Piping Engineering – Knowledge base

Nozzle Loads 1.0  Introduction to Nozzle Loads As a minimum, the Piping Stress Engineer shall ensure that the loads on the Nozzle of the Mechanical Equipments are within these values. In the event the loads are exceeding the allowable loads values, prior approval from the supplier shall be taken. It is advisable that, the Fabrication / Procurement of these equipments shall ...

1. SIL Assessment Methodology The common methods used for Target Safety Integrity Level determination are: · Risk Graph · Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Both these methods are included in the IEC61508 and IEC61511 standard. The risk graph is a qualitative technique, the results tend to be quite subjective and lead to SIL levels biased on the high side. The ...

Here is a checklist for Piping Isometrics Sr. No. Check Points   P&ID RELATED 1 Following items are checked with the P&ID (IFD or later issue):   a)    Line number and pipe class.   b)    Tag nos. of equipment, instruments, special items, actuated and manual valves (if applicable).   c)    Flow direction (including flow direction of check valve)   d)    ...

In the previous post I explained different types of steam trap, in this post I will discuss about different steam trap arrangements on the steam headers running in the chemical plant. MATERIAL LIST ITEM QTY SIZE (NB) HALF COUPLING 2 20 PIPE 1 m 20 VALVE (GATE / GLOBE) 2 20 STEAM TRAP WITH INTEGRAL STRAINER 1 20 MATERIAL LIST ...

Format and Use of Piping Critical Line List The Piping Critical Line List is normally an internal document. The Piping Critical Line List comprises of a lead sheet (s) and continuation sheet (s). Lead Sheet The lead sheet is used to summarise the definitions of critical lines applicable codes etc. and amended to reflect any specific requirements of the contract ...

Below procedure defines the basis to establish piping critical line list from line list, P & I Diagrams and Piping Specification. What is Piping Critical Line: A piping critical line is a line for which a flexibility review is required to be carried out by a Piping Stress Engineer due to temperature, weight, supporting arrangement, external loading, lines connection to ...

Have you got stuck with the lookup related functions in the excel and you end up working with manual work. Then you will find this post related to lookup and reference functions very useful. I know, usually you get busy with other project related work and that’s why you don’t get much time to learn simple yet extremely useful excel ...

In process industry there are many pipes which are running across the plant transferring different fluid from source to the destination. These pipes are generally manufactured in a standard length of 6 metres or 12 meters so the pipes are joined together to achieve the required routing. The most common method of joining pipes is by welding two pipe spools ...

About Drainage Systems on Offshore Platform Offshore platform drainage and waste disposal systems shall be designed in accordance with API RP 14E “Recommended Practice for Design and Installation of Offshore Production Platform Piping Systems” and all national, state and local codes and regulations. The design of all offshore platform drainage and waste disposal systems shall be subject to approval by ...

In any oil & gas plant or refinery unit there are many hazardous fluids & gases present or generated. These fluids & gases can be flammable or inflammable in nature and can cause fire in the facility destructing the assets, pollution to the environment & fatality to human life. To prevent fire from happening the facility is to be protected ...

In petrochemical & refinery plants there are many pipes which are running from source to destination. In most of the cases there is pipe rack between the plant units which carry these pipes and distribute it across the plant. When the pipes are running next to each other there should be some minimum spacing between the pipes so that there ...