNESS-FOR-SERVICE
criteria EVALUATION
Part 10 – assessment of components operating in the creep Annex 10B – material data for creep
➢remaining life assessment
range analysis
Part 11 – assessment of fire damage ➢Remediation
Part 12 – assessment of dents, gouges, and dent-gouge ➢In-service monitoring
combinations
Part 13 – assessment of laminations ➢Documentation
part 14 – assessment of fatigue damage
 foreword
compendium of consensus methods for
reliable assessment of the structural
API579, Fitness-For-Service, in January 2000
integrity of equipment containing
identified

API 579/ASME FFS-1

Fitness-For-Service, in June 2007 The main enhancement in this publication relative to 2000
Edition API 579 was the addition of Part 10 covering the
API 579/ASME FFS-2 assessment of components operating in the creep range.
Fitness-For-Service, Example-2009
developed new Part 14 covering the
The 2016 Edition of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 assessment of fatigue damage.

Changes will be described in each part

2021 Edition of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1

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Fitness-For-Service

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, December 2021

1. introduction

Provided By : Yousef Akbari April 2022

part 1 – introduction

1.1 introduction

1.2 scope

1.3 organization and use

1.4 responsibilities

1.5 qualifications

1.6 definition of terms

1.7 references

1.8 tables

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1.1 introduction

𝐹𝐹S Assessments using methodologies specifically prepared for pressurized equipment

➢ Process Vessels
➢ Filter
Pressure vessel ➢ Heat Exchanger
➢ Air Receivers
➢ Reactor Vessels
➢Atmospheric ➢ Fire Boiler
Storage Tank ➢Low Pressure ➢ Un-Fired Boiler

Piping

➢Box-type Heater with Horizontal Tube Coil Showing Main Components

Heater ➢Steam Methane Reforming Heater
or/Furnace ➢Typical Vertical Oil or Gas-fired Water Tube Boiler
➢Tubular and Plate Air Pre heaters

Pipe line
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1.2 Scope

Design Code Inservice

Reference

a) ASME B&PV Code, Section VIII, Division 1

b) ASME B&PV Code, Section VIII, Division 2
c) ASME B&PV Code, Section I
API STD 510
d) ASME B31.1 Piping Code
API STD 570
e) ASME B31.3 Piping Code
API STD 653
f) ASME B31.4 Piping Code
API RP 573
g) ASME B31.8 Piping Code
h) ASME B31.12 Piping Code
i) API Std 650
j) API Std 620
k) API Std 530
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1.2 Scope

Design and In-service cod

construction standard

API STD 570

API 579
ASME B31.3:process piping

ASME VIII: Pressure BS 7910

API STD 510
vessel

API STD 650: Storage API STD 653 ASME B31G

tank

API STD 620: Storage

API RP 571
tank(Low Pressure) DNV-RP-F101

ASME B31.8/B31.4: API RP 941

pipeline

API 530: Furnace Tube BS-13455

Design
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1) Material specifications
1.2 Scope 1.Material
2) Upper and lower temperature limits for specific
materials

3) Material strength properties and the design allowable

stress basis
2.Design
4) Material fracture toughness requirements

Other 5) Design rules for shell sections

Recognized
Codes and 3.Fabrication, 6) Design rules for shell discontinuities such as nozzles
and conical transitions
Standards Manufacturing.
Installation 7) Design requirements for cyclic loads

8) Design requirements for operation in the creep range

Inspection, 9) Weld joint efficiency or quality factors

Examination and 10) Fabrication details and quality of workmanship

Test
11) Inspection requirements, particularly for welded joints

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1.4. Responsibilities/1.5 Qualification

➢overall responsibility for FFS

1.4.1 Owner-User ➢appropriate jurisdictional and insurance requirements

➢Working with the Nondestructive Examination (NDE) engineer.

➢requirements for inspection and testing
1.4.2 Inspector
➢shall provide all necessary inspection data required for a FFS
➢responsible for the assessment, i.e. a Level 1 FFS (MAY BE)

➢Materials or Metallurgical Engineering

➢Mechanical or Structural Engineering
1.4.3 Engineer ➢Inspection Engineering
➢Fracture Mechanics Engineering
➢Nondestructive Examination (NDE) Engineering
➢Process Engineering

The Plant Engineer may perform both a Level 1 Assessment and

1.4.4 Plant Engineer Level 2 Assessment and typically has certain knowledge of the
engineering disciplines,
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1.4. Responsibilities/1.5 Qualification
➢Pressure vessels (API 510)
Alteration
➢Piping Systems (API 570)
➢Storage tanks (API 653)
Damage Mechanism
➢API RP 571
➢Equipment data sheet, Drawing
DP,MOP,MAW,MAWPr
➢Design cod and standard
▪ ASME B31.3
DLL, MFH
▪ ASME VIII-Div1
Who and what
responsibility Welding, Repair ▪ ASME VIII-DIV2
▪ API 650

NDE ▪ API 620

➢ASME V

Material ➢ASME II-(A, B, C,D)

Properties ➢ASME PCC2
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1.6 Definition of Terms

-Pressure Part
-Non Pressure Part
-MSD

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 4
1A)
6 3
1
2

5
7
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1.6 Definition of Terms

Material Properties

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

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1.6 Definition of Terms

Material Properties

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

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1.6 Definition of Terms

Stress Sh = PD /2 t

➢ Primary Stress
1.6 Definition
of Terms(API ➢ Residual Stress
579-Annex 1A) ➢ Secondary Stress

Se = (PD /4 t) + SL

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1.6 Definition of Terms Design Pressure

MOP

Pressure MAWP
MAWPr

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

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1.6 Definition of Terms

POD (Probability Of
Detection)

1.6 Definition Type of NDE

of Terms(API Type of
579-Annex 1A) method and
imperfection
Tools

It is Simi qualitive. One of the best Reference for select of NDE Method is ASME V-Table A110

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1.6 Definition of Terms

POD (Probability Of Detection)

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

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1.6 Definition of Terms

POD (Probability Of Detection)

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

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1.6 Definition of Terms

POD (Probability Of Detection)

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

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1.6 Definition of Terms

PSF (Partial Safety Factor)

Apply on Depend to

Inspection and Sizing POF

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A) Reference Stress
Calculation
COV

Toughness
Calculation
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1.6 Definition of Terms

RSFa<=0.9 (allowable Remaining Strength Factor )

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A) Material
+ nature

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1.6 Definition of Terms

RSF (Remaining Strength Factor )

It depends on imperfection .
1.6 Definition There are procedure for calculation base on
imperfection such(LTA, Pitting, HIC, dent)
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

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1.6 Definition of Terms

Rerating

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A) A change in either or both the
temperature rating and the
maximum allowable working
Pressure

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1.6 Definition of Terms

Shock Chilling – Shock chilling is a rapid decrease in metal temperature caused by the
sudden contact of liquid or a two-phase (gas/liquid) fluid with a metal surface when the liquid or
two phase fluid is colder than the metal temperature at the instant of contact

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

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1.6 Definition of Terms

Minimum mathematical Function for
level 1 and 2

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex 1A)

Max(a , b)

Min(a , b)

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1.6 Definition of Terms Minimum mathematical Function for

level 1 and 2

1.6 Definition
of Terms(API
579-Annex
1A)

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Unit for measurement and
1.6 Definition of Terms Calculation

Pressure Mpa=0.1Bar psi

Stress Mpa psi

1.6
Definition of
Terms(API Dimension mm in
579-Annex
1A) lb
Force N

N-mm Lb-in
Moment
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- In-Service Inspection STD and RP(API 510, API
1.7 Reference 570,API 653, API 574,API 575,API 572)
- Design Cod and material Specification(ASME VIII,
Pre- request ASME B31.3, API 650, API 620, ASME B31.8
- Damage Mechanism (API RP 571)

- reference such as BS7910

- Reference for pipeline such as ASME B31G,
DNV-RP-F101 and ..
Cross Reference
- reference for storage tank (API 653-4)
- use of methods from other reference such
as WRC and API 530
Type Of
Reference
- Test method such as A/SA-370
- Special case in material selection such as
API RP 941, API RP 945, API RP 934
- Information about RBI Base on API RP 581
More information - NDE Procedure base on ASME V
- Welding information base on ASME IX, API
1104, ..
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1.7 Reference

API 579-2021:
Table 1.1 – Codes, Standards and
Recommended Practices

Type Of
Reference
Follow BOK of in-service cod base on:
https://www.api.org

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