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Deterioration that can result in flaws / defects and affect the integrity of vessels.
Ex. Corrosion, Erosion, Cracking, Mechanical, Physical, and Chemical Damage

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Damage Mechanism

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Imperfection that exceeds the applicable acceptance criteria and is therefore reject-able.

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Defect

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Strategy defining when a vessel or relief device will be inspected, repaired, and maintained.

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Inspection Plan

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Authorized pressure vessel inspector certified to API 510.

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Inspector

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Reference to API 510 code.

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Inspection Code

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External, Internal, and On-Stream evaluation of the condition of a vessel by an inspector.

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Inspection

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All inspection activities on a vessel; once in service and before its removed.

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In-Service Inspection

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A test on a vessel that has been in service and undergone repairs or alterations to the pressure boundaries to check if integrity is compliant with original construction.

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Pressure Test

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Portion of a vessel that contains pressure retaining elements joined or assembled into a pressure tight, fluid containing vessel.
Ex. Shell, Heads, Nozzles

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Pressure Boundary

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Heating an entire weldment or vessel to a specific elevated temperature after completion of welding; to relieve detrimental effects of welding heat, residual stresses, reduce hardness, stabilize chemistry, and slightly modify properties.

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Post Weld Heat Treatment

PWHT

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Metal plates welded to the inside of a vessel wall to protect the vessel construction material from interaction with process fluid.

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Plate Lining

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_______ of a vessel who has control over operation, engineering, inspection, repair, alteration, maintenance, pressure testing, and rerating of vessels.

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Owner / User

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Minimum thickness without corrosion allowance for each element of a vessel based on design code calculations and code allowable stress that considered pressure, mechanical, and structure loading’s.

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Required Thickness

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Work necessary to restore a vessel to condition suitable for safe operations. (Design Conditions)

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Repair

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Recommendations for repair or other integrity purposes that are still in operation and have not been completed by documented due date.

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Overdue Inspection Recommendations

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Inspections on in service vessels still in operation and have not been performed by due date, documented in inspection plan and have not been deferred.

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Over Due Inspection

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Inspection performed from the outside of a vessel while in service using NDE procedures to establish suitability of the pressure boundary for continued operation.

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On-Stream Inspection

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Physical activities conducted to check conformance with specifications in accordance with the QA plan.

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Quality Control

QC

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All planned, systematic, and preventative actions to determine if materials, equipment, or services will meet requirements so the equipment will perform satisfactorily while in service.

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Quality Assurance

QA

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A document that describes how an activity is to be performed.

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Procedure

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A person acceptable to the Owner / User who is knowledgeable and experienced with evaluating mechanical and material characteristics that affect integrity of a vessel.

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Engineer

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A container designed to withstand internal and external pressure.

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Pressure Vessel

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Service conditions that may produce fatigue damage due to cyclic loading from pressure, thermal, and mechanical loads that are not induced by pressure.

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Cyclic Service

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Stress corrosion cracking and corrosion under fireproofing.

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Corrosion Under Insulation

CUI

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A person acceptable to the Owner / User who has knowledge and experience in corrosion damage mechanisms, metallurgy, material selection, and corrosion monitoring techniques.
Corrosion Specialist
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Code or standard which a vessels was originally built; such as API / ASME.
Construction Code
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Designated areas on vessel where external examinations are conducted to assess the condition of the vessel.
Condition Monitoring Location | CML
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Rate of metal loss due to erosion, erosion / corrosion, or chemical reactions to the environment; either internal or external.
Corrosion Rate
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Addition material thickness available to allow metal loss during service life of the vessel component.
Corrosion Allowance
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Welding technique used to obtain controlled grain refinement and tempering of the underlying heat-affected zone in the base metal. Ex. Temper Bead, Half Bead
Controlled-Deposition Welding | CDW
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Condition where a vessel has not been prepared for an internal inspection.
On-Stream
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Components of the vessel that do not contain the process pressure. Ex. trays, tray rings, distribution piping, baffles, clips, davits, ect.
Non-pressure Boundary
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Lowest permissible metal temperature for a given material and thickness base on its resistance to brittle fracture.
Minimum Design Metal Temperature / Minimum Allowable Temperature (MDMT/MAT)
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Temperature used for the design of the vessel per the construction code.
Design Temperature
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Risk assessment and management process that considers the probability of failure and consequence of failure due to metal deterioration and is focused on inspection planning for loss of containment.
Risk-Based Inspection | RBI
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Document that contains data and information from the manufacturer of the vessel.
Manufacture's Data Report
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Document management system for review and approval of changes (physical and process) to vessels prior to implementation of change.
Management Of Change | MOC
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Any work not considered an alteration that removes or replaces a major part of the pressure boundary. Ex. Shell / Head
Major Repair
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Corrosion largely confined to a limited or isolated area of the metal surface of a vessel.
Localized Corrosion
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Legally constituted governmental administration that may adopt rules relating to vessels.
Jurisdiction
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Maximum gauge pressure permitted at the top of a vessel in its operating position for a designated temperature.
Maximum Allowable Working Pressure | MAWP
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Inspection performed from the inside of a vessel.
Internal Inspection
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Established limits for process variables that can affect the integrity of the vessel.
Integrity Operating Window | IOW
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Records containing descriptions of specific vessel design, personnel training, inspection plans, inspection results, NDE, repair, alteration, rerating and pressure testing activities, FFS assessments, procedures for undertaking activities, or information maintaining to the integrity of a vessel.
Document
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Date established by the Owner / User and is in accordance with API 510 where inspection, repairs, or examinations are to be completed.
Due Date
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Pressure vessel engineer.
Engineer
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Area within a CML defined by a circle having a diameter not greater than 3''.
Examination Point
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Quality control (QC) functions performed by examiners (NDE Techs).
Examinations
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Person who performs specific NDE on a vessel but does not evaluate the results of those examinations.
Examiner
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Visual inspection performed from the outside of a vessel.
External Inspection
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Methodology where flaws and other deterioration / damage within a vessel are assessed to determine the integrity of a vessel for continued service.
Fitness-For-Service Evaluation | FFS
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Corrosion that is distributed more or less uniformly over the surface of the metal.
General Corrosion
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Portion of the base metal whose mechanical properties or micro structure have been altered by the heat of welding.
Heat-Affected Zone | HAZ
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Point in the repair or alteration process beyond which work may not proceed until the required NDE has been performed.
Hold Point
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Flaws or other discontinuities noted during inspection that may or may not exceed the acceptance criteria.
Imperfections
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Evidence resulting from the application of NDE that may be non-relevant or could be flaws/defects upon further analysis.
Indications
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A vessel that has been placed in operation.
In Service
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Person who posses an ultrasonic angle beam qualification from API.
Industry-Qualified Ultrasonic Angle Beam Examiner
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Change in either design temperature rating, MDMT, or the MAWP rating of a vessel.
Rerating
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Examination methods designed to find the thinnest spot or all defects in a specific area of a vessel that will reveal the scope and extent of localized corrosion or other deterioration.
Scanning Non-Destructive Examination
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2 or more vessels are installed in parallel, comparable, and there environmental and process conditions have been consistent over a period of years based on inspection criteria.
Same or Similar Service
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Strips of metal plates that are welded to the inside of the vessel wall for protecting the vessel construction material from interaction with process fluid.
Strip Lining
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Reduction of toughness due to metallurgical change that can occur in some low alloys steels as a result of long-term exposure in temperature range of about 650F-1100F.
Temper Embrittlement
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Repairs made to vessels to restore integrity to continue safe operation until permanent repairs are conducted.
Temporary Repairs
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Physical change in any component that has design implications that affect the pressure-containing capability of a vessel beyond described in existing data reports.
Alterations
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Code, code section, or other recognized engineering standard or practice to which the vessel was built.
Applicable Construction Code
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Approved and documented postponement of an inspection, test, or examination.
Deferral
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Approval / agreement to perform a specific activity (Ex. repair) prior to it being performed.
Authorization
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Employee of an authorized inspection agency who is qualified and certified to performed inspections under API 510.
Authorized Pressure Vessel Inspector
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Temperature at which a material fracture mode change from ductile to brittle.
Transition Temperature
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Pressure test that is conducted on pressure vessels after maintenance or repair activities to indicate the equipment is leak free.
Tightness Test
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Pressure testing, whether performed hydro statically, pneumatic, or mechanical testing to determine data as material hardness, strength, and notch toughness. NOT NDE
Testing

API 510 2019 (3 decks)

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