SAFER, SMARTER, GREENER

© xxx
SOFTWARE

RISK BASED INSPECTION (RBI) -

API 580/581 METHODOLOGY WITH
SOFTWARE HANDS-ON TRAINING

2017 public workshop - 4 days

Why DNV GL?
DNV GL promotes Risk Based Inspection (RBI), a STEP change from the traditional time based
planning, inspection and maintenance widely adopted in the oil and gas and energy sector.
American Petroleum Institute (API) has developed RBI
methodologies such as API 580/581 for identifying and managing
the risks associated with the integrity of pressure systems such
as equipment and piping. Professionals with a good under-
standing of RBI, when applying these techniques in the industry,
have achieved reduction in the frequency of inspections while
ensuring the risk does not increase.
Regulators and insurance companies now recognise the
acceptability of a risk based approach to the optimisation of
inspection and maintenance intervals. Qualitative approaches
to Risk Based Inspection (RBI) have been developed for general
use and more detailed quantitative methods exist for activities
with major loss potential or large preventive expenditure
requirements.
Software
DNV GL, the original API RBI contractor for the methodology
development have been continuously developing these
methodologies and incorporating them into the software
Synergi Plant - RBI. The software provides the option to conduct
qualitative, semi-quantitative and fully quantitative RBI
assessments. The software is driven simply by the selection of
various options from drop down menus, which prompt the user
to select the most appropriate category for equipment type,
location, fluid type and inventory, business interruption
Learn the methodology
principles...
Apply them with a proven,
easy-to-use software
consequence, and specific details relating to the material of
construction of the equipment, and its susceptibility to various
failure mechanisms. Based upon these inputs, the software then
uses a set of models to calculate a risk ranking and a corresponding
recommendation for the next inspection interval.
Who should attend?
Plant managers, inspection engineers, reliability engineers,
maintenance and inspection heads, asset integrity managers,
operations engineers, materials and corrosion engineers,
inspectors and NDT Specialists.
Interactive training with hands-on software
The training program is designed to be interactive with hands-
on session on the software to ensure deeper and wider
knowledge and experiences are shared among participants and
trainer. Participants are encouraged to bring their own
computers, and the software is provided for a one month trial.
This will enhance the understanding and appreciation towards
the subject matter. The training has limited seats up to 20
participants to ensure maximum learning and experience for all
participants.
Training documentation
Documentation to be provided with the course will include:
training manual and case study documents
Product workshop outline
Module 1: Introduction to RBI according to API 580/ API 581 ■■ External SCC
■■ API standards ■■ Brittle fracture
■■ Other RBI standards ■■ Fatigue
■■ Inspection & monitoring
■■ RBI objectives Module 5: Consequence of failure
■■ RBI benefits & limitations ■■ Qualitative CoF method
■■ Scope of RBI ■■ Detailed quantitative CoF method
■■ Failure scenarios - Theory
■■ Degradation mechanisms - Practical aspects
■■ RBI process
■■ Likelihood of failure Module 6: Data gathering and organizing
■■ Consequence of failure ■■ Data sources
■■ Qualitative versus quantitative ■■ Building equipment hierarchy and groupings
■■ Data required for RBI & results ■■ Inventory groups
■■ Risk vs time and the effect of inspection ■■ Corrosion circuits
■■ Risk criteria & inspection planning
■■ Typical RBI implementation Module 7: Screening qualitative analysis
■■ Critical success factors ■■ Data entry
■■ Analysis
Module 2: RBI example – Hands-on
■■ Asset hierarchy definition Module 8: Detailed quantitative analysis
■■ Cost data ■■ Data entry modes
■■ Screening assessment ■■ Troubleshooting
■■ Likelihood calculation ■■ Risk analysis
■■ Consequence calculation
■■ Risk calculation Module 9: Inspection planning
■■ Inspection planning ■■ Setting inspection targets
■■ Inspection planning guidelines
Module 3: Likelihood of failure – internal thinning ■■ Inspection reporting
■■ Management factor
■■ Generic failure frequencies Module 10: Optional topics
■■ Damage factor for internal thinning ■■ Pressure relief devices
■■ Accounting for inspection history ■■ Liner modelling
■■ Atmospheric storage tanks
Module 4: Likelihood of failure – Other damage mechanisms ■■ Heat exchanger tube bundles
■■ Stress corrosion cracking ■■ HTHA
■■ External corrosion/ corrosion under insulation ■■ Creep

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Panos Topalis is the Product Manager of Risk Based Inspection software within DNV GL
Software and an experienced RBI consultant. He has been responsible for the development,
marketing, technical support and training since July 2000 and has helped clients in their RBI
implementation projects. Panos is an experienced mathematical modeler, risk analyst and project
manager. Panos has worked on and managed numerous risk assessment projects of both offshore
and land-based oil and chemical installations and worked on the development of a variety of
software packages for the oil and chemical industry.

Panos graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1981 and subsequently went to France where he
did a PhD in process flow sheeting, thermodynamics and industrial heat recovery. From 1986 to
1989, Panos was a post-doctoral research assistant at Imperial College, London, where he took
part in the development of the new PPDS phase equilibrium software package. Then he joined
British Gas where he worked for the in-house process simulation software until March 1992. Panos
worked for a risk assessment and environmental consulting company for more than four years,
until August 1996, when he joined the Software Products & Development group of DNV GL.