ASME PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping with Intro to Design Codes

Name: ASME PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping with Intro to Design Codes
Price: 2290 CAD
Availability: InStock

Course Code: MEC104

This course is divided into 5 sessions. Each session will be 6 hours in duration.

The sessions will be held on Nov 16,17,18,19&20, 2026
This course will be offered in 2027 on the following date: July 19-20-21-22-23.And will be held again on Dec 6,7,8,9,10

If you are unable to attend any of the sessions a recording will be made available.

Course Description

ASME PCC-2 Repair of Pressure Equipment provides methods for repair of equipment and piping within the scope of ASME Pressure Technology Codes and Standards. PCC-2 was written by the ASME Post-Construction Standards Committee (PCC) at the need for an acceptable engineering standard for inspection and maintenance of pressure equipment once it has been placed in service. These repair methods include relevant design, fabrication, examination, and testing practices and may be temporary or permanent, depending on the circumstances.

A process plant is predominantly made up of pressure vessels and piping. Anyone whose work is related to a process plant needs some basic understanding of engineering design fundamentals, and acceptable repair methods. This course is built to give basic background understanding of some of the key areas of code design and an industry standard best practice repair method to enhance the knowledge of Mechanical Engineers, including new Mechanical Engineering graduates who, although qualified in their own discipline, may not have received adequate exposure to ASME design codes and Practices.

This 5-day course is designed to meet the needs of Mechanical Engineers from Plant Maintenance, Reliability, Inspection, Construction and Shop Engineers from pressure equipment and pressure piping repair facilities with understanding of what it takes to repair a pressure equipment to an acceptable level and comply to regulatory requirement.

Objective

Provide an awareness of the construction codes and regulations that governs the design and operation of a plant.
Understand the in-service problems in pressure equipment and piping.
Get introduced to all the industry acceptable standard repair techniques. (temporary and permanent).
Discover the fabrication and welding requirements.
NDT and testing procedures for repaired equipment and piping.
Do simple calculations for field level requirement.
Aware of where to look for available resources and data.

Target Audience

Mechanical (Engineering/Technical Services/Maintenance), QA/QC Engineers from Engineering, Operating and Construction companies who are involved in the construction, operation and maintenance of a process plant. Professionals who need to add to their current experience and knowledge the basics of the acceptable repair standard/best practice of pressure equipment and piping. New graduates who want to learn about ‘what goes wrong in a process plant’ will immensely benefit from this course by setting their basics right at the onset of their career.

Level of Course

for Intermediate Level

Learning Objectives

After you attend this course/workshop, you will be able to:

Understand the importance of following an acceptable industry best practice.

Gain insight of design basis and concept used by the Standard

Learn to deal with an acceptable repair method in a plant level

Build self-confidence

Material(s) Required

Laptops, Calculator, paper and pen.

Mr. Ganga D. Deka

Mr. Ganga D. Deka, P.Eng is a registered Professional Engineer with APEGA Alberta (Canada) and currently works as a consultant. He brings with him over 30 years of experience in oil and gas industry with diversified experience in both Engineering Design and Operation & Maintenance (O&M). He brings with him the best experience from both the sides – from the drawing office to hands-on.

Ganga had assumed responsible positions in multi-million-dollar projects both in green field and brown field engineering projects. He had led team of engineers both in field level operating plants, turn-arounds, and engineering design that makes him clearly understand the need of engineers and technologists who work in a process/chemical plant. His career includes working with ZADCO (under ADNOC in Abu Dhabi), QATARGAS (in Qatar), Worley and Fluor in Canada.

Ganga’s long years of experience in the oil industry gives him a thorough insight to the basics of pressure testing requirement in process industry. With his versatile knowledge and experience he currently delivers seminars on various mechanical engineering subjects related to a process plant to both young and experienced mechanical and non-mechanical engineers. He had delivered training courses in North America, Malaysia and India.

Course Outline

Day 1:

1. Introduction to Design, Inspection and Post-Construction Codes

ASME BVPC – Code Sections
ASME Piping Codes
Post-Construction Codes
When are Codes required to be followed?

2. Understanding Stresses, Design Pressure, MAWP, Code Equations

Introduction to Stresses in pressure vessels and pressure piping
Safety Factors- Allowable Stresses
How to find basic allowable stress and calculate design thickness
Design Criteria - Design Pressure/MAWP, Design Temperature
ASME BPVC Section VIII Div 1 – Weld Joint Categories, NDE Treatment
ASME B31.3 and ASME BPVC Sec VIII Div 1 – Joint Efficiencies
Code Design Equations
Simple Calculations, Examples, Case Study

Day 2:

3. Understanding Materials

Mechanical properties of Metals, Classification of Materials
Strength of Materials, Brittle Fracture
Acceptable Materials
P-No and S-No
ASME Sec II

4. Welding & Inspections

Welding Processes, General Welding Requirement, Examination and Acceptable Criteria
ASME Sec IX
Alternative to Traditional Weld Preheat
Alternatives to Post-Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)

Day 3:

5. Pressure and Tightness Testing w/Case Studies

Hydrostatic Test
Pneumatic Test
Hydrostatic-Pneumatic Test
Initial Service Leak test
Alternative Leak Test
Closure Weld Test
In-Process Examination

6. Introduction of ASME PCC-2

Organization, Intent, Administrative Requirement
Welding, Allowable stress, Examination, Testing, Records

· Weld Repairs - Replacement by Insert Plate

· External Overlay to Repair Internal Thinning

· Welded Leak Box Repair

· Full Encirclement Steel Reinforcing Sleeves for Piping

Day 4:

· Fillet Welded Patches with Reinforcing Plug Welds

· Fillet Welded Patches

· Seal-Welded Threaded Connections and Seal-Weld Repairs

· Threaded or Welded Plug Repair

· Weld Build-Up, Weld Overlay and Clad Restoration

· Flaw Excavation and Weld Repair

· Flange Repair and Conversion

· Damaged Threads in Tapped Holes

Day 5:

· Freeze Plugs

· Mechanical Clamp Repair

· Pipe Straightening and Alignment Bending

· Non-metallic and Bonded Repairs (High Risk and Low Risk Application)

· Inspection & Repair of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

· Hot and Half-Bolting Removal Procedure

· Calculation of Bolt Load & Bolt Torque w/Case Study

· Hot Tapping w/Case Study

Questions and Answers and Feedback from Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Concluding Remarks and Final Adjournment

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