ASME VIII | Design of pressure vessels for Ind. Plants (Self-guided)
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Course access: 12 months
This course has been developed to be completed in 3 months. However, the campus will be open 12 months to give you more time.
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Downloadable resources
Study notes, case studies and extra material are downloadable for future reference.
Summary videos
Each lesson includes a summary video with then fundamental concepts dealt with in that lesson for better understanding.
Lesson included
All the lessons indicated in the CONTENTS tab are included.
Assessment questions
Multiple-choice assimilation questions and cases are presented in each lesson to fix fundamental concepts.
Case studies
This is a “hands-on” course. Real cases (and solved) are presented to be developed with the course material.
Calculation sheets
Specific spreadsheets have been developed to simplify the calculation process. Calc sheets are downloadable.
Certificate of approval
A certificate of approval issued by ARVENG or ASME (your choice) will be submitted upon completion.
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Who should attend?
This course is intended for graduates (or soon to be), designers, freelancers, technicians and engineers involved in: calculation, design, selection, manufacturing, safety, quality and maintenance of systems and equipment in industrial processes.
Previous knowledge of this subject is not required to attend to the course.
Training objetives
The main objective of this course is to transfer to participants the theoretical and practical skills required in projects, obtained from experience and sound engineering practices.
What to expect?
At the end of the course, participants will be able to design the main parts of a Pressure Vessel under all types of possible loadings, stored product, internal pressure, wind and earthquake among others. At the end of the course participants will:
- Know the code organization and will acquire the vocabulary and fundamentals.
- Learn to design and calculate the main parts of a Pressure Vessel.
- Benefit from Lessons Learned and Best Practices from different international projects.
- Define the wind profile and seismic loading.
- Design and calculate stiffener rings due to vacuum.
- Learn to perform the Pressure Vessel stability verification and to define the anchoring requirement due to seismic and wind.
- Design and calculate the shell due to internal and external pressure.
- Design and calculate different types of nozzles.
- Learn to design and calculate non-standard flanges.
- Master the joint efficiency concept.
- Learn in detail the internal and external elements of pressure vessels.
- Learn to select materials for pressure vessels.
TRY THIS COURSE BEFORE ENROLLING!
You can study the structure, contents and methodology before enrolling. You can also watch the introductory videos and solve the test in Lesson 1! Leave us your contact information and we will send the instructions to access the Virtual Campus:
CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE: 120 HS
PART I (40 hs):
Configuration and design codes
Pressure vessel parts, Geometry definition
ASME BPVC – Boiler and pressure vessel code
Historical review, BPVC Sections
ASME BPVC Section VIII, Div.1
Scope, Code organization
ASME stamp
Code revisions
Proposed Case Studies
- Vocabulary and terminology
- Key Concepts in Design Codes: Quiz
- ASME VIII Code organization, scope
- Key Concepts in ASME VIII: Quiz
Internal attachments
Tray supports, Beds’ support
Internal piping / distributors
Vortex breakers, Demisters
External attachments
Clips, Davits, Lifting devices
Insulation, Fireproofing
Platforms, Ladders
Proposed Case Studies
- Vocabulary and terminology
- Identification of internal attachments: Quiz
- Identification of external attachments: Quiz
- Attachments weight estimation
Design Conditions
Temperature, Pressure
Corrosion Allowance
Loadings
Permanent | Temporary
Cyclic | Local
Vessel Weights
Shell | Heads | Nozzles | Skirts
Proposed Case Studies
- Key Concepts in Design Conditions Quiz
- Key Concepts in Loadings Quiz
- Vertical PV Weight Estimation: Case Study
- Horizontal PV Weight Estimation: Case Study
Material selection
Corrosion types
Corrosion Allowance
Essential properties of materials
Material designation
Most used materials
ASME Tables
General requirements
Proposed Case Studies
- Vocabulary and terminology
- Materials designation
- Allowable Stress selection
- MDMT Verification
PART II (40 hs):
Joint Efficiency
Welded joints, Joint types
Service requirement
Welded joint evaluation
Joint efficiency value
Selection charts
The full or spot dilemma
Proposed Case Studies
- Vocabulary and terminology
- Key Concepts in Joint Efficiency Quiz
- Vertical PV Joint Efficiency Selection: Case Study
- Horizontal PV Joint Efficiency Selection: Case Study
Design of parts under Internal Pressure
Stresses in cylindrical shells
Cylindrical | Spherical shells
Fabrication of shells
Types of Heads: Hemispherical, Elliptical heads
Torispherical heads, Flat heads
Fabrication of heads
Conical transitions | Toriconical transitions
Proposed Case Studies
- Calc’s of Cylindrical & Spherical Shells: Case Study
- Calc’s of the different types of Heads: Case Study
- Calc’s of Conical, Toriconical transitions: Case Study
- Calc’s of Flat Covers: Case Study
Design of parts under external pressure
Support lines, Cylindrical shells
Shell under external pressure
Stiffening rings under external pressure
Spherical shells
Heads and conical transitions
Conical heads & transitions
Proposed Case Studies
- Key concepts in External Pressure: Quiz
- Calc’s of PV against external pressure: Case Study
- Design of Stiffening Rings: Case Study
- Shell + Rings Verification: Case Study
Nozzles
Nozzle Configurations
Standard flanges, Gaskets
Nozzle necks, Calculation
Reinforcement
Reinforcement requirement
Calculation methods
Self-reinforced and integral nozzles
Proposed Case Studies
- Key concepts in Nozzle Design: Quiz
- Nozzle Neck Calculation: Case Study
- Reinforcement Pad Calculation: Case Study
- Self-reinforced nozzles Calculation: Case Study
PART III (40 hs):
Nozzles
Nozzle Configurations
Standard flanges, Gaskets
Nozzle necks, Calculation
Reinforcement
Reinforcement requirement
Calculation methods
Self-reinforced and integral nozzles
Proposed Case Studies
- Key concepts in Nozzle Design: Quiz
- Nozzle Neck Calculation: Case Study
- Reinforcement Pad Calculation: Case Study
- Self-reinforced nozzles Calculation: Case Study
External loads
Wind pressure
Seismic loads
Period of Vibration (POV)
Vertical vessels: skirt, legs
Horizontal vessels: saddles
Allowable stress & loads combination
Proposed Case Studies
- Key Concepts in External Loading: Quiz
- Wind Pressure & Seismic Profile: Case Study
- Definition of loads action on the vessel: Case Study
- Base shear & overturning moment calc: Case Study
Skirt design
Types of shell-to-skirt joint
Skirt thickness calculation
Skirt saddle design
Tall towers, Lugs
Legs design
Profile cross section, Legs standard
Verification of legs
Proposed Case Studies
- Key Concepts in Skirt & Legs design: Quiz
- Design and Calculation of Skirts: Case Study
- Design and Calculation of Legs: Case Study
- Design and Calculation of Anchor Bolts: Case Study
Saddles design
Location of saddles
Components
Saddles standard
Verification of saddles
Anchor bolts
Thermal expansion
Proposed Case Studies
- Key Concepts in Saddles design: Quiz
- Design and Calculation of Saddles: Case Study
- Shell Verification against over stress: Case Study
- Design and Calculation of Anchor Bolts: Case Study
TRY THIS COURSE BEFORE ENROLLING!
You can study the structure, contents and methodology before enrolling. You can also watch the introductory videos and solve the test in Lesson 1! Leave us your contact information and we will send the instructions to access the Virtual Campus:
YOU CAN ALSO TAKE THE COURSE IN PARTS:
EXAMPLE OF A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY ARVENG:
EXAMPLE OF A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY ASME:
Upon successful completion of the course participants will earn 120 PDH’s, equivalent to 12 CEU’s.
This recognition can only be obtained with the ASME certificate.
PDH: Professional Development Hour
CEU: Continuing Education Unit
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About Instructors
Javier Tirenti
Senior Mechanical Engineer and Master in Business Administration (MBA). More than 20 years of experience in design, calculation, selection and fabrication of mechanical equipment and structures in general. Vast experience providing specific training sessions in both classroom and online approaches.
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Jordan S.
Thanks for the course, some great content
Trung H.
Good learning experience, professional admin team and quick response
Kylie B.
Thank you for your help with completing this! I’ve learnt a lot.
Richard L.
The course was very good and concise.
Arry
The course serves as an exceptionally clear guide to learn about design of pressure vessel. I particularly appreciate the “ask the instructor” section of the course, where I could ask for clarification about the problem I found during my study.
Sander
This training was recommended to me by a project team member.
I am happy to have followed it and will surely recommend it to others.
Also I will keep an eye on your other courses, maybe for the future.
I like the way how the course is set up as self guided so that I could follow it at my own speed.
Thank you very much.
Kind regards, Sander.
Eduardo José
Very good course to learn the different stages of pressure vessels design and to acquire hand-on experience in using the ASME Section VII Div. 1.
Zaheer
Thank you for the wonderful course and the prompt response and clarification and guidance given throughout the course.
Rajasekhar
it was clearly understand in material well wrote as simple as passible to understand
Marcus
Course was really good, very good material for future reference. I enjoy it from beginning to the end.
Mohan Ram
Thank you for arvengtraining team and other dignitaries for give an such a great opportunity to have an such beautiful and important online class during this pandemic situation.
Ammar
The course was well designed and comprehensive. This course will be helpful for the field of pressure vessel design in accordance with ASME standards.
Morgan
I really enjoyed the course. At first I had some challenges navigating and using all the material but after Lesson 2 I was OK. Overall, the course is a great course and is value for money!!
Mihaela
After I have finished this course, I can see the big difference between the course online and the classrom courses. The biggest advantage of this one is at the end I have all explication in detail including exercises and not only PowerPoints slides as are in the other course. Great course
Munthir
The course is excellent and very informative. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to increase their knowledge and experience.
dentor
I’ve looking for a course like this for quite some time now…it has exceeded my expectation honestly. Great job teacher, let’s keep in touch. Dennis.
paul_vance
Very useful calc sheets, jointly with real data sheets the best of the course. Thanks for everything arveng. Paul.
chris
Great training session. Despite the fact that I’ve always been very scheptical about online courses, I’ve really enjoyed it. 100% recommended.