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Fitness-For-Service Standard
API CRE Meeting
April 18, 2007
David A. Osage
Chairman
Joint API/ASME Fitness-For-Service Standards Committee
Presentation Overview
Introduction
Joint API/ASME Fitness-For-Service Standards Committee
New Joint API and ASME FFS Standard
Overview of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
Balloting of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
Technical Basis and Validation of API 579-1/ASME FFS-1
Relationships to Other FFS Standards
Whats next
Introduction
The first edition of API 579 produced by API CRE FFS
Task Group is issued in 2000 and becomes the de facto
international Fitness-For-Service (FFS) Standard for
pressure containing equipment in the refining and
petrochemical industries
ASME forms Post Construction Committee (PCC) to
develop standards for in-service fixed equipment
FFS effort started under ASME PPC, existing API CRE
Task Group continues to develop the next edition of API
579, many committee members are serving on both
committees
In order to streamline development efforts, pool
resources, and promote widespread regulatory
acceptance, API and ASME agree to form a joint
committee to produce a single FFS standard that can be
used for pressure-containing equipment for all industries
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Charter
Organization
Officers
Membership
Meetings
Committee Actions (Voting and Balloting)
Public Review and Submittal to ANSI
Interpretations
Appeals
Records
Regulatory/Jurisdictional
Insurance/Inspection
Petroleum Refining
Petroleum Production
Chemicals Manufacturing
Pipeline Companies
Power Generation
Design/Engineering
Repair/Manufacturing
General Interest
Pulp & Paper
Part 1 Introduction
Part 4 Assessment of General Metal Loss (tm < tmin - large area)
Part 5 Assessment of Localized Metal Loss (tm < tmin - small area)
Annex H Validation
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Whats Next
API/ASME FFS Joint committee currently working on
separate example problems manual, scheduled for
release in 2008
Committee also addressing agenda items generated
during balloting process
Subgroup of committee working on FFS methods for
cast iron rollers in the pulp & paper industry
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Whats Next
Technical advancements planned for the next release
include
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