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the meaning of piping schedules and wt, e.g. sch. 40, 80, etc.
pipe connections, i.e. threaded, socket-weld, butt weld and flanged and the
associated fittings to achieve this.
the purpose of and how to create and dimension a general arrangement drawing.
construction execution.
Importance of piping In a "normal" plant (No specially built, high cost equipment)
piping (design, engineering, erection, testing, rework etc) constitutes 30% to
45% plant total cost. Hence, if you use a good design & engineering practice,
right away you could save 5% of plant cost (3% saving always exists). If you
calculate this amount, it is huge & hence proper importance should be given to
piping at all stages.
Piping layout & design engineering A guy specialized in this area is called Piping
Design Engineer or Piping designer.. If you wish to be in this field, you need to be
good at International codes, layout capability with a vision for daily operation,
maintenance methods, erection, dismantling methods etc. This field need more
common sense than hi-fi engineering skills. This field also include, Pre-bid engineering
(Proposal engineering), Conceptual engineering, Basic engineering and Detail
engineering (Dont ask me what are these. You will know them in due time)
Piping stress analysis A guy specialized in this area is called Piping stress Engineer
or Piping flexibility engineer. If you wish to be in this field, you need to be good at
stress analysis skills using software line CAEPIPE, CAESER, AUTOPIPE etc
Piping material & specifications engineering A guy specialized in this area is called
Piping Material engineer or Piping Spec. Engineer. If you wish to be in this field, you
need to be good at materials & their properties, thorough knowledge of international
codes (ASME/API/ASTM to name few), good knowledge of corrosion engineering &
very good knowledge about proper use of valves & pipe fittings.
Piping fabrication, erection & quality control engineering A guy specialized in this area
is called Piping site engineer or Piping field engineer. If you wish to be in this field,
you need to be good at quality control skills (NDT/NDE inspections), work scheduling &
progress monitoring skills, dealing with erection contractor on daily basis etc.
Dont think that the above four fields are independent. They are interdependent. Even if
you are in one of the above fields, you need to know all the four fields very well to
function as a good engineer. Thats why dont make up your mind now to pursue any
one of the above fields.
Check out the following web sites (by category and type)
General info
Materials Data
Pipe Specifications <http://www.usstubular .com/products/seamslp.htm >
MatWeb <http://www.matls.com/ >
On-line Books
Books and Publications <http://www.pipingdesi gn.com/books1.html>
Glossaries <http://www.pipingdesi gn.com/glossary.html>
Piping Databook <http://books.google.c om/books?id=0q9EZGfvv0MC& gt;
Fluid flow
Fluid Properties <http://webbook.nist.g ov/chemistry/fluid/>
Pressure Drop Theory <http://www.pipeflow.c o.uk/public/control.php_p
ath=/497/503/510>
Equivalent Lengths <http://www.cheresourc es.com/eqlength.shtml>
Internet forums
Piping Design Central <http://www.pipingdesi gn.com/>
Engineering Communities of Practice - ASME <https://cop.asme.org/
COP/Public/Home>
Steam-List Information <http://www.swopnet.co m/engr/mail_lists/steam_l
ist_info.html>
Professional Associations
National Board <http://www.nationalbo ard.org>
ASME <http://www.asme.org&g t;
ASTM <http://www.ansi.org/& gt;
ANSI <http://www.ansi.org/& gt;
Procure and study the following textbooks (not on-line)
5. "Piping and Pipe Support Systems: Design and Engineering" by Paul R. Smith,
Thomas J. Van Laan
7. "Technical Paper 410, Flow of Fluids Through Valves, Fittings & Pipe", Crane
Co (maybe the best less than US$30 you will ever spend)