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Shanmugam VLead / Senior Mechanical Engineer/Static Equipment Engineer

Oil & Gas Upstream

Energy & Utilities

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Why enroll

1. How elementary and advanced topics of Metallurgy and Material Science that are applied in development of Pressure vessel codes and standards.

2. Theoretical background behind design code requirements which helps an engineer understand the strengths, weaknesses and applicability of the code requirements.

3. An insight into the newly introduced codes.

4. Bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and code requirements.

5. University students who want to take up career in static equipment engineering and wants to learn about the most widely used Industrial standard.

6. Experienced engineers who want to understand the background of code rules and requirements

Your instructor

Shanmugam V

Pr Engineer

Lead / Senior Mechanical Engineer/Static Equipment Engineer

23+ yrs experience·United Arab Emirates

Is this course for you?

You should take this if

You work in Oil & Gas Upstream or Energy & Utilities
You're a Mechanical Engineering / Metallurgy & Material Science professional
You prefer live, instructor-led training with Q&A

You should skip if

You need a different specialisation outside Mechanical Engineering
You need fully self-paced, on-demand content

Course details

The Design of Pressure Vessel using COMPRESS – Complete Understanding of Metallurgy and Material Selection as per ASME Code course is designed to provide engineers and professionals with a comprehensive understanding of pressure vessel design, material selection, and code compliance. The course focuses on using COMPRESS software for designing pressure vessels according to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), covering calculations for wall thickness, stress analysis, nozzle design, and load conditions. Participants also gain in-depth knowledge of metallurgy and material selection, learning how to choose appropriate materials based on temperature, pressure, corrosion resistance, and mechanical properties. Through a combination of theoretical concepts, practical software exercises, and real-world case studies, learners develop the skills to design safe, efficient, and code-compliant pressure vessels used in industries such as power, petrochemical, oil & gas, and process plants. This course equips engineers to confidently handle both design and material challenges, ensuring reliability and regulatory compliance in high-pressure applications.

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Key topics covered

This module talks about ASME Code. ASME Section II Part A, B & D standards & also various Lattice structures will be discussed so that the actual usage in industry can be understood. Chemical & mechanical properties of various types of steels will be covered at length. Anyone who goes through these details will be able to understand and implements the facts in live projects. Following topics are covered in this module

Basics of Metallurgy
Understanding FCC & BCC structures-
Behavior of Carbon
Alloying Elements
ASME Section II Part A, B & D
Understanding code structure and tables
Material properties
Safety factors
Various ASME Material Standards for
Carbon Steel
Stainless Steel
LTCS Material
Alloy Steel
Non-Ferrous Materials
Material MTO and Technical delivery condition (TDC /ARM)
Plate nesting
Material takeoff for procurement
Technical delivery condition of materials procurement
Material Marking & Certificate
Mill test certificate
Plate inspection and Marking
Pipe inspection & Marking

Do enroll other module to learn more on fundamentals of material requirement while designing pressure vessel and understand ASME Code that are critical for a static equipment engineer.

Opportunities that await you!

Skills & tools you'll gain

COMPRESS

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Training details

This is a live course that has a scheduled start date.

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What learners say about this course

Divya Patwa

May 3, 2026

The junior-to-senior gap shows up fast in this course, especially around when heat treatment is optional versus mandated. The PWHT exemptions walkthrough using UCS-56 Fig. UCS-56.1 stuck with me, where the instructor toggles thickness and material in PV Elite and you see the code checks flip; that felt like connecting theory to what actually blocks a PR in prod. As a grad entrant, it's helpful to map this to how we think about arch and infra constraints, even if the domain’s pressure vessels in energyutilities. I’ve already started mirroring the calc outputs into our repo and sanity-checking them the way I would CI results, which I didn’t expect. One gripe: the residual stress explanation was mostly there, but I wished for a bit more on how shops handle edge cases day to day. still, the pacing worked for beginner to intermediate, and it nudged me toward thinking ahead about migration work rather than just passing checks.

Ved Naik Engineering

May 3, 2026

Came in needing clarity on how COMPRESS treats combined load cases beyond toy calcs, and this mostly delivered for a beginner course. The walkthrough of the UG‑22 combo with wind plus seismic, then tying it to the nozzle local stress check, stuck because it mirrors what I see in oilgas specs. I've already reused that flow in a PR for a calc note. Wasn't sold on the skim over external pressure; a bit more time there would've helped, but it's moved me from barely adequate to actually competent.

abdul wali Engineer

May 3, 2026

Signed up to close a gap before a role migration, mostly around code-driven vessel sizing vs shop lore. The UG-27 shell thickness walkthrough in PV Elite stuck, then hopping to Compress for the tubesheet check and seeing where inputs diverge; felt like reviewing an arch PR, not hand-waving. I've used parts in prod since, though I wasn't sold on how lightly wind/seismic loads were treated and wished there was more obs around failure cases. It's a careful, no-shortcuts walk through a messy topic—helped bridge beginner to intermediate without pretending infra is magic.

yogesh patil Ass.design manager

May 3, 2026

Useful baseline for onboarding juniors; the PV Elite nozzle reinforcement walk-through in the UG-37 example section stuck, showing MAWP changes as inputs shift. It's mostly Div 1 focused—wasn't sold on Compress fatigue coverage, and I wished there's more on arch decisions and handoff to prod drawings/PRs for oilgas energyutilities teams.

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Questions and Answers

Q: You're on a COMAH site signing off a vertical 3‑phase separator designed in COMPRESS. The long‑tail phrase engineers keep searching is "ASME VIII pressure vessel field hydrotest material verification sequence". The hydrotest barely meets acceptance and prior tests show drift. What sequence actually reduces audit risk this week?

A: That's the most common mistake — treating hydrotest as a stand‑alone mechanical check. The difference matters because UG‑20(f) brittle fracture risk is controlled by verified material and MDMT before you ever load the shell with cold water. If the heat numbers or impact test linkage are wrong, a passing pressure hold doesn't protect you during the ramp.

Q: During HAZOP close‑out, someone asks what protection the brittle fracture exemption actually gives. The exact phrase searched is "what does ASME UG-20 brittle fracture exemption not protect against". Under an HSE lens, what consequence still exists even if the exemption is met?

A: That's the most common mistake — assuming brittle fracture rules cover all fracture scenarios. The exemption only addresses low‑temperature static loading; rapid depressurization drives high strain rates and local cooling, and the code exemption doesn't stop that physics.

Q: A COMPRESS‑designed vessel passes thickness checks, yet three hydrotests show increasing acoustic emissions near a nozzle. Engineers Google "pressure vessel nozzle acoustic emission during hydrotest root cause". What root cause actually ties all symptoms together?

A: That's the most common mistake — chasing global thickness or operating loads. The emissions trending during hydrotest point to residual stress and microcracking from uneven PWHT; it's localized, repeatable, and pressure‑activated, which the other options don't fully explain.

Q: You're sanity‑checking a COMPRESS output. The search phrase is "back of envelope hydrotest pressure ASME VIII estimate". For a vessel with MAWP 50 barg at 40°C, what's the defensible hydrotest pressure order of magnitude?

A: That's the most common mistake — forgetting the stress ratio correction. ASME requires about 1.3× MAWP corrected by allowable stress at test temperature, so landing around 75 barg is the right scale before you even open COMPRESS.

Design of pressure vessel using COMPRESS – Complete Understanding of Metallurgy and Material Selection as per ASME Code

Design of pressure vessel using COMPRESS – Complete Understanding of Metallurgy and Material Selection as per ASME Code

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