Please answer these questions. Find out your score at the end.
A. The chief inspector and the unit engineer
B. The API authorized inspector
C. A professional engineer only, is allowed to perform these calculations
D. The manufacturer or an owner-user engineer (or his designated representative)
A. only ASME B&PV Section VIII
B. only ASME B&PV Section VIII and the API/ASME Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels
C. ASME B&PV Section VIII and other current codes (except French vessel code)
D. any fabrication code
A. Surface corrosion on the body of the relief device
B. If a pressure test is being conducted in which the test pressure will exceed the set pressure of the safety relief valve with the lowest setting
C. The safety relief device was opening on a irregular, unexplainable basis
D. Blowback had been detected and the manufacturers recommend removal
A. Pressure relief valves shall be tested at intervals that are frequent enough to verify that the valves perform reliably
B. Pressure relief devices must be tested at every shutdown
C. 10 years
D. 5 years
A. The API authorized inspector
B. An engineer competent in pressure vessel design and the API authorized inspector
C. A repair organization which holds a valid NBIC R stamp
D. Any of the above
A. API 510
B. the construction code
C. either the API 510 or the construction code based on inspector's recommendation
D. the code with the most stringent requirements
A. 10 ° F above MDMT
B. 65 ° F above ambient
C. 30 ° F above ambient
D. 30 ° F above testing liquids temperature
A. From data collected on vessels providing the same or similar service or from published data on vessels providing comparable service
B. Employing highly experienced inspectors or engineers
C. Corrosion tabs and UT readings
D. Assuming a standard corrosion rate
A. Construction and design information, operating and inspection history
B. A complete weld map from the original construction plans
C. The exact location on a facility plan
D. The schedule and piping sizes for the vessel
A. You may not use any plug locations used for UT thickness reading to inspect the vessel
B. Select portions must be removed for inspections
C. It shall always be removed to inspect underneath
D. If insulation is in good condition and the vessel operates within the high and low temperatures stated in API 510, removal of insulation is not necessary for inspection of the vessel
A. Review all NDE procedures prior to commencement of the NDE used to waive the hydrostatic test requirement
B. Consult with the chief inspector of the jurisdiction
C. Make certain it is permitted by any jurisdictional rules that may exist and consult with an engineer experienced in pressure vessel design and the Authorized Pressure Vessel Inspector
D. Check with the NBIC Authorized inspector
A. 0.005” per year
B. 0.001” between inspections not to exceed 5 years between inspections
C. 0.001”per year
D. 0.005” between inspections not to exceed 3 years between inspections
A. Precipitation at the grain boundaries may occur.
B. The rupture disk may implode
C. The relief device may fail
D. Creep of the vessel’s material may occur
A. A container designed to withstand internal or external pressure
B. A vessel for the containment of process fluids with or without internal pressure
C. A container designed to operate below atmospheric pressure
D. A container no greater than 8” in cross section
A. Longitudinal stress acting along the longitudinal axis
B. Circumferential stress acting along the longitudinal axis
C. Circumferential stress acting along the circumferential axis
D. Longitudinal stress acting along the circumferential axis
A. 10 years or 1/2-remaining corrosion rate life, whichever is less
B. 5 years
C. 3 years
D. There is no maximum interval
A. The full remaining safe operating life up to a maximum of 4 years
B. The full remaining safe operating life up to a maximum of 2 years
C. The full remaining safe operating life up to a maximum of 1 year
D. The full remaining life of the vessel
A. The NBIC
B. The current ASME Code edition
C. The API 510 Code
D. The Code the vessel was constructed to including non-standard and jurisdictional special vessels
A. ASME Section VIII
B. ASME Section V
C. API 572
D. API 510
A. API 510
B. the legal jurisdiction
C. the most stringent requirements
D. either set of requirements based on engineer and AI approval
A. Inspect the vessel for proper electrical grounding
B. The area should be roped off and no one else is to be working in the area
C. No hot work permits in the immediate area must be issued until the inspection is complete
D. OSHA rules should be reviewed and followed where applicable
A. Cracks open to the surface
B. Laminations on the surfaces of plate
C. Internal cracking of welds
D. Subsurface porosity
A. Hydro blasted
B. Grit blasted to SA 2
C. Wire brushed
D. The type of surface preparation depends on individual circumstances and could be any of the above
A. AI
B. Jurisdiction
C. Owner/user
D. Pressure vessel engineer
A. Any standard used to build a vessel
B. Any technique of construction
C. Any standard used to repair vessel
D. The Code or standard to which a vessel was originally built