Piping designers and piping engineers work on the same piping system, but they approach it from different directions. The piping designer develops the physical arrangement of the system, while the piping engineer establishes and verifies the technical requirements that make the system safe and suitable for its intended service. In simple terms, a piping engineer…
Piping Material Specification (PMS) Introduction: Piping Material Specification? Piping Material Specification (PMS) covers various piping classes for process and utility piping and minimum requirements for various piping/pipeline materials necessary for the design of the piping/pipeline facilities. This specification shall be read in conjunction with various Codes and Standards as applicable. In industries such as oil…
Pipe Ways in Industrial Piping Overview The pipe ways conveys all the main process lines connecting distant pieces of equipment, relief and blowdown headers, all lines leaving and entering the plant, and utility lines supplying steam, air, cooling water, and inert gas to the plant. Electrical and instrument cable trays are usually routed in the…
Types of Storage Tanks in Industrial Piping Overview Tanks are used to store liquid, gas, and vapor for the operation of a process plant. The location of such equipment usually is outside the process area. Different fluids (like crude oil, gasoline, diesel, chemicals, LPG) have different storage needs. Major Types of Tanks Fixed Roof Tank…
Inch Dia and Inch Meter in Piping Overview Inch Dia and Inch Meter in Piping Piping systems form the backbone of industries such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, refineries, power plants, and water treatment facilities. In such large projects, thousands of meters of pipelines and hundreds of weld joints are fabricated and erected. Measuring this…
Heat Exchangers and Their Types Heat exchanger is an important and expensive item of equipment that is used in almost every industry (oil and petrochemical, sugar, food, pharmaceutical and power industry). About Heat Exchangers Heat exchangers are similar to pumps and vessels in that they are widely used in most process plants. The control of…
Equipment Used in Piping Project Even while parts like Pipes, Fittings, Flanges, and valves are necessary and indispensable for moving different goods from one area of a piping facility to another, they only have a little part in the actual production of a marketable product. The functions for which a pipe facility is being constructed…
Union Fittings in Pipe: Types Uses and Advantages Pipe fittings are essential components in any piping system, enabling connections, modifications, and repairs. Among the various types of pipe fittings, pipe unions hold a special place due to their unique ability to quickly and easily connect or disconnect two pipes without causing any rotation or damage….
Caps and Plugs Used in Piping Caps and plugs are used to terminate and seal the end of a pipe run. Caps are available as butt weld or threaded connections and plugs are available as threaded connections. Details of Pipe Caps In order to block off the pipeline, these Pipe Fittings cover the pipe end….
What are Pipe Nipples? Screwed fittings are manufactured with threads on the inside of the fitting, and socket-weld fittings have an internal socket that prevents fitting makeup assembly. To facilitate the assembly of screwed and socket-weld fittings, small lengths of pipe called pipe nipples are used between fittings. What are Pipe Nipples? Pipe nipples can…
