Sections of Piping Engineering

• Piping Layouts
• Piping Stress
• Piping Materials

Broad Categories

• Deliverables
• No-Deliverables

Detailed Activities

Deliverables & Non-Deliverables:

• Piping Layouts
• Piping Stress
• Piping Materials

Man-Hour Estimation

· Thumb Rules

· Basics behind detailed Estimation

Process Interface

· Process Flow Diagram

· Fluid List

· Equipment List

· Piping & Instrument Diagram

· Legend P&IDs

· Important info in P&ID

· Line list

Design Basis

• What is design Basis
• Why is it important
• Various Sections of Design Basis
• General Design Philosophies
• Stress & Flexibility Requirements
• Material & NDT Requirements

Overall Plot plan

• What is overall plot plan
• why is it required?
• Stages of Overall Plot Plan
• Content of Overall Plot Plan
• Guidelines for development
• Inputs required
• Use of Overall Plot plan

Unit Plot plan

• What is Plot Plan?
• Various Inputs required
• Usage by other disciplines
• Checklists
• Drawing Size

Layout Guidelines

• Columns & Furnaces
• Compressors & Pumps
• Exchangers & Air coolers
• Drums & Pipe rack
• Dyke wall Calculations

Layout Standards

Guidelines from

• OISD-118
• NFPA-30

Material Take-off

• Definition & Scope of work
• Various Documents required
• Basic requirements
• Various MTO stages
• Guidelines & Check Points

Nozzle Orientation

• What is Nozzle Orientation
• Basis, Disciplines involved & Various Steps
• Example: Column Nozzle orientation covering:
• Manhole Orientation
• Feed Nozzle Orientation
• Reboiler Piping connections
• Top & Bottom Nozzles
• Instrument & Level Nozzles
• Platforms & Ladders

3D Model Specification

• What is 3D Model
• Main Objectives of 3D model
• Work Split while 3D modelling of following:
• Equipment, Piping
• Civil, Structure
• Instrumentation,, Electrical
• Underground, HVAC, Fire Fighting
• Package Unit / Modular Units

3D Model Review

• Purpose & Objectives
• Teams Involved
• Execution Procedure
• Purpose & Agenda of 30-60-90 % model reviews
• Scope Matrics covering all disciplines

General Arrangement drawings (GA)

• Definition
• Purpose of piping GA
• Scale requirements
• Stage of issue
• Input documents
• Check list for piping GA

Isometrics

• Definition
• Purpose for preparation of isometrics
• Stage of iso issue
• Input document required
• Check points w.r.t P&ID, Layout, MTO, Stress & Drafting

Painting Specification

• Surface & Material
• Painting Standards
• Surface cleaning methods
• Pain general requirements
• Paint Material Types

Insulation Specification

• Purpose of Insulation
• Items exempted from Insulations
• Selection parameters
• Common Insulation Materials
• Insulation Pictures
• Insulation Cladding & Pictures
• Example of thickness charts