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    Corrosion looping is carried out as part of a risk-based inspection (RBI) analysis or materials operating envelope analysis to systematically analyze piping components and assign corrosion mechanisms. It involves grouping piping materials and conditions into "loops" or circuits based on similar materials, processes, temperatures, pressures, and velocities to identify locations with comparable susceptibility to damage. Defining corrosion loops allows inspectors to more efficiently monitor circuit corrosion rates, thickness measurements, and optimize inspection plans over the facility's lifetime. The response provides guidance on criteria for establishing corrosion loops, including material, process fluid, temperature, pressure, construction characteristics, and suggests defining representative piping segments within each loop.

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    Corrosion looping is carried out as part of a risk-based inspection (RBI) analysis or materials operating envelope analysis to systematically analyze piping components and assign corrosion mechanisms. It involves grouping piping materials and conditions into "loops" or circuits based on similar materials, processes, temperatures, pressures, and velocities to identify locations with comparable susceptibility to damage. Defining corrosion loops allows inspectors to more efficiently monitor circuit corrosion rates, thickness measurements, and optimize inspection plans over the facility's lifetime. The response provides guidance on criteria for establishing corrosion loops, including material, process fluid, temperature, pressure, construction characteristics, and suggests defining representative piping segments within each loop.

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    Corrosion looping is carried out as part of a risk-based inspection (RBI) analysis or materials operating envelope analysis to systematically analyze piping components and assign corrosion mechanisms. It involves grouping piping materials and conditions into "loops" or circuits based on similar materials, processes, temperatures, pressures, and velocities to identify locations with comparable susceptibility to damage. Defining corrosion loops allows inspectors to more efficiently monitor circuit corrosion rates, thickness measurements, and optimize inspection plans over the facility's lifetime. The response provides guidance on criteria for establishing corrosion loops, including material, process fluid, temperature, pressure, construction characteristics, and suggests defining representative piping segments within each loop.

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    Piping corrosion circuit or Corrosion loop / Piping Circuitization and

    Corrosion Modelling. API 570


    Corrosion loop(s) are systematized analysis "loops" used during Risk-based inspection analysis. Both terms
    “RBI Corrosion loops” or “RBI corrosion circuits” are generic terms used to indicate the systematization of
    piping systems into usable and understandable parts associated with corrosion. Systematized piping loops or
    circuits are systems used in Risk Based Inspection analysis to assess the likelihood and consequence of
    failure. Other systematization may also prove useful, such as, i.e. inspection, consequence, materials of
    construction and chemistry. The system (or sub systems) may be used to identify, pressure / temperature,
    subsequent failure mechanism and possible failure rate. They may be based upon Construction drawings,
    Process Flow diagrams or Piping & Instrument diagrams as required. Each loop or circuit maybe identified
    using a unique code, with description about; process, material & degradation mode, material, cladding, C.A,
    specs. See system model comes under the general heading of system analysis the terms analysis and synthesis
    come from Greek where they mean respectively "to take apart" and "to put together". See also systems theory:
    Note the exact definition of the systematized risk analysis " loop" is left to the reader and their requirements of
    the system analysis required, however to ensure consistency and that the expected results is produced, this
    should be defined before they are constructed. It is suggested that a “true” corrosion loop should be a grouping
    were the degradation mechanism is "likely" to be the same i.e.

     Material of Construction,

     Process fluid (similar stream properties),

     Temperature (roughly, or at least within the damage mechanisms susceptibility thresholds),

     Pressure (if the damage mechanism/s of concern is/are reliant upon pressure), and

     Velocity (again (if the damage mechanism of concern is reliant upon velocity).

    By defining the barrier limits of Damage Susceptible Areas, the susceptibility of any part is similar to that of the
    whole.

    Corrosion Looping is carried out as part of either a Risk Based Inspection analysis (RBI) or Materials
    Operating Envelope analysis (MOE). it is the systematization of the piping components versus failure modes
    analysis into materials operating envelope . It groups piping materials / chemical make-up into systems / sub
    systems and assigns corrosion mechanisms. These are then monitored over the operating lifetime of the
    facility. This analysis is performed on circuit inspection results to determine and optimize circuit corrosion rates
    and measured thickness/dates for circuit components. Corrosion Circuits are utilized in the Integrity
    Management Plan (IMP) which forms a part of the overall Asset integrity management system and is an
    integral part of any RBI analysis.
    Background it is carried out in order to

     Manage the inspection of piping,

     Identifying piping systems / circuits and assign failure modes.

     Capture any changes due to those upgrades or design creep.


     Ensure that circuits are identified to indicate inspection points as well as facilitate the implementation
    of various inspection techniques.

     Identify potential damage mechanisms and their locations.


    Typically, this is performed at the outset of any Mechanical Integrity program i.e. as the facility is built, modified
    and operated throughout its life. General Requirements of Circuitization:

     Use an experienced corrosion/materials engineer to define systems in each unit

     Define corrosion circuits within each system based on materials of construction, operating conditions
    and active damage mechanisms

     Circuit identification and naming convention is used for both API RBI and IDBMS programs to provide
    linking and sharing inspection data

     Circuit corrosion rates are used in API RBI to calculate circuit risk

     Determine the circuit and component next inspection date and inspection effectiveness, including
    detailed inspection plan

     Review or Placement of CML/TML (Condition Monitoring Locations/Thickness Monitoring Locations)


    recommended by corrosion/materials engineer

     CML/TML installed and documented on piping isometric drawings

    RBI: Inventory group / Corrosion Loops and representative


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    Forum FAQs Links MVPs

    yucao89 (Industrial)

    (OP)

    25 Jun 14 10:40

    Dear friends,

    I've been assigned to do a draft RBI (RISK BASED INSPECTION) study of a hydrotreatment plant. Given to me
    are all the P&ID and Process Flow Diagram, along with all datum to the corresponding machines. However I'm
    struggling to find some help on the following issues.:

    1) What criteria can you use to establish corrosion loops (CL). Given a plant, what should be the key criteria
    to delimit which group of piping and equipment belongs to a single corrosion loop?

    2) The same question for Inventory Groups. What is the criteria for establishing such groups and how do they
    affect the consequences of failure? It is suggested that the user select the Inventory groups by the group of
    equipment he can isolate in case of failure. What if my plant do not have isolation valves. Can the inventory
    group be a single giant loop?
    3) How do you model the piping. Should you do all the piping or select the representative piping inside a
    corrosion loop. Or should you select the representative piping and also the entrance and exit piping of all
    equipment. What criteria can you suggest me?

    4) I find it extremely difficult to find an online case study and information regarding to the execution of RBI.
    Can someone kindly offer some documentation that is either a case study or contains some answers to those
    questions I have above? The recommended practices API 580, API 581 (which I have a physical copy) do not
    answer my above questions. They are too much theory and too little about application.

    Thank you indeed for your help.

    YC89

    racookpe1978 (Nuclear)27 Jun 14 11:47

    Go back to your boss. Get your company's procedures for a risk assessment FIRST!
    Get your company's requirements for approving a risk assessment FIRST!

    Then - AFTER you know what YOUR company needs (is going to have to have) - THEN you can start
    asking questions on-line to unknown observers.

    SJones (Petroleum)18 Jul 14 00:13

    http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/crr_htm/2001/crr013...

    http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/hsl_pdf/2002/hsl02-...

    For corrosion loops, the usual starting point is: same material, same process conditions

    Steve Jones
    Corrosion Management Consultant

    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/83b/b04

    All answers are personal opinions only and are in no way connected with any employer.

    dcasto (Chemical)19 Jul 14 19:22

    I never worked for DOW, but they were the people who invented RBI. I worked in pipelines and a ex Dow
    employee wrote a book, pipeline RBI, kent mulberry. He lays out what eventually became the API 580. Api
    gives a great outline and answers your questions

    I'm assuming that you company hasn't adopted api 580 and it doesn't have it's own system.

    lucianonar (Petroleum)22 Jul 14 15:40

    Hi Yucao

    As you said, there is no detail in API about how to define corrosion loops. I will describe you what criteria I
    use to define my corrosion loops, which I had apply succesfully in different type off plants. First, I must say
    that I´m

    - What are corrosion loops?: corrosion loops are groups of equipment and pipes which have same damage
    mechanisms susceptibility (not only corrosion)
    - Why do we define corrosion loops? I define corrosion loops to improve my inspection and mechanical
    integrity system effectivity. By analysing corrosion loops you will have a better understanding about damage
    mechanisms presented in your process. Also, if by an inspection you detect degradation in a component of
    one of your corrosion loops, you could analyse if the other componentes may have the same damage
    mechanism severity and plan your next inspection. This is why I consider you improve effectivity.

    Criteria to define corrosion loop:

    - Analyse your CMMS taxonomy


    - Start with a unit plant: gas treatment, refining,crio, etc.
    - Identify process systems, defined by representative fluid
    - Identify process points where process conditions (T, P, Q) vary in a way that could change damage
    mechanism susceptibility
    - Identify construction characteristics that could derive in change of damage mechanism susceptibility
    (burried/not burried, thermal isolation, construction material, etc)
    - Based on what I described before, you can define your corrosion loops.

    About pipes. I recommend you to define groups of pipes inside your corrosion loops. I recommend you to
    define groups of pipes that do not need more than half a day to be inspected.

    Hope you find it usefull.

    Cheers
    Luciano

    yucao89 (Industrial)

    (OP)

    23 Jul 14 07:17

    Thank you all for your help. Much appretiated.

    Luciano: It's very clear and instructive. Thank you

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