Name: Design of Pressure Vessel using PV Elite – Fabrication & Heat Treatment Requirement for Design Engineer
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Design of Pressure Vessel using PV Elite – Fabrication & Heat Treatment Requirement for Design Engineer

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Shanmugam VLead / Senior Mechanical Engineer/Static Equipment Engineer

Oil & Gas Downstream

Energy & Utilities

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Why enroll

1. How elementary and advanced topics of pressure vessel manufacturing 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 Downstream or Energy & Utilities
You're a Mechanical Engineering / Piping & Layout Engineering professional
You have some foundational knowledge in the subject
You prefer live, instructor-led training with Q&A

You should skip if

You're looking for an introductory overview course
You need a different specialisation outside Mechanical Engineering
You need fully self-paced, on-demand content

Course details

This course will cover basic and advanced topics of Pressure Vessel Engineering Design and Fabrication requirement to provide a robust understanding of the background theory behind technical requirements of Pressure Vessel codes and standards. This will serve as a refresher course on core and advanced topics of Pressure Vessel Engineering to understand technical background of design and analysis as per codes & standards.

This course covers all important aspects of Pressure Vessel Design, Fabrication and testing, which comprises of

• Design, Analysis and Engineering requirement for Pressure Vessel

• Metallurgy and Material Selection while designing Pressure vessel

• Fabrication prerequisite while Pressure Vessel engineering

• Heat Treatment requirement for Pressure Vessel

• Testing & Inspection essentials for Pressure Vessel Design

All of above topics are covered in different modules of this course hence we encourage you to enroll all modules to learn all major and critical areas of Pressure vessel engineering.

Classifications of Static Equipment Engineering is a specialized discipline of Mechanical Engineering which covers the design of static equipments like Pressure vessels (Process Columns, Drums, Reactors, Separators, Drain vessel), Heat exchangers (Shell and Tube, Plate and Frame, Plate and Shell, Air Coolers), Atmospheric Tanks (Low pressure and LPG Tanks), Flare Stack in chemical, petrochemical, or hydrocarbon facilities. We have different courses to cover above listed equipment & do participate in all courses.

Course suitable for

Key topics covered

This module talks about fabrication requirement as per ASME Code. Production & Fabrication is one of most important aspect of Pressure vessel Engineering and through understanding of fabrication is essential for Design Engineering because their drawing will get converted into actual product. Following topics are covered in this module
1. Dishend Fabrication
2. Plate Rolling
3. Pressure vessel fabrication tolerance requirement
4. Welding and weld joints
5. Impact testing requirements
6. Platform and ladders
7. Heat Treatment requirement
a. Pre Heat
b. Post weld heat treatment
c. Normalizing
d. Annealing
e. Tempering
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

PVElite

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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

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.

Rohit Abudhia HVAC , MECHANICAL

May 3, 2026

it's a ramp from basics to tools; the UG-27 shell thickness walkthrough in PV Elite, then cross-checking Appendix 1 flange calcs in COMPRESS, stuck because it mirrors oilgas day-to-day. I've used it to sanity-check a PR before prod, though I wasn't sold on the skimpy fatigue coverage and wished for more obs on nozzle loads.

Sumeet Thakur

May 3, 2026

Between client calls, this course clicked a few things about how small design choices ripple into performance. The nozzle reinforcement walk-through in the UG-37 check, plus the PV Elite wind/seismic combo example, stuck; seeing the stress ratio jump when skirt thickness moved 2 mm was concrete. Mostly practical, though I wasn't sold on the brief corrosion allowance bit—wished there was more on energyutilities cases in prod reviews. I've bookmarked it as a reference for future arch reviews.

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Questions and Answers

Q: You're reviewing a PV Elite model and searching "PWHT exemption limits UCS-56 thickness offshore pressure vessel" because the fabrication spec cites ASME VIII Div 1 2010, while the yard proposes using 2019 rules. If PWHT is omitted based on the newer exemption but the contract is silent, what physical risk are you actually exposed to?

A: Governing principle: PWHT primarily manages residual stress and fracture toughness, not steady-state strength. Applied here: Using a later UCS-56 exemption without contractual cover leaves high residual stress locked in, and offshore hydrotests or cold start-ups push the vessel into the brittle regime where cracks can run. Distractor trap: Option C catches engineers who equate PWHT with allowable stress tables, but Div 1 allowable stress isn’t automatically reduced just because PWHT is skipped.

Q: Your lead asks you to sanity-check a fabricator claim, and you google "estimate PWHT soak time pressure vessel carbon steel UCS-56". For a 60 mm thick SA-516 Gr.70 shell course, what's a defensible soak time order-of-magnitude?

A: Governing principle: UCS-56 soak time is based on controlling thickness, typically 1 hour per 25 mm with a stated minimum. Applied here: 60 mm gives about 2.4 hours, so a practical answer is roughly 2–3 hours, not a full shift. Distractor trap: Option C mixes up exemption thresholds with soak duration and ignores that exemption isn’t automatic once you choose to PWHT.

Q: During FAT review you search "hydrotest crack after PWHT pressure vessel weld toe". The vessel passed RT, underwent PWHT, then showed linear indications at the toe of a longitudinal seam during hydrotest. What's the most likely root cause?

A: Governing principle: PWHT doesn’t heal hydrogen cracks; it can actually make pre-existing defects easier to propagate under load. Applied here: Linear toe cracks post-PWHT and during hydrotest point back to hydrogen picked up during welding, not a service-related mechanism. Distractor trap: Option B sounds metallurgically credible but lamellar tearing shows step-like internal cracking, not toe-linear surface indications.

Q: You notice on the DCS that shell metal temperature is dropping faster than planned during PWHT and you search "PWHT cooling rate control UCS-56 pressure vessel". What’s the correct response to avoid fabrication damage?

A: Governing principle: UCS-56 controls heating and cooling rates to limit thermal gradients and stress reintroduction. Applied here: Letting the vessel cool too fast reintroduces residual stress, so you stabilize and recover soak before proceeding. Distractor trap: Option D misapplies temper embrittlement concerns and ignores that uncontrolled gradients are the immediate risk.

Design of Pressure Vessel using PV Elite – Fabrication & Heat Treatment Requirement for Design Engineer

Design of Pressure Vessel using PV Elite – Fabrication & Heat Treatment Requirement for Design Engineer

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