API 572 Pre-Class Quiz
1. The following describes what type of construction for a pressure vessel?
The cylindrical section is made up of a number of thin concentric cylinders fabricated together, one over the other,
until the desired thickness is obtained. This construction is sometimes used for heavy-wall reactors and vessels
subject to high pressure.
1. Borland reactor wall method.
2. Compressed ring method.
3. Multilayer method.
4. Multi-ring compressed wall.
2. What does the following describe?
When the temperature of a vapor is reduced to the point where some or the entire vapor becomes liquid by the
transfer of heat to another fluid.
1. Condensers.
2. Air Cooler.
3. Cooler
4. Re-boiler.
3. What principle of cooling is used with exposed tube bundles under a cooling tower?
1. Conductive.
2. Radiant.
3. Evaporative.
4. Isometric.
4. Which of the following are types of Air-Cooled Exchangers?
1. Induced Draft and Natural Convection.
2. Natural Flow and Forced Draft.
3. Forced Draft and Induced Draft.
4. Overhead Spray and Inverted Spray assist units.
5.) If carbon steel vessels cannot resist a corrosive fluid, what method of construction is not normally used for
such a vessel?
1. Plain carbon steel.
2. Lined vessel using an alloy liner.
3. Lined vessel using a refractory liner.
4. Lined vessel using a glass liner.
6.) Which of the following does not describe how metallic liners can be installed in a pressure vessel?
[Link] liner material is explosion bonded to the carbon steel part.
[Link] liner material is rolled to the carbon steel plate as part of the manufacturing process.
[Link] liner material is welded to the carbon plate.
[Link] liner material is attached with a high temperature thermo chemical endothermic process.
7.) Prior to 1930, what specification was unfired pressure vessels built to in refineries?
1. API/ASME Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels for Petroleum Liquids and Gases.
2. Specifications of the user or manufacturer.
3. Jurisdictional requirements if any existed.
4. There were no standards or specifications prior to 1930.
8.) An inspector should be familiar with the current ASME Codes and previous editions of the Code, what other
publications should he be knowledgeable of?
1. The API Industry Informer Magazine, for the latest industry alerts.
2. Local, state and federal regulations and other specifications for the construction of pressure vessels.
3. ASNT rules for materials.
4. There are no other publications to be concerned with.
9.) What is the most important factor(s) in determining the inspection frequency of a pressure vessel?
1. Date placed in service.
2. Rate of deterioration and remaining corrosion allowance.
3. Remaining corrosion allowance.
4. Rate of deterioration
10) Cracks in vessels are most likely to occur in vessels in what locations?
1. At sharp changes in shape, size or near weld seams.
2. At weld seams.
3. At attachment welds for internals.
4. Where previous repairs have been performed.
11.) Before an inspection starts in a vessel, who else besides the safety man should be informed?
1. Coworkers who will assist in the inspection.
2. Operations.
3. Repair concerns.
4. All persons working in the area of the vessel.
12.) Where will most of the cracks in a pressure vessel's steel supports be located?
1. In areas that are not protected from the environment.
2. Around ladders.
3. Around skirts.
4. Welded seams and adjacent areas.
13.) If a vessel has had previous internal inspections, what should the inspector do prior to his inspection?
1. Alert operations.
2. Review API 572 for methods of failure that pertain to the vessel to be inspected.
3. Review previous inspection records.
4. Call the vessel manufacturer and obtain all records held on file.
14.) How may cracks be made to stand out from the surrounding areas being inspected?
1. Highly burnishing the area.
2. Abrasive grit blasting.
3. Abrasive grit blasting followed by etching.
4. Etching followed by abrasive grit blasting.
15.) How may carburized austenitic stainless steel sometimes be detected?
1. By chemical testing in situ.
2. By the use of a magnet.
3. X-ray fluorescence.
4. Trepanning.
16.) When testing a vessel pneumatically what should be on hand to aid in the visual examination?
1. A helper.
2. Insulators to remove the insulation.
3. Soap solution or ultrasonic sound detector.
4. Acoustic emission equipment.
17.) When leakage is encountered for the first time in a given service of an exchanger is it desirable to;
1. Call the manufacturer for probable locations.
2. Determine the nature of deterioration.
3. Reassess the need for the exchanger in the process stream.
4. Hydrostat the exchanger as soon as possible.
18.) What does the complete record file of a vessel contain?
1. Advance data.
2. Shop notes.
3. Basic data and field notes.
4. All previous owners of the vessel.
19.) What must an inspector consider when recommending the filling of pits with an epoxy?
1. Is this permitted by the repair concern?
2. Will this epoxy hold up in this service?
3. The strength the epoxy will add to base metal being repaired.
4. What will be required to clean the pits prior to application of the epoxy?
20.) The spark test is used for;
1. Inspection of leaks in glass, plastic or rubber linings.
2. Determining the chemical volatility and corrosive nature of a substance.
3. Metallurgical determination of alloys and their chemistry.
4. Determining the chemical composition of deposit in a vessel.