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Vessel Tag
Component
Component Type
Design Code
Material
Design Pressure
Design Temperature
Outside Diameter
Inside Diameter
Nominal Thickness
Allowable Stresses
Future corrosion Allowance
LOSS
Weld Joint Efficiency

P
T
OD
ID
t
S
FCA
E

Distance from nearest Structural Discontinuity

Longitudnal Grid Size

Circumferential Grid Size
Step 1 :Identify the CTP (Critical Thickness Profiles)

Longitudnal Inspection Plane

Circumferential Inspection Plane

M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
M6
M7

C1

C2

C3

C4

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12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00

12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00

12.00
12.00
11.00
10.00
12.00
12.00
12.00

12.00
12.00
10.00
9.00
10.00
12.00
12.00

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10.00

12.00

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12.00

Longitudnal Inspection
Long.
CTP

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Step 2 :Determine Wall thickness to be used in the assessment

tc

Step 3 :-

Thickness profiles are provided, the data for thickn

tmm

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Code check for Longitudinal extent o

s
Step 4 :Compute the remaining thickness ratio (Rt) & longitudinal flaw length parameter ()

Rt

tmm FCA

tc

Step 5 :Checking limiting flaw size criteria:

1.285 s

Dt c

1)

Criteria Sa

(t mm

F
C
A

) 2.5m

5.80

Criteria Sa

415

Criteria Sa

Initial Criterias of Le

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Initial Criterias of Le

Step 6 :Calculation of MAWP

MAWP C

MAWPL

MAWP min[ MAWP C , MAWP L ]

SE
R

2 SE(
R 0 .4

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Step 7 :Entering the following Figure with these Values
Rt

The longitudinal extent of the flaw is acceptable

Code check for Circumferential Extent

c
Step 8:

1.285 c

Dt c

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1.285 c

Dt
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Step 8.2:
The Following Criterias Should be met for Level-1
1)

Criteria Sa

2)

Criteria Sa

3)

0 .7 E C
0.7

Criteria Sa

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0.7 E L

4)

0.7

Criteria Sa

Preliminary Criterias o

Step 8.3:
Calculating Tensile Stress Factor

Step 8.4:
Check for Acceptance as per the following Figure
Entering the following Figure with these Values
Rt
c
TSF

=
=
=

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The Circumferential extent of the fl

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=
=
=
=
=
=
=
P=
T=
OD =
ID =
t=
S=
FCA =
=
E=
Lmsd =
=
=

GSP-V-10
Shell
Cylindrical Shell
ASME Sec VIII Div. 1
SA-516 Gr. 60
345
121
1250
1226
12
118000
3.2
0
1
415
10
30

ential Inspection Plane

C5

C6

C7

12.00
12.00
9.00
10.00
11.00
12.00
12.00

12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00

12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00

KPa

Input
Results

& Full Vaccum

C
mm
mm
mm
KPa

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

Circumferential
CTP

12.00
12.00
9.00
9.00
10.00
12.00
12.00

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=
=

12.00

12.00

9.00

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trd-LOSS-FCA
8.8

mm

ovided, the data for thickness readings in the above table

=

9.00

mm

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k for Longitudinal extent of the flaw

=
70.00

mm

flaw length parameter ()

m FCA

tc

0.659090909
D

1232.4

.285 s

Dt c

mm

0.863741898

Rt 0.20
0.659

0.2

Criteria Satisfied

F
C
A
5.80

) 2.5m
m

2.5

mm

Criteria Satisfied

Lmsd 1.8 Dt c
415

187.4518306

Criteria Satisfied

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Initial Criterias of Level-1 Satisfied

MAWP C

SEt c
R 0.6tc

MAWPL

1670.850228

KPa

2 SE(tc t sl )
R 0.4(tc t sl )
=

3389.697721

KPa

1670.850228

KPa

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es
=

0.659

0.864

of the flaw is acceptable for operation at the MAWP calculated above

for Circumferential Extent of the flaw

=

285 c

Dt c

210.00

2.59

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Dt
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c 9

2.59

Criteria Satisfied

D
20
tc
140

20

Criteria Satisfied

0.7 E C 1.0

1.00

Criteria Satisfied

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0.7 E L 1.0

1.00

Criteria Satisfied

Preliminary Criterias of Level-1 Satisfied

Ec
1
TSF
2 RSF

0.659090909
2.591225695
1.027429467

4 3E L2
EL

1.027429467

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mferential extent of the flaw is acceptable for operation.

f Level-1 Satisfied; Vessel Fit for Service as per API-579

Mt
0.0

1.001

0.5

1.056

1.0

1.199

1.5

1.394

2.0

1.618

2.5

1.857

3.0

2.103

3.5

2.351

4.0

2.600

4.5

2.847

5.0

3.091

5.5

3.331

6.0

3.568

6.5

3.801

7.0

4.032

7.5

4.262

8.0

4.492

8.5

4.727

9.0

4.970

9.5

5.225

10.0

5.497

10.5

5.791

11.0

6.112

11.5

6.468

12.0

6.864

12.5

7.307

13.0

7.804

13.5

8.362

14.0

8.989

14.5

9.693

15.0

10.481

15.5

11.361

16.0

12.340

16.5

13.423

17.0

14.616

17.5

15.921

18.0

17.338

18.5

18.864

19.0

20.494

19.5

22.219

20.0

24.027

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