Fitness-For-ServiceExample ProblemManual

API 579-2/ASME FFS-2 2009, AUGUST 11, 2009

API 579-2/ASME FFS-2 2009 Fitness-For-Service Example Problem Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Special Notes ................................................................................................................................................. ii Foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... iii Part 1 – Introduction 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Scope ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.3 Organization and Use ................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.4 References .................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Part 2 - Fitness-For-Service Engineering Assessment Procedure 2.1 General ......................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Example Problem Solutions .......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Tables and Figures ....................................................................................................................... 2-2 Part 3 - Assessment Of Existing Equipment For Brittle Fracture 3.1 Example Problem 1 ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Example Problem 2 ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.3 Example Problem 3 ....................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.4 Example Problem 4 ....................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.5 Example Problem 5 ....................................................................................................................... 3-3 3.6 Example Problem 6 ....................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.7 Example Problem 7 ....................................................................................................................... 3-6 3.8 Example Problem 8 ....................................................................................................................... 3-8 3.9 Example Problem 9 ..................................................................................................................... 3-10 3.10 Example Problem 10 ................................................................................................................... 3-11 Part 4 - Assessment Of General Metal Loss 4.1 Example Problem 1 ....................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 Example Problem 2 ....................................................................................................................... 4-6 4.3 Example Problem 3 ..................................................................................................................... 4-10 4.4 Example Problem 4 ..................................................................................................................... 4-14 Part 5 – Assessment Of Local Metal Loss 5.1 Example Problem 1 ....................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Example Problem 2 ....................................................................................................................... 5-6 5.3 Example Problem 3 ..................................................................................................................... 5-12 5.4 Example Problem 4 ..................................................................................................................... 5-23 5.5 Example Problem 5 ..................................................................................................................... 5-28 5.6 Example Problem 6 ..................................................................................................................... 5-31 5.7 Example Problem 7 ..................................................................................................................... 5-36 5.8 Example Problem 8 ..................................................................................................................... 5-39 5.9 Example Problem 9 ..................................................................................................................... 5-42 Part 6 - Assessment Of Pitting Corrosion 6.1 Example Problem 1 ....................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Example Problem 2 ....................................................................................................................... 6-6 6.3 Example Problem 3 ..................................................................................................................... 6-11 6.4 Example Problem 4 ..................................................................................................................... 6-23 6.5 Example Problem 5 ..................................................................................................................... 6-34 6.6 Example Problem 6 ..................................................................................................................... 6-45

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Part 7 - Assessment Of Hydrogen Blisters And Hydrogen Damage Associated With HIC And SOHIC 7.1 Example Problem 1 ....................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Example Problem 2 ..................................................................................................................... 7-11 7.3 Example Problem 3 ..................................................................................................................... 7-27 Part 8 - Assessment Of Weld Misalignment And Shell Distortions 8.1 Example Problem 1 ....................................................................................................................... 8-1 8.2 Example Problem 2 ....................................................................................................................... 8-4 8.3 Example Problem 3 ..................................................................................................................... 8-10 8.4 Example Problem 4 ..................................................................................................................... 8-12 8.5 Example Problem 5 ..................................................................................................................... 8-14 8.6 Example Problem 6 ..................................................................................................................... 8-19 Part 9 - Assessment Of Crack-Like Flaws 9.1 Example Problem 1 ....................................................................................................................... 9-1 9.2 Example Problem 2 ....................................................................................................................... 9-4 9.3 Example Problem 3 ....................................................................................................................... 9-7 9.4 Example Problem 4 ....................................................................................................................... 9-9 9.5 Example Problem 5 ..................................................................................................................... 9-11 9.6 Example Problem 6 ..................................................................................................................... 9-20 9.7 Example Problem 7 ..................................................................................................................... 9-32 9.8 Example Problem 8 ..................................................................................................................... 9-42 9.9 Example Problem 9 ..................................................................................................................... 9-51 9.10 Example Problem 10 ................................................................................................................... 9-55 Part 10 - Assessment Of Components Operating In The Creep Range 10.1 Example Problem 1 ..................................................................................................................... 10-1 10.2 Example Problem 2 ..................................................................................................................... 10-5 10.3 Example Problem 3 ..................................................................................................................... 10-8 10.4 Example Problem 4 ................................................................................................................... 10-19 Part 11 - Assessment Of Fire Damage 11.1 Example Problem 1 ..................................................................................................................... 11-1 11.2 Example Problem 2 ..................................................................................................................... 11-2 11.3 Example Problem 3 ..................................................................................................................... 11-4 Part 12 - Assessment Of Dents, Gouges, And Dent-Gouge Combinations 12.1 Example Problem 1 ..................................................................................................................... 12-1 12.2 Example Problem 2 ..................................................................................................................... 12-3 12.3 Example Problem 3 ..................................................................................................................... 12-6 12.4 Example Problem 4 ................................................................................................................... 12-11 12.5 Example Problem 5 ................................................................................................................... 12-14 Part 13 - Assessment Of Laminations 13.1 Example Problem 1 ..................................................................................................................... 13-1 13.2 Example Problem 2 ..................................................................................................................... 13-6