Course content:

1. Introduction of piping Engineering.

• Definition of Pipe and piping.

• Application of Piping.

• Piping Standards.

• Line specification and its importance.

• Pipe ends, joining types and application.

• Pressure class rating.

• NPS, DN and OD.

2. Pipe Manufacturing methods

• Seam pipe.

• Seamless pipe.

• Spiral pipe.

• U.O.Pipe.

3. Valves : ASME Standards

• Applications.

• Operation.

• Orientation.

• Drawing symbols

• Dimensions.

• Pressure Drop.

• Back flow.

• Standards.

• Selections.

• Specifications.

• Types of valve – Gate, globe, ball, plug, pinch, diaphragm, PSV, PRV, Butterfly, NRV, Diverting, mixing, knife,  etc.,

4. Flanges

• Pipe Flange 

– Joining methods

- Stub- in.

- Stub- on.

- Stub-end.

• Flange standards.

• Applications.

• Drawing symbols.

• Dimensions and pressure class rating selection.

• Types of flanges

- Slip on flange.

- Threaded.

- Orifice.

- Weld neck.

- Socket.

- Blind.

- Reduced.

- Lap joint.

- Flange and.

- Spades and spectical blinds.

5. Fittings

• Standards.

• Dimensions.

• Symbolic representations.

• Applications.

• Design concepts.

• Specification.

• Types.

– 900  LR & SR.

– 450  LR & SR.

• Bends - 1800  LR &SR , miter bends.

• Branch connections – 

a. Straight: i. Equal Tees.

                       ii. Unequal Tees.

b. Cross-Tees.

• Reducers /Expands. 

- Concentric.

- Eccentric

• Olets .

- Weldolets.

- Sockets.

- Threadolets.

- Latrolets.

- Elbolets.

- Sweepolets.

- Thermolets.

- Flageolets etc.

• Couplings.

- Full.

- Half 

- Reducing.

• Unions.

• Special fittings.

- Traps.

- Expansion bellows.

- Expansion loops.

- Strainers.

6. Gaskets

• Types of gaskets.

• Selection @ process fluids.

• Standards.

• Types of flange facings.

– Flat.

– Raised face.

– RTJ.

Flange face finishing.

– Tangent grooves.

– Radio graphics and 

– Concentric gloves.

Gaskets indication color representation.

7. Drawing generations

• Straight isometric.

• Single rolling isometric

• Double rolling isometric.

• Drawings Extractions.

8. Detailed MTO’s.

9. PFD and P&ID’s

• Process Flow Diagram (PFD).

• Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID).

• Symbolic representation.

• Process flow.

• Reading of P&ID .

• Development of piping diagrams with PFD and  P&ID.

• Instruments, loop diagrams, symbols.

• Utility flow diagrams.

10. General arrangement diagrams

• Extraction of isometrics and MTO’s

• Development of detailed diagrams.

11. Pressure drop calculations

• Straight pipes.

• Valves, fittings and components.

• Pressure Drop in 

– liquid line.

– gasses lines and.

– multi fluid lines..

• Types of flows.

12. Pipe supports.

• Importance of Supports.

• Classification of supports.

– Rigid.

– Hanger.

– Flexible and Restraints

• Standards.

• Span and specification.

• Applications.

• Representation.

• Rigid

- Shoe

- Saddle

- Trunnion.

- Dummy leg.

- Base adjustment Support and

- Sleeper.

• Flexible

- Constant load.

- Variable Load.

• Restraints 

- Guide.

- Roller. 

- Anchor Supports.

13. Pipe Racks :

• Design Concepts.

• Width and height calculations.

• Spacing (spans).

• Pipe arrangements.

• Process Pipelines.

• Utilities.

• Cable Trays.

 14.  Pipe thickness calculations.

• Schedule Selections.

15. Importance of Stress analysis.

• Sustained Loads.

• Occasional Loads.

• Expunction Loads.

• Primary stress.

• Secondary stress.

• Peak Stress.

16. Pump Head.

• Pump head Calculations.

• Closed System and Open system.

• Design Concepts.

• NPS Ha.

• NPS Hr – Cavitations.

• Applications.

• Pumps Selection.

 17. Pump Piping Basic.

• All types of applications.

• Rooting Concepts of Piping for a pump.

18. Plot Plan.

• Equipment layout.

• Piping Layout.

• Preparation Of equipment layout- Factors consideration, Battery limits and Bund walls.

• Concepts.

• Sample Layouts.

• Importance.

19. Piping Layout .

Complete Design Concepts.

• Pumps.

• Vessels.

• Racks / Tracks.

• Hazardous.

• Head Room clearances.

• Control Stations.

• Drain Pipelines.

• Vent Pipelines.

• Process Pipelines.

• Safety.

• Maintenance.

• Operation. etc.,

20. Number of exercises in Class related to above topics to make you perfect in Concept & Design.