Pressure Vessel Repairs

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contactfarhan Active Contributor Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 24	Pressure Vessel Repairs 03/22/2013 11:52 AM
	Dear Folks, Ais possible to cut and reweld the pressure vessel Dome twice for some repairs. Does it shorten the dome dimensions each time? do we have any ref. for this? also can we cut n reweld more than 2 times? construction code is ASME 8 Div 1.
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Ried Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1602 Good Answers: 19	#1 Re: Pressure Vessel Repairs 03/22/2013 3:18 PM
	Yes it is possible to cut and reweld a pressure vessel multiple times. Depending on how it is cut and rewelded, there might be some change in dimensions. Not knowing more of your specific situation, I will not advise whether this is an acceptable practice. Take any advise on this forum with a lot of caution. This type of work can be extremely hazardous to the plant long term. I am sure (and I hope for your sake) people more knowledgeable than I will reply to this post! __________________ Eventually, one needs to realize that it is far less important to be the smartest person in the room than it is to sit next to that person and make friends.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#2 Re: Pressure Vessel Repairs 03/25/2013 5:12 AM
	If it is a pressure vessel, then it will be on the facility's General Register for periodic routine assessment for the purposes of burst indemnity insurance cover. So the first person to talk to is the Engineer/Surveyor for the company providing that cover, in particular the individual that carried out the last two or three inspections. That individual's name will be on the insurance assessment repoer in the General Register. Get a copy of the inspection records, a copy of the as-built drawing for the equipment, then pick up the phone, talk to that individual in depth, and go from there with that individual's recommendations. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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