This course will introduce candidates to the concepts of “Piping Material Engineering” which is one of the core pillars of “Plant Engineering” which is important from a safety and economy (economic) point of view. This course will enable us to visualize and interlink different concepts (of piping material engineering to) any Process/Chemical plant designed based on ASME B31.3.

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You work in Oil & Gas Upstream
You're a Piping & Layout Engineering / Mechanical Engineering professional
You prefer live, instructor-led training with Q&A

Before you enrol

No prior experience needed for this course
Live online sessions, 2 hours per day — join on the scheduled dates

Key topics covered

Piping Components
Valves
PMS
VMS
Role of Piping Material Engineer

Training details

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

Live session

Started

Sat, Aug 24, 2024 Ended

6:00 AM UTC· your timezone

Duration

2 hours per day

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Frequently asked questions

Q: During a COMAH audit you're challenged on a block valve upstream of a pig launcher. You're searching 'DBB valve safeguard failure hydrocarbon release pig launcher' because the bleed is routed to closed drain. If the bleed valve passes internally, what hazard is not mitigated by the DBB arrangement?

A: The DBB is meant to isolate and verify zero energy, but a passing bleed doesn't relieve trapped liquid that expands with temperature. Option B sounds right because seat leakage is common, but the second block is still intact. Option C feels intuitive under COMAH thinking, yet the closed drain actually reduces exposure. Option D confuses cause and effect; the DBB doesn't influence upstream MAWP if procedures are wrong.

Q: You're sizing manual valves and Googling 'how many turns gate valve 8 inch handwheel torque estimate' to sanity-check operability. An 8 in Class 600 gate valve needs ~450 N·m stem torque. With a 400 mm diameter handwheel, roughly how much operator force is required?

A: Torque equals force times radius. Using 0.2 m gives 450 / 0.2 ≈ 225 N. Option A forgets the radius entirely. Option C sounds ergonomic but sneaks in a gearbox that isn't there. Option D mixes up units, treating N·m as N.

Q: Your lead asks you to confirm flange rating and you're searching 'ASME B16.5 allowable pressure 316L at 120C class 300'. For a Class 300 316L flange at 120°C, what is the allowable pressure?

A: Class 300 at ambient is ~51 barg, but stainless derates with temperature to the low 40s at 120°C. Option A stops at the table headline. Option C imports pressure vessel logic, not flange ratings. Option D is a believable slip when scanning the wrong column.

Q: After start-up you see chronic seepage at valve packing. You're Googling 'control valve packing leak after hydrotest graphite'. What's the most likely root cause given leaks started only after hot operation?

A: Graphite creeps under heat. Without live-loading, stress decays and leaks appear after hot runs. Option B would show leaks from day one. Option C would degrade packing chemically, usually slower. Option D causes early leaks, not delayed ones.