ASME PCC-2, being a relatively new standard and fairly popular, has proved to be useful worldwide for repair of pressure equipment and piping. Many large companies have adopted these procedures and incorporated them in their company specifications.

The intent behind this 3 day training program is to introduce this standard to all attendees and understand all the basic concepts and philosophy, as well as the various procedures for repair of pressure equipment and piping. We also will discuss the limitations and advantages/ disadvantages of all the procedures mentioned in the standard.

The correlation of this standard with other in-service codes and standards such as API-510/ 570/ 579/ 580 will also be understood and clarified to all attendees.

This course will not only be useful to maintenance engineers, but equally for all supporting disciplines such as design, operations and inspection engineers. It will help all engineers to collectively troubleshoot and resolve problems/ issues at site related to temporary/ permanent repairs of equipment and piping.

Day 1 :

• Introduction and Overview of ASME PCC-2
• Scope, Organization, and Intent
• Applicability and limitations of repair methods covered by ASME PCC-2
• Choosing correct repair technique for given defects
• Detailed Repair methods and Inspection techniques
• Welded Repairs
• Butt-Welded Insert Plates in Pressure Components
• Repair procedure and NDT of insert plate repair
• Weld Overlay to Repair Internal Thinning
• Pre-qualified repairs
• Burst testing method
• Welded Leak Box Repair
• Fabrication of Welded box
• Examination and testing

Day 2 :

• Full Encirclement Steel Reinforcing Sleeves for Piping
• Type A and Type B sleeves and their applicability
• Weld Buildup, Weld Overlay, and Clad Restoration
• Examination and Testing
• Fillet Welded Patches
• Alternatives to Postweld Heat Treatment
• Alternatives to Traditional Welding Preheat
• Threaded or Welded Plug Repairs
• Flaw Excavation and Weld Repair
• Mechanical Repairs (Non-welding repairs)
• Mechanical Clamp Repair
• Freeze Plugs
• Damaged Threads in Tapped Holes

Day 3 :

• Inspection and Repair of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
• Inspection Tube count
• Tube plugging
• Mechanical Plug
• Friction Plugs
• Examination and Testing
• Hot bolting
• Half Bolting
• Flange Repair and Conversion
• Pipe Straightening or Alignment Bending
• Pressure and Tightness Testing of Piping and Equipment
• Pneumatic Testing-Do’s and Don’ts
• Nondestructive Examination in Lieu of Pressure Testing for Repairs and Alterations
• Relevance of ASME PCC-2 Standard with API 510 and API 570 Codes
• 8 Nos of case studies/ exercise demonstrating use of every important topic from the standard. (relevant case study will be taken up after completion of the chapter daily)