Description
The course will cover:
- Issues and Concerns: i.e., occurrences in pipelines and pressure vessels handling sour gas and oil (upstream and downstream operations), gas transmission pipelines, hydrofluoric acid service, etc.
- Mechanism, including the metallurgical and environmental conditions affecting the likelihood of HIC development. The related mechanism “Stress-Oriented Hydrogen-Induced Cracking (SOHIC)” will also be described.
- Field and Plant Monitoring Techniques.
- Inspection and Techniques.
- Metallurgical Control Methods
- Environmental Control Options
- Selection of Test Method and Acceptance Criteria
- Hydrogen Failure Mechanism, Failure mitigation and Material Selection
