Simulation-driven Fitness-for-Service assessments to evaluate structural integrity, remaining life, and asset integrity decisions.
Critical assets inevitably degrade over their service life. Be it refining oil, generating nuclear energy, or building batteries, the equipment and infrastructure suffer damage over time. When this damage is identified, organizations need to determine not only the extent of the flaw, but whether equipment can continue to operate safely and efficiently under existing conditions.
SIMULIA's Fitness-for-Service solutions combine established assessment methodologies with advanced simulation capabilities to evaluate the structural integrity of pressure vessels, piping systems, and other critical equipment. By enabling a realistic understanding of damage mechanisms and their impact on performance, engineers can assess remaining life, support compliance requirements, and make informed decisions to run as-is, rerate, repair, or replace assets with confidence.
Reduce assessment costs and shorten evaluation timelines.
Minimize unnecessary conservatism in assessments to safely keep equipment in operation longer.
Enable data-driven decisions for the management of flawed or damaged equipment.
Maintain compliance efficiently while addressing complex damage mechanisms.
As industrial assets age, operators face increasing pressure to ensure safety, maximize equipment availability, and make informed decisions about continued service.
Fitness-for-Service (FFS) assessments help determine whether damaged or aging equipment can continue operating safely. This session explores the three API 579 assessment levels and demonstrates how Abaqus and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform evaluate damage mechanisms, including metal loss, crack-like flaws, shell distortions, and hydrogen embrittlement, to support informed decisions on running as-is, rerating, repairing, or replacing.
Simulation is used to evaluate the structural impact of wall thinning and corrosion damage, helping determine remaining strength and safe operating limits.
Simulation is used to analyze geometric imperfections and welding-induced distortions, helping assess their effect on structural integrity and code compliance.
Simulation is used to determine the acceptability of crack-like defects under service loads, helping predict crack growth and fracture risk.
Simulation is used to evaluate localized deformation damage and its interaction with operational loading, helping determine repair or continued service suitability.
Simulation is used to assess material degradation caused by hydrogen exposure, helping evaluate susceptibility to cracking and brittle failure.
Simulation is used to evaluate cyclic loading effects and accumulated damage, helping estimate remaining fatigue life and inspection requirements.
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Watch this webinar replay to learn how to assess key damage mechanisms such as metal loss, crack-like flaws, shell distortion and hydrogen embrittlement.
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