ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids

What are the Goals?

• Identify the design stress from external, internal and calculate the pipe wall thickness and allowances
• General Criteria for Piping Components including branches, flanges, valves, reducers and Closures
• Explain the Materials — General Requirements, acceptance and limitation
• Gain more information about the Construction, Welding, and Assembly of pipelines
• Identify the required inspection and testing of the pipelines
• Receive enough information about the Operation and Maintenance Procedures Affecting the Safety of Liquid Transportation Piping Systems
• Focusing and learning on the internal and external corrosion monitoring, control and cathode protection
• Employing pre and post weld heat treatment and identify the Charpy impact testing
• Explain the Offshore Liquid Pipeline Systems related design construction inspection and testing

Who is this Training Course for?

This training course is designed for those interested in ASME B31.4 for Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons and Other Liquids:

• Pipeline designers
• Pipeline contractors
• Pipeline operators
• Public safety officials
• QA/QC inspectors
• Maintenance Engineers
• Inspection testing professionals
• Fabrication fabrications
• QA/QC reliability professionals for oil and gas (Petrochemical and Refining) operations

Daily Agenda

Day One

• Introduction and history of ASME codes
• Scope and Definitions
• Content, Coverage and Exclusions
• Design include Load Classifications calculation of stresses
• Criteria for Pipe Wall Thickness and Allowances
• Criteria for Crossings
• Criteria for fittings, assemblies, and other components
• General requirements of materials
• Construction, Welding, and Assembly
• Assembly of piping components

 Day Two 

• Inspection and Testing
• Type and Extent of Examination Required
• Hydrostatic Testing of Internal Pressure Piping and Leak Testing
• Pipeline operation and maintenance
• External or Internal Corrosion, gouging, dents and cracks
• Permanent Repairs types and selections
• Pump station, terminal, and tank farm operation and maintenance
• Emergency plans

Day Three

• External corrosion control — buried pipelines 
• Coating and cathode protection requirements
• Testing and inspection of cathode protection
• Internal corrosion control
• External corrosion control for Pipelines exposed to atmosphere
• External corrosion control for thermally insulated pipelines
• Offshore Liquid Pipeline Systems
• Scope and Definitions
• Installation Design Considerations

Day Four

• Operational Design Considerations
• Hydrostatic Test Design Considerations
• Design criteria offshore liquid pipeline systems
• Design for Expansion and Flexibility
• Pressure design of components Straight Pipe and Branch Connections
• Materials — general requirements for offshore liquid pipeline systems
• Construction of offshore liquid pipeline including inspection, welding, right of way, ditching

Day Five

• Testing of offshore liquid pipeline systems
• Operation and maintenance procedures affecting the safety of liquid transportation piping systems
• Pipeline Repairs offshore liquid pipeline systems
• External corrosion control for offshore submerged pipeline