ASME B31.3 - Process Piping Code Design Requirements

ASME B31.3 course on process piping covers design to testing. This 5-day training is offered in Malaysia and Indonesia

Level: Intermediate
Type: Classroom

ASME B31.3 - Process Piping Code Design Requirements

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This intensive five-day course is designed to give the participants a thorough understanding of Process Piping Code, ASME B31.3. and its practical use for all aspects right from Piping Design to testing and certification. It offers a detailed insight into code requirements pertaining to the design of Piping components, branch connections, selection of flanges, fittings, flexibility considerations, materials requirements, fabrication, welding, NDT examination, and Pressure testing.

The course will cover the Piping systems typically used in Petroleum Industries, Refineries, Petrochemical plants, etc. The course emphasizes understanding of ‘stated’ and ‘implied’ requirements (i.e. content and intent) of the code.

Important code requirements will be explained in a simple, straightforward manner, including the short-cut methods in designing Pipes, Pipe fitting, and Flanges. The participants would be explained in detail the mechanics of adopting and applying the code rules for day-to-day use in their professional work. Lessons are enhanced by actual in-class problem solving, directly applying the rules and equations of the B31.3 Code for various design and operating conditions.

This training course is the complete answer to the demands of piping engineers to know the ASME B31.3 Pressure Piping Code and Upon completion of the training course, the participant shall be a complete ASME Code Professional.

The course further provides concepts and methods for assuring the mechanical integrity of existing piping systems. It presents an overview of how the methodology of API 570 can be applied to assessing the present structural integrity of the piping system and deciding its fitness for continued service as well as the projected remaining life.

Training Objectives

What is ASME B31.3 training course objective?

Familiarize participants with the organization and intent of the B 31.3 code
Know how to read the code, and interpret its stated and implied requirements
What issues to take into consideration when designing process piping
Pressure design of piping and piping components
How to analyze piping flexibility and gauge the limitations of piping and piping components
Provide participants step-by-step approach to piping design, including the design optimization techniques.
Introduce participants to various material selection, fabrication, erection, and testing of piping systems.
Be able to understand the mandatory requirements, specific prohibitions, and optional stipulations given in the code and other service restrictions on Piping systems.
How to conduct and certify the pressure testing.
Understand principles of piping integrity assessments as per API 570 and make run-repair-replace decisions.
Know how to calculate the Remaining life and MAWP of the piping system

Audiences

Who should join ASME B31.3 training course by PetroSync?

Ideally suited for Piping engineers and designers, Plant engineers who need an understanding of the requirements for compliance to the Code for piping design and analysis, and testing. Managers, Engineers, Supervisors, and Plant operation personnel who work in Refineries, Petrochemical plants, and other process industries will find this course immensely useful.

Each attendee must bring a Laptop computer with the Microsoft operating system and Scientific Calculator

Instructor

Mandar Mulay

Mandar Mulay has about 20 years hands on experience in design and integrity assessment of Piping Systems, Reactors & Storage Tanks, Pressure Vessels, Power Boiler, and Heat Exchanger. He is well conversant with the major industry codes & standards such as ASME Sec. I, ASME B 31.1, B31.3 , B31.4 and B31.8, ASME Sec VIII, BS-5500, TEMA, API -650, IS 803, API 579, ASME PCC-2 etc.

Major projects closely associated with, in his professional career so far are, Qatar Chemicals, Shell, Castrol India, Reliance Industries, Cargill Foods USA, etc. His proficiency in Power Boiler, Piping and Pressure Vessel Codes enables him to trace the similarities and differences of these codes. He also actively involved as Instructor for programs on the subjects of ASME codes, Integrity Assessment, Fitness for Service, etc.

Along with his career in Engineering and Design Department in a multinational company at a very senior post for the last 20 years, he is also visiting faculty to a well known Engineering College in India for their P.G. Courses in Piping Design and Engineering

Apart from being visiting faculty, He has also conducted several Training Courses ( ASME Sec. I, ASME Sec. VIII, ASME B 31.3 Piping Codes , API 579 FFS code, ASME PCC-2 Repair practices, and Heat Exchanger Design Operations & Maintenance ) in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and UAE for engineers from companies like Saudi Aramco, SABIC group of Companies, Qatar Petroleum, ADNOC, BAPCO, DEWA, Gulf Petrochemicals etc. He has already conducted many times the training courses in API 579, where the participants rated him “Excellent” for these courses.

Daily Aims

DAY 1

Objectives and intent of ASME B 31.3 Code
ASME B 31.3 Scope and applicability
Understanding of the Codes, what means SHALL, SHOULD & MAY in Code
Code contents, Stated & implied stipulations in the Code
What are design conditions, design pressure & design temperature
What are various fluid services generally encountered
Definitions of Category D, M, U, Normal and High Pressure Services
Concept of Weld Strength reduction factor
Weld Quality factor
Allowable stresses and the basis for its calculations
Design of piping components for internal pressure

DAY 2

Design of piping components for External pressures.
Design of branch connections –reinforcements
Selection of Flanges
Design of pipe fittings such as elbows, tees and blanks
Service considerations in Design
Flexibility considerations
Case studies in flexibility calculations
Methods to incorporate flexibility in Piping systems
U - loops, Expansion Joints

DAY 3

Extensive case studies on Piping Design
Piping Span Calculations
Selection of Supports and Hangers
Material Identification, Certification and Traceability
Code accepted Materials and material testing
Listed, unlisted materials
General requirements to be checked before selection of Material
Limitations imposed by code on materials
Impact testing requirements
Acceptance Criteria as per ASME B 31.3

DAY 4

Design interface with Fabrication, Assembly and Erection
Code requirement for preheating and PWHT
Design interface with Inspection, Examination and Testing
How to Conduct and certify pressure testing.
Hydrostatic testing of piping system
Pneumatic testing of piping system
Service leak test
NDT in lieu of leak test
Case studies

DAY 5

Additional Code requirements for special fluids services
Specific Design Requirements for Toxic Fluid (M Category) services
Design Requirements for High Pressure Fluid services
Design Requirements for High Purity (U category) Fluid services
Design Requirements for High Pressure ( Category K) Fluid services
Overview of flanges as per ASME B 16.5
Piping integrity assessments as per API 570
Making run-repair-replace decisions.
Calculation of Remaining life and MAWP of piping system
Real-world examples and case studies

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Training Schedule

Upcoming Trainings Past Trainings

Code	Start Date	End Date	Locations	Cost	Instructor
PST0270-202602	16 Nov, 2026	20 Nov, 2026	Bandung, Indonesia	USD 3,450	Mandar Mulay
PST0270-202603	23 Nov, 2026	27 Nov, 2026	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	USD 3,450	Mandar Mulay

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