What you should know about the Standard API 579 (Fitness-For-Service)
The CEO of Inspenet, Eng. Francesco Solari, talk in this Connect and Learn with the Inspector
International API certified engineer José Caprarulo, who will give you some pills of
Knowledge of the API 579 Standard (Fitness-For-Service).
API 579 is a standard developed by the American Petroleum Institute (API) to evaluate the
structural integrity of equipment used in the food processing industry
hydrocarbons. This standard provides engineers with quantitative tools to assess
damage and predict the remaining useful life of equipment. API 579 is a fundamental tool in
Fitness-for-Service assessment of processing equipment
of hydrocarbons.
Importance of Standard API 579 (Fitness-For-Service)
The importance of the API 579 standard lies in the fact that the integrity of the equipment is vital to avoid
accidents and guarantee the safety of workers and the community. Furthermore, the loss of
structural integrity of the equipment can have serious economic consequences for the
plant operators, as the cost to repair or replace equipment can be very
high.
API 579 handles different types of damage that a team can suffer, such as creep, damage from
fire, fissures, decreases in thickness, pitting, among others. with the different parts of the
API 579 standard, you can analyze a degraded situation and decide whether to remove the equipment
service, repair or replace it.
The API 579 standard has different levels of analysis, from 1 to 3, from the most basic to the most advanced.
Level 3 requires mechanical fragment analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), and others
methods for reaching a decision about what should be done.
accidents and guarantee the safety of workers and the community .
Since when did API 579 become a Standard?
API 579 became a standard in 2016, before it was a recommended practice. Now it’s something
more serious, more professional and legally valid use. Engineers working in the industry
hydrocarbon processing must be trained in the use of the API 579 standard for
Evaluate the structural integrity of the equipment.
About the professional career of Eng. Jose Caprarulo
- He is an international certified API Inspector, AWS (CWI) – NACE (CIP2, CP Tester, Corr.Tech.)
AMPP coatings inspector, ENDE (RX/LP/PM CSWIP – IAS. - Specialist in welding, corrosion, X-ray equipment and digital radiography
Do you want to know how the Standard API 579 (Fitness-For-Service) can help in the continuity
operation of equipment with damages or failures that have been rejected using the evaluations and
ordinary standards? Look then this Connect and Learn from Inspenet TV .
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