Fitness-For-Service

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, December 2021

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Fitness-For-Service

API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, December 2021

4 – assessment of General Metal Loss

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Index

4.1General

4.2applicable and limitation of procedure

4.4 data requirement

4.4 Assessment Technique and acceptance criteria

4.5 Remaining life assessment

4.6 Remediation

4.7 in service monitoring

4.8 Documentation

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Level 1
Locate Regions of
Determine Determine tmm and tam
Metal tam- FCA
tmin (Annex 2C) From the Thickness Data)
Loss on the Equipment)
Level 2

1.Thickness Approach 1.Pressure Approach

Level 1 MAWPr>=MOP
tam – FCA >=tmin

Level 2
1.Thickness Approach 1.Pressure Approach
tam – FCA >=0.9tmin MAWPr/0.9>=MOP
4.1
General

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4.2 Applicability and Limitations of the Procedure

6 3
4.2.5
Definition of
Component 1
Types 2

5
7

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4.2 Applicability and Limitations of the Procedure

Type A Component Criteria – If 𝐻/𝐷 ≤ 3 and 𝐻 ≤ 30.5

𝑚𝑚 (100 𝑓t),

4.2.5
Definition of
Component
Types

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4.2 Applicability and Limitations of the Procedure

Type A Component Criteria – If 𝐿SS/𝐷 ≤ 2.5 and 𝐷 ≤ 3.05 𝑚𝑚 (10 ft),

4.2.5
Definition of
Component
Types

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4.2 Applicability and Limitations of the Procedure

4.2.5
Definition of
Component
Types

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4.2 Applicability and Limitations of the Procedure

Reference :
Limitations Based For T.> Creep Temperature , API 579 Part API 579-
on Temperature 4 (Level 1 and 2 shall not be used Table1

Level 1
Type A- Level 2
Equipment Level 3

Type B –Cl1
Equipment Level 2
Limitations Based Level 3
on Type of
Component Type B –Cl2
Equipment Level 1?
Level 2 ?
Type C Level 3
Equipment
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4.3 Data Requirements

4.3.1 Original Equipment Design Data
Item Abbreviation unit
Max.operating Pressure/Design Pressure P Mpa, Psi
Max.operating Temprature T C,F
Internal Diametre D mm , in
Weld Joint Effeciency E
Saddle Support Distance Lss mm , in
Minimum
Unsupported Length L mm , in
Required Data
For Level 1 Specified Minimum Yield Strength SMYS Mpa, Psi
and Level 2 Young’s modulus, Ey Mpa, Psi
Allowable stress, S Mpa, Psi
External Pressure Pa Mpa, Psi
Possion Ratio
External Pressure Mpa, Psi
ASME VIII, ASME B31.3, API 620, API 650, ASME
Design Cod B31.8, ASME B31.4
Material
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4.3 Data Requirements

4.3.2 Maintenance and Operational History tinitial − t actual
time (Years) between (t initial & t actual )
Corrosion
Rate
t previous − t actual
time (Years) between (t previous & t actual )
Required Data ▪ API STD 510
For Level 1 and ▪ API STD 570
Level 2 ▪ API STD 653

t actual − t required
Remaining
Life corrosion rate
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4.3 Data Requirements

Example of History
4.3.2 Maintenance and Operational History
Checking

A pipe is UT inspected in 1978 and found to be 0.370” thick. The pipe is next inspected in 1982 and

found to be 0.300” thick. The pipe is next inspected in 1990 and found to be 0.200” thick. The

pipe is then inspected in 1997 and found to be 0.180” thick. If the piping required thickness is

.0.135”, when should the next UT thickness inspection be conducted?

Required Data
For Level 1 and Yer,s Thickness(in)
Level 2
1978 0.37

1982 0.3

1990 0.2

1997 0.18

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4.3 Data Requirements

Example of History
4.3.2 Maintenance and Operational History
Checking
tinitial − t actual
time (Years) between (t initial & t actual ) t previous − t actual
time (Years) between (t previous & t actual )

tinitial =0.37in
tactual = 0.135
Required Data
tim(years) tinitial and tactual(1978 to 1997) =19 year,s=
For Level 1 and
Level 2 corrosion rate(LT) =(0.37-0.18)/19=0.01in/year,s
tPREVIOUS =0.2in
tactual = 0.135
time (90 to 97)=7
corrosion rate(ST) =(0.2-0.180)/7=0.00286in/year,s
corrosion rate = max(ST, LT)= max(0.01,0.00286)= 0.01

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4.3 Data Requirements

4.3.3 Measurements for an FFS Assessment

Point
Thickness
Readings

Minimum 15 Reading

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4.3 Data Requirements

4.3.3 Measurements for an FFS Assessment

Critical
Thickness
Profile

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4.3 Data Requirements

4.3.3 Measurements for an FFS Assessment

Critical
Thickness
Profile

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4.4 Assessment Techniques and Acceptance Criteria

STEP 1 # Take the point thickness reading data

STEP 22 ## •• Added
STEP Added limitation
limitation on
on minimum
minimum
measured thickness,
measured 𝑡𝑚𝑚 ≥≥ 0.9
thickness, 𝑡𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑔(tam).
0.9 ∙∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑔(tam).

STEP 3#
STEP 3# Calculate
Calculate tmin
tmin and/or
and/or base
base on
on design
design
Cod and/
Cod and/ or
or MAWPr
MAWPr base
base on
on (tam-FCA)
(tam-FCA)

PTR Step#4 –thickness Approach

Level 1: tam-FCA >= tmin
Level 2 : tam – FCA >=0.9xtmin
Step#4 –thickness Approach
Level 1: MAWPr >=MOP
Level 2 MAWPr/0.9 >=MOP

Step # 5 – Check Limitation about tmm

Step # 6- External Pressure or other

limitation such as Opening
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Item Abbreviation unit QTY
Example L Max.operating Pressure P Mpa 3.7
4-1 Previous Inspection time Years 10
Reading Thickness at previous
30
Inspection tp mm
Minimum Meassuered Thickness tmm mm 23.2
Corrosion Rate CR mm/Year
Next Inspection Date I Years 5
Max.operating Temprature T C 280
PTR Internal Diametre D mm 1400

Lss Reading Thickness(uncorroded) trd mm 30

Feature Corrosion Allowence FCA mm
Weld Joint Effecienct E 1
Saddle Support Distance Lss mm 3000
Unsupported Length L mm 3500
Specified Minimum Yield Strength SMYS Mpa 260
Young’s modulus, Ey Mpa 192584
Allowable stress, S Mpa 137
External Pressure Pa Mpa 0.1

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4.4 Assessment Techniques and Acceptance Criteria

Prerequisite of FFS is Evaluation Based on Inservice Design Standard. For Pressure Vessel
Example
Requirements of API STD 510 Need to be Checked
4-1
Corrosion 𝑡𝑝 − 𝑡𝑚𝑚(𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 ሻ 30𝑚𝑚 − 23.2𝑚𝑚
Rate 𝐶𝑅 = = = 0.68𝑚 𝑚Τ𝑌 𝑒𝑎𝑟
Calculation
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 10

I = 5Years tmm(next) =tmm –FCAml

FCA FCAml = (2xIxCR)
PTR = 23.2mm -6.8mm = 16.4mm
=6.8mm

𝑃𝑅 3.7𝑥700
tmin 𝑡𝑚𝑖𝑛 = = = 19.21𝑚𝑚
𝑆𝐸 − 0.6𝑃 137𝑥1 − 0.6𝑥3.7

tmm-FCAml <tmin

16.4mm< 19.21mm

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4.4 Assessment Techniques and Acceptance Criteria

Prerequisite of FFS is Evaluation Based on Inservice Design Standard. For Pressure Vessel
Example
Requirements of API STD 510 Need to be Checked
4-1
Corrosion 𝑡𝑝 − 𝑡𝑚𝑚(𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 ሻ 30𝑚𝑚 − 23.2𝑚𝑚
Rate 𝐶𝑅 = = = 0.68𝑚 𝑚Τ𝑌 𝑒𝑎𝑟
Calculation
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 10

I = 5Years tmm(next) =tmm –FCAml

FCA FCAml = (2xIxCR)
PTR = 23.2mm -6.8mm = 16.4mm
=6.8mm

𝑆𝐸𝑡 137𝑥1𝑥16.4
MAWPr 𝑀𝐴𝑊𝑃 = = = 3.17𝑀𝑝𝑎
𝑅 + 0.6𝑡 700 + 0.6𝑥16.4

MAWP <MOP

3.17< 3.7

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4.4 Assessment Techniques and Acceptance Criteria

Prerequisite of FFS is Evaluation Based on Inservice Design Standard. For Pressure Vessel
Requirements of API STD 510 Need to be Checked
Example
Remaining Life Assessment based on API STD 510 -Thickness Remaining Life Assessment based on API STD 510-
4-1 Approaching Pressure Approaching
Home
C C
RL tmi n CR FCA tmm tmm-next RL tmm-next MAWP Ti me of Interva l MOP
0 19.71 0.68 0 23.2 23.2 0 23.2 4.41 3.7
1 19.71 0.68 1.36 23.2 21.84 1 21.84 4.16 3.7
2 19.71 0.68 2.72 23.2 20.48 2 20.48 3.90 3.7
3 19.71 0.68 4.08 23.2 19.12 3 19.12 3.65 3.7
4 19.71 0.68 5.44 23.2 17.76 4 17.76 3.39 3.7
5 19.71 0.68 6.8 23.2 16.4 5 16.4 3.14 3.7
6 19.71 0.68 8.16 23.2 15.04 6 15.04 2.88 3.7
PTR 7 19.71 0.68 9.52 23.2 13.68 7 13.68 2.62 3.7
8 19.71 0.68 10.88 23.2 12.32 8 12.32 2.36 3.7
9 19.71 0.68 12.24 23.2 10.96 9 10.96 2.10 3.7
10 19.71 0.68 13.6 23.2 9.6 10 9.6 1.85 3.7

Next Interval Inspection - tmm-Next

Next Inspection Interval -MAWP Based on Neaxt
25.00
6.00 Inspection Date
23.2

MAWP based on tmm-FCA

20.00 5.00
19.12 4.41
19.71
4.00
3.7
tmm-next

15.00

3.00 3.7
10.00 9.6
2.00
5.00 1.85
1.00
0.00
0.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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STEP 1 # Take the point thickness reading data

Example item Abbreviation unit QTY

4-1 piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 1 tmm1 mm 23.2
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 2 tmm2 mm 25
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 3 tmm3 mm 24
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 4 tmm4 mm 26
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 5 tmm5 mm 27.5
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 6 tmm6 mm 26
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 7 tmm7 mm 26.5
PTR piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 8 tmm8 mm 23.5
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 9 tmm9 mm 24
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 10 tmm10 mm 28
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 11 tmm11 mm 27.8
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 12 tmm12 mm 25
piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 13 tmm13 mm 26.5
API 579- piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 14 tmm14 mm 25.7
Part 4 piont Thick reading on Corroded Area 15 tmm15 mm 26.8
Minimum Meassuered Thickness tmm mm 23.2

1
𝑡𝑎𝑚 = σ𝑖=1
𝑖=𝑛 𝑡𝑚𝑚𝑖 = 25.7mm
𝑛

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STEP 2 # • Added limitation on minimum

Example measured thickness, 𝑡𝑚𝑚 ≥ 0.9 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑣𝑔(tam).
4-1

tmm > 0.9tam 23.2mm >(0.9x25.7)mm

PTR STEP 3# Calculate tmin and/or base on design

Cod and/ or MAWPr base on (tam-FCAml)

𝑃𝑅 3.7𝑥700
𝑡𝑚𝑖𝑛 = = = 19.21𝑚𝑚
𝑆𝐸 − 0.6𝑃 137𝑥1 − 0.6𝑥3.7

𝑆𝐸𝑡 137𝑥1𝑥18.9 t = tam-FCAml =25.7mm-6.8mm

𝑀𝐴𝑊𝑃 = = = 3.64𝑀𝑝𝑎 =18.9mm
𝑅 + 0.6𝑡 700 + 0.6𝑥18.9

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STEP 3# Calculate tmin and/or base on design

Example Cod and/ or MAWPr base on (tam-FCA)
4-1
𝑃𝑅 3.7𝑥700
𝑡𝑚𝑖𝑛 = = = 19.21𝑚𝑚
𝑆𝐸 − 0.6𝑃 137𝑥1 − 0.6𝑥3.7
Thickness Approaching
Step#4 –thickness Approach
Level 1: tam-FCA >= tmin
25.7 – 6.8 >=19.21 (False)
PTR
Step#4 –thickness Approach
Level 2 : tam – FCA >=0.9xtmin
25.7-6.8>=19.21x0.9 (True)

𝑆𝐸𝑡 137𝑥1𝑥18.9
𝑀𝐴𝑊𝑃 = = = 3.64𝑀𝑝𝑎
𝑅 + 0.6𝑡 700 − 0.6𝑥18.9 Pressure Approach
MOP= 3.7Mpa

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4.4 Assessment Techniques and Acceptance Criteria

Remaining Life Assessment based on API STD 579-Level 1 - Remaining Life Assessment based on API STD 579-Level 1-
Home Thickness Approaching Pressure Approaching
Example RL tmi n
C
CR FCA tam tam-next RL tam-next
C
MAWP next MOP
4-1 0 19.71 0.68 0 25.70 25.70 0 25.70 4.88 3.7
1 19.71 0.68 1.36 25.70 24.34 1 24.34 4.62 3.7
2 19.71 0.68 2.72 25.70 22.98 2 22.98 4.37 3.7
3 19.71 0.68 4.08 25.70 21.62 3 21.62 4.12 3.7
4 19.71 0.68 5.44 25.70 20.26 4 20.26 3.86 3.7
5 19.71 0.68 6.8 25.70 18.90 5 18.90 3.61 3.7
6 19.71 0.68 8.16 25.70 17.54 6 17.54 3.35 3.7
7 19.71 0.68 9.52 25.70 16.18 7 16.18 3.09 3.7
8 19.71 0.68 10.88 25.70 14.82 8 14.82 2.84 3.7
9 19.71 0.68 12.24 25.70 13.46 9 13.46 2.58 3.7
PTR 10 19.71 0.68 13.6 25.70 12.10 10 12.10 2.32 3.7

Next Interval Inspection - tam-Next Next Inspection Interval -MAWP based on tam -
6.00 FCA
30.00
5.00
4.88
25.00

4.00
3.7
20.00

MAWP r(t=tam-FCA)
tam-next

19.71 3.7
15.00 3.00

10.00 2.00 2.32

5.00
1.00
0.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Next Inspection date-Years
Next Inspection Date -Years
tminC tam-next MAWPCnext MOP

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4.4 Assessment Techniques and Acceptance Criteria

Remaining Life Assessment based on API STD 579-Level 2 - Remaining Life Assessment based on API STD 579-Level 2-
Home Thickness Approaching Pressure Approaching
Example RL RSFaxtmi n
C
CR FCA tam tam-next RL tam-next
C
MAWP next/RSFa MOP
4-1 0 17.71 0.68 0 25.70 25.70 0 25.70 5.42 3.7
1 17.71 0.68 1.36 25.70 24.34 1 24.34 5.14 3.7
2 17.71 0.68 2.72 25.70 22.98 2 22.98 4.85 3.7
3 17.71 0.68 4.08 25.70 21.62 3 21.62 4.57 3.7
4 17.71 0.68 5.44 25.70 20.26 4 20.26 4.29 3.7
5 17.71 0.68 6.8 25.70 18.90 5 18.90 4.01 3.7
6 17.71 0.68 8.16 25.70 17.54 6 17.54 3.72 3.7
7 17.71 0.68 9.52 25.70 16.18 7 16.18 3.44 3.7
8 17.71 0.68 10.88 25.70 14.82 8 14.82 3.15 3.7
9 17.71 0.68 12.24 25.70 13.46 9 13.46 2.87 3.7
PTR
10 17.71 0.68 13.6 25.70 12.10 10 12.10 2.58 3.7

Next Interval Inspection - tmm-Next

Next Inspection Interval -MAWPr/RSFa
30.00 7.00

MAWP/RSFa and t= tam-FCA

25.00 6.00 5.42
20.00 5.00
tam-naxt

3.7
15.00 4.00
17.71
10.00 3.00 3.7

5.00
2.00 2.58
1.00
0.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0.00
Next Inspection date -Years 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Next Inspection Date -Years
RSFaxtminC tam-next MAWPCnext/RSFa MOP
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4.4 Assessment Techniques and Acceptance Criteria

Example Step # 5 – Check Limitation about tmm

4-1

tlim = Max[0.2tnom , 2.5mm] =Max [0.2x30, 2.5mm]= 6mm

tmm - FCAml >= Max [0.5tmin , tlim] , 16.4mm > =9.6mm

PTR
𝑃𝑅 3.7𝑥700
𝑡𝑚𝑖𝑛 = = = 19.21𝑚𝑚
𝑆𝐸 − 0.6𝑃 137𝑥1 − 0.6𝑥3.7

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Example Step # 6- External Pressure

4-1

Step 6-1:
PTR Primary Factor as
Function of (R, t, L)

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Example Step # 6- External Pressure

4-1

Step 6-2:
PTR Calculate the
predicted elastic
buckling stress

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Example Step # 6- External Pressure

4-1

Step 6-2:
PTR Calculate the
predicted elastic
buckling stress

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Example Step # 6- External Pressure

4-1

Step 6-2:
PTR Calculate the
predicted elastic
buckling stress External Pressure Pa Mpa 0.1
Maximum Allowble Accept
External Pressure MAEP Mpa 1.61

Accept

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