Vessel, why, when or not? 5

[JLSeagull]

Sometimes people cheat. I have seen a few examples where it was obvious that an application was more than enlarged piece of pipe. For reasons not clear, project or mechanical engineers did not assign an equipment number, provide relief valves, etc. calling something a run of pipe – that everyone could clearly see was a vessel. They avoided ASME conformance. A few examples:
a starting air (perhaps start gas) accumulator for a Diesel emergency generator
seal oil accumulators for large gas compressors
some air accumulators for control valves (blowdown, etc.)

How do they get away with it? What rules make it a vessel?

Thanks for your input.

 

[JStephen]

My point was simply that you can't start at the local authority in those cases where there isn't any local authority. Which, with the oil industry in Texas, is a pretty sizable chunk of the market.

OSHA might also require ASME construction, but they don't routinely inspect that kind of stuff- they might cite it 20 years later if it blows up, but they're not routinely checking every vessel put in for proper paperwork and design.

 

[JStephen]

I was just doing some checking on OSHA's requirements for ASME vessels. I find the following items requiring ASME tanks when pressurized per OSHA:
1910.103 Hydrogen containers
1910.104 Oxygen containers
1910.106 and 1926.152 Flammable and Combustible liquids
1910.107 Paint spray pots
1910.110 Liquified petroleum gas
1910.111 Anhydrous ammonia
1910.169, 1926.306, and 1915.172 New air receivers

I don't know of a whole lot that would be excluded.

 

[LSThill]

TEAM MEMBERS & JLSeagull (Electrical) THANK FOR THE REFERENCE

http://www.ipeia.com/default.asp?prime=Past Conferences&webpage=216

Below is INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE EQUIPMENT INTEGRITY ASSOCIATION for 2007; w/ 2006, 2005 papers


Welcome to the IPEIA Conference website.

http://www.ipeia.com/

The National Pressure Equipment Conference (NPEC), as we were formerly called, is now a registered association under the Societies Act of Alberta under the name “International Pressure Equipment Integrity Association” or IPEIA. As in past years under the NPEC banner the new IPEIA conference continues to enjoy the generous support of various jurisdictional and educational organizations as well as the pressure equipment inspection, manufacturing, and owner/user industries, many of whom are represented on the Conference Steering Committee.

Word is certainly getting out about the IPEIA technical Conference. There was an attendance increase of 30% in 2006 and IPEIA anticipates further increases. We look forward to renewing friendships, new and old, and networking with colleagues in 2007.

The goal of the conference continues to be the promotion of technical improvements toward excellence in design, safe operation, and inspection of pressure vessels, piping, and equipment.

The 11th Annual IPEIA Conference will be held at the Banff Business Centre February 14 to 16, 2007. It will be one event the leaders in the Pressure Equipment Industry will be hi-lighting on their calendars!


Conference Week Schedule


Monday, February 12, 2007



8:00am – 4:00pm Pre-Conference Training Session Pressure Equipment Safety Legislation (PESL Seminar) ABSA the pressure equipment safety authority PDC Room 103

8:00am – 4:00pm Pre-Conference Training Session Piping Seminar ABSA the pressure equipment safety authority DCH Room 300



Tuesday, February 13, 2007



8:00am – 4:00pm Pre-Conference Training Session Pressure Equipment Safety Legislation (PESL Seminar) ABSA the pressure equipment safety authority PDC Room 103

8:00am – 4:00pm Pre-Conference Training Session Piping Seminar ABSA the pressure equipment safety authority DCH Room 300

8:30am – 5:00pm Pre-Conference Training Session Introduction to Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Storage and Piping Systems Alberta Research Council PDC Room 102

12:00pm – 6:00pm Pre-Conference Training Session Pressure Vessel Engineering Seminar Stress Engineering Services, Inc. PDC Room 104

2:00pm – 6:00pm Pre-Conference Training Session API Related Standards Software The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. TCPL Room 201

7:00pm – 9:00pm Industry Meeting Generating Utility Advisory Committee (GUAC) PDC Room 102



Wednesday, February 14, 2007



8:00am – 9:00am Technical Workshop Confined Spaces - Hidden Hazards Young EnergyServe PDC Room 102

8:00am – 10:00pm Technical Workshop Phased Array for Dummies PDC Room 104

8:00am – 12:00pm Technical Workshop API Related Standards Software The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. PDC Room 103

10:00am – 11:00am Technical Workshop Essential Skills Power Engineers.....Practical Ways to Use Essential Skills to Improve Productivity and Safety Bow Valley College PDC Room 102

11:00am – 12:00pm Technical Workshop Long Range UT IRISNDT Corp. PDC Room 104





7:00am – 1:00pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

1:00pm Opening Remarks

1:15pm "Leading Edge Fuel Cell Technology" Dennis Cote / Gilbert Requena Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

1:55pm "A Brittle Fracture Case Study and Root Cause Failure Analysis" Rick Marsden EnCana

2:35pm "Challenges Meeting Temper Embrittlement Criteria in Pressure Vessel Fabrication" William Newell Euroweld

3:10pm coffee break

3:30pm "Remaining Life Assessment of 347H SS Fired Heater Radiant Section Coils" Neil Simpson / Jennifer Marcy Alberta ENVIROfuels / Acuren

4:10pm "A Crack Like Defect Assessment for Inpsectors, a First Order Assessment of the Severity of Cracks in the Field" Izak Roux RAE Engineering and Inspection Ltd.

5:00pm Exhibitor’s Appreciation Event – Max Bell & TCPL Buildings



Thursday, February 15, 2007

8:00am Opening Remarks

8:15am "Training Tomorrow's Workforce Today" Dr. Sam Shaw NAIT

8:55am "NDe Training and QC" John Reynolds Retired from Shell Global Solutions

9:35am "My ASME VIII Div 2 Vessels are at the End of Their Life - What Now?" Izak Roux RAE Engineering and Inspection Ltd.

10:10am coffee break

10:30am "Examples of FFS Assessments in Alberta" Bob Brown / Gerrit Buchheim Equity Engineering Group, Inc.

11:10am "When An Accident Happens.....DON'T" Dr. Craig Jerner Metallurgist

11:45am working lunch

1:30pm "Assessment of Pressure Vessel Business Risk" Stephen C. Hall Aptech Engineering

2:10pm "Methods for Inspection of In-Plant Buried Process Piping" Randy Vander Voort Acuren

2:450pm coffee break

3:05pm "Ultrasonic Corrosion Surveys" Harold Hadley H. Hadley Consulting

3:45pm "Deaerators: A Continuing Threat to Power Plant Safety? " Ian Le May / Roberto Pascual Metallurgical Consulting

5:00pm Hospitality / Casino, Dining Room, Donald Cameron Hall



Friday, February 16, 2007

8:00am Town Hall Meeting, Delegate Feedback

8:30am "Case Study: Boiler Feed Water Heat Exchanger Fouling" Dave Brown / Basil El Borno EnCana / GE Betz

9:10am "Phased Array Applications for Boiler Tubes" John Whytock Metalogic Inspection Services Inc.

9:45am coffee break

10:05am "Improving Reliability and Useful Life of Waste Heat Boilers" Dr. Carl Jaske CC Technologies

10:45am "Weld Overlay Technologies for Wear and Corrosion Applications" Matthew Yarmuch Alberta Research Council

11:25am "Closing Remarks" Gordon Campbell ABSA thre pressure equipment safety authority



2006 Conference
Conference Summary

“P-91 and Beyond – New Welding Technologies” William Newell, Euroweld, Ltd. PRESENTATION



"The Effect of Emerging NDE Technology and the Plant Inspector” Mark Koens, Petro-Canada PRESENTATION



“The Interpretation of the NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 Standard” Ray Goodfellow, Pangea Solutions PRESENTATION



"Pressure Relief Developments in the Next Decade” Valerie Magyari, The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. PRESENTATION



'A Moment is all it takes to change a life forever.” Mel Camilli, WorkSafeBC



"Integrity Operating Windows (IOW’s)” John Reynolds, Shell Global Solutions US PRESENTATION



“Beyond RBI in the Next Decade: Safe and Reliable Operation within Boundaries (Materials Operating Envelopes)” Gerrit Buchheim, The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. PRESENTATION



“Environmental Stress Cracking of a Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger in High Temperature Boiler Feed Water Service” J.Moen, Dow Chemical Canada Inc. / G.Roemer, IRISNDT Corp. PRESENTATION



“The API 579 Fitness For Service Standard: The current state of the technology & a ten year look ahead.” D.Osage / B.Brown, The Equity Engineering Group, Inc. PRESENTATION



"Managing Pressure Vessels with Known Flaws” Ana Benz, IRISNDT Corp. PRESENTATION



“Fitness For Service and Life Extension of Pressure Retaining Equipment in the Pulp and Paper Industry” Craig Reid, Acuren HANDOUT, PRESENTATION



“Issues Affecting the Short Fatigue Life of Pressure Equipment” B Wright / C Allevato, Stress Engineering Services, Inc. PRESENTATION



“Surface Engineered Coatings in Pressure Vessels” Dale Homeniuk, Inotec Coatings and Hydraulics Inc. PRESENTATION



“Industrial Rope Access” Trevor Paananen, RAE Engineering and Inspection Ltd. PRESENTATION



“Advances in Acoustic Emission Testing for On-Stream Inspection” Sam Ternowchek, CONAM / QSL Plus PRESENTATION



“Qualificaton of Phased Arrays to ASME Section V Codes” Michael Moles, Olympus NDT Canada PRESENTATION



Closing Remarks Gordon Campbell, ABSA the pressure equipment safety authority



Following is a list of speakers for the previous eight conferences.

Pressure Equipment Conference
Speaker History

February 9 - 11, 2005

"Open Discussion"
Dr. Ken Lau, ABSA
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"Provincial Pressure Vessels Regulations"
Bill Litvinchuk, ABSA
To view this presentation, please click here.

"BCIT Boiler Explosion"
Glen Magel, British Columbia Institute of Technology
To view this presentation, please click here.

"Creep Deformations & Fracture Mechanisms of Medium Grade Carbon Steels"
Evan Vokes, University of Alberta Student
To view this presentation, please click here.

"The 99 Diseases of Pressure Equipment in the Hydrocarbon Process Industry"
John Reynolds, Shell Global Solutions US
To view this presentation, please click here.

"Flux Core Welding Procedures"
Larry A. Cowan, EFX Compression
To view this presentation, please click here.

"Automated Weld Overlay"
Paul Shaver, GE Energy Services
To view this presentation, please click here.

"Case Study: Difficult Pipe Weld Comparing AUT to RT"
Izak Roux, RAE Engineering & Inspection
To view this presentation, please click here.

"Assessing the Quality of Automated & Manual Code Drum Welds from American & Japanese Coke Drum Manufacturers Using Acoustic Emission Monitoring During Code Required Hydrotest"
Claudio Allevato, Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
To view this presentation, please click here.

"A Novel Technological Assessment for Welding Heavy Wall Stainless Steel"
Shawn Seitz, Fluor; Ken Armstrong, PCL Industrial Constructors
To view this presentation, please click here.

"Ultrasonic Inspection of Pressure Vessel Construction Welds Using Phased Arrays"
Michael Moles, R/D Tech
To view this presentation, please click here.

"Ultrasonic Phased Array"
Allan Kerr, WesDyne International
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"Development of NDT Inspection Techniques for Heavy Wall Stainless Steel Piping"
Larry Bartley, Canspec Group Inc.
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"Computed Radiography"
Terry Plasek, Fuji Film
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L S THILL

 

[JLSeagull]

Here is a list on the OSHA site similar to the one from JStephen:

[a href=[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/pressurevessels/standards.html[/URL]]OSHA List[/a]