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THE LARGEST COKE DRUM BULGE REPAIRS IN INDUSTRY
HISTORY
Amish JaniAsst. Vice President (Corrosion & Inspection),
Reliance Industries Ltd., Jamnagar+91-9998214992
Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E.President
Houston Engineering Solutions, [email protected]
New Delhi, India • October 2013
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Overview
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• Technical Background.• Repair implementation.
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Technical Background
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History of Shell Bulging & Cracking
• Major problem for decades.
• Despite design improvements, still a problem- perhaps more severe today.
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Courtesy of CB&I
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API Surveys• 1968 Survey:
– Carbon steel drums bulged far more extensively than C-Mo drums before giving through-wall cracks.
• 1996 Survey:– 97% said cracks were primarily circumferential.– 57% reported shell bulging. Of the drums that
bulged, 87% cracked.
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Bulging TypesThere are different types of bulges that are created by different mechanisms and should be treated differently:• Circumferential welds (especially w/ thickness
change)• Middle of drum• In plates away from welds
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Bulging-Induced Cracks
• Bulging-only• Combination of
bulging and weld defect
• Combination of bulging and weld-base mismatch
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Bulging-Induced Cracks
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INTERIOR
EXTERIOR
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Consequences of Bulging
• PRIMARY: Excessive strain Local failureInitiation of bulging cracks Strain age embrittlement.
• SECONDARY: Increase in nominal stress More fatigue damage Accelerated propagation of cracks
• Leaks and fires
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Bulging Assessmentper API-579 / ASME-FFS
• Level 1: N/A to coke drums• Level 2: Does not exist• Level 3: Infeasible and costly process
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Industry Practice• Stress analysis (1st generation)• Geometric analysis (2nd generation)• Strain analysis (3rd generation)
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Strain Analysis• Plastic Strain Index (PSI)TM
• Based on failure limit of industry standard API 579/ ASME FFS
• Focuses on primary mode of failure.• Excellent correlation with bulging cracks.
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PSI Analysis• Four-tier severity system: Design, Concern,
Danger, and Failure.• Used to determine likelihood of bulging-induced
cracking and frequency of laser scanning.• Can be used for other pressure vessels with bulges
of similar failure modes.
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PSI magnitude
Severity Grade
Likelihood of Bulging-Induced
Cracks
Recommended Frequency of Laser
Scanning 80% to 100% Failure Likely 6 months to 1 year 60% to 80% Danger Probable 1 year 40% to 60% Concern Possible 1 to 2 years
0 to 40% Design Unlikely 2 to 3 years
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Radius Map
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Excessive crackingCracking
Various degrees of ovality circled
Localized Bulge
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Plastic Strain Index (PSI)
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Negligible impact of ovality
on PSI resultsHigh Severity at crack sites
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PSI Trend => Repair Need
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Common Types of Bulge Repairs
• Window replacement• Can replacement• Weld overlays
– Internal– External– Sandwich
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Window Replacement
• Advantages– Simplest– Least expensive
• Disadvantages– Fit-up stresses– Two-way material mismatch– Short-term repair
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Can Replacement
• Advantages– Better than window replacement– Effective solution for
• Diagonal bulging• Extensive widespread cracking• Remote locations
• Disadvantages– Fit-up stresses– One-way material mismatch– Medium-term repair
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Advantages of Weld Overlay Repair• Advantages:
– Lower nominal stresses under mechanical loads. – Favorable residual stresses on application surface. – Possible reduction of bulging severity.– Most effective and longest-lasting repair, if designed and applied
properly.• Disadvantages:
– Need good automated procedure.– Unfavorable low tensile residual stresses. – Need proper engineering to handle potential for:
• Instability / buckling• Excessive distortion.• Impact of transition stress riser on fatigue life.• Excessive thermal expansion stresses from repaired zone expanding differently
from rest of wall. • Ratcheting in thinner wall that could result in generation of new bulges.
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Buckling / Local Failure
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Non-symmetric Distortion
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Repair Implementation
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Time History
• 08 coke drums commissioned in 1998• Drums are 1.25Cr0.5Mo/SS410 clad
• Shell bulges monitoring since 2001• Bulges >3” since 2007• First shell crack: Apr2009 (2500cycles)• First throughwall crack: Feb2010 (2740cycles)• BOL repairs started: June2010• Approx cycles:3650 Oct13
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Scope of Repairs
• Total repairs with Controlled-Deposition Welding (CDW, without PWHT)
• Total Surface Area BOL repairs: 3350sqft
• Max size single location BOL repairs: 663sqft (2.2m x 28m)
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Inspection requirements
Preparatory• Repair specific PQR: Hardness, Toughness, Microstructure• Mock-up with approved WPS/PQR: I, V, S
Site execution• Mapping+Marking• Clad layer removal – Cu Sulfate test (A380)• Thickness check, Base line diameter measurements• BOL as per approved WPS: Surface finish at edges/interface, PMI, Thk,
Fluorescent DPT, Distortion measurements, Taper edges 10:1, hardness limits for overlay/interface/HAZ
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Challenges• Overall process safety, Planning and scheduling for drum-pair repairs, with
other drums in line.• WPS/PQR: CDW with 3layers min, hardness control• Quality welders/operators specific to CDW requirements• Working crew within one single confined space• Simultaneous repairs for multiple locations in a drum• Mapping/marking on drum wall• Distortion measurements• Controlling WPS parameters during execution at site• Prediction of subsequent bulge growth• Residual stress control• Expected life post repairs, esp due to shake-down effect
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Photographs
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Typical Shell Map with repair areas on shell courses
Typical Shell cross section: as-is/post-repairs
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Photographs
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Typical bulge overlay repairs inside of the coke drum
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Performance
• Bulge growth under control, steady.
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