Pressure Relief Devices

Name: Pressure Relief Devices
Price: 178.00 USD
Availability: InStock

20 lessons

Certificate included

2 contact hours

This course provides an introduction to the basics of pressure relief devices (PRDs) for mechanical integrity professionals. Topics covered include a review of pertinent codes and standards for pressure relief, recognition of PRD installation issues, mitigation of deficiencies that cause pressure relief valve (PRV) instability, maintaining PRV reliability through best practices in inspection and testing, and finally, a discussion on procedures to prevent overpressure during maintenance.

This course includes:

This course includes on-demand video lessons, comprehension checks, and a final exam
CPD and PDH eligible, with a certificate provided upon completion
Access for 12 months upon purchasing the course
Slides are not available for this course

What You’ll Learn

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Identify the different types of PRDs
Identify the applicable codes, standards, and regulations concerning PRD design, installation, and inspection
Identify PRD installation deficiencies and provide mitigation suggestions
Understand the key elements of a good PRD inspection
Select an appropriate PRD testing interval or program
Ensure equipment maintains pressure protection during maintenance

Pressure Relief Devices

20 lessons

Welcome to Pressure Relief Devices

2 min

Pre-Course Survey

2 min

1.1 Course Overview

4 min

1.2 Understand the Basics

12 min

Submodule 2 Comprehension Check

2 min

1.3 Know the ASME Code Requirements

13 min

Submodule 3 Comprehension Check

2 min

1.4 Get Access to API PRS Standards

7 min

Submodule 4 Comprehension Check

3 min

1.5 Recognize PRD Installation Issues

21 min

Submodule 5 Comprehension Check

3 min

1.6 Mitigate Deficiencies That Cause PRV Instability

8 min

Submodule 6 Comprehension Check

2 min

1.7 Maintain PRV Reliability Through Best Practice Inspection and Testing

17 min

Submodule 7 Comprehension Check

3 min

1.8 Ensure Procedures Exist to Prevent Overpressure During Maintenance

4 min

Submodule 8 Comprehension Check

2 min

1.9 Conclusion

1 min

Final Exam

15 min

Course Evaluation Survey

6 min

Philip A. Henry, Principal Engineer II

Risk-Based Inspection & Process Technology Team Leader at Equity

Philip A. Henry, Principal Engineer II, Risk-Based Inspection & Process Technology Team Leader at The Equity Engineering Group, Inc, is responsible for engineering consulting services in the areas of Pressure Relief, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow. He is a specialist in the design, installation, sizing, and selection of pressure relief devices and relieving systems, and has been the Chairman and Master Editor of the API Pressure Relieving System Subcommittee’s Task Force on API 520 for the last 23 years. He conducts audits of pressure relieving systems to ensure compliance with OSHA, PSM legislation, and ASME, API, and DIERs Standards, Codes, and Publications. He also teaches the official API Pressure Relieving Systems course. Mr. Henry is actively involved in the development of technology for the API Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) methodology. He was the lead investigator of the rewrite of API 581, RBI Technology and is still active in the API 581 task force on risk-based inspection. He is responsible for the development and implementation of RBI programs and chairs the software User group meetings for the API RBI software. Mr. Henry has developed a rigorous consequence analysis model to assess the impact of loss of containment from refinery and petrochemical fixed equipment. He also developed industry guidelines on performing risk-based assessments of process equipment, including pressure relief devices, heat exchanger bundles, and fired heaters. Mr. Henry is a certified instructor for the API 580/581 course on RBI. Mr. Henry provides technical support and engineering consulting to all levels of refinery capital projects. He is responsible for the preparation of purchase specifications, design reviews, and the development and validation of approved vendors’ lists. He conducts project safety reviews for construction and pre-start-up phases of major capital projects. His responsibilities include developing and maintaining engineering specifications in the pressure relief and heat transfer areas and providing overall coordination.

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