Discipline: PIPING Engineer Duration: 1-1/2 Hours.

Interviewed by: Date:

Note:
1. Answer any 20 questions.

1) Sketch the Pump piping arrangement details with clearance dimensions?

Briefly explain the considerations to be followed?
2) Sketch the Tank form piping arrangement details with dimensions? Briefly
explain the philosophy to be followed?
3) Sketch the Pipe rack piping sectional arrangement details with clearance
dimensions? Briefly explain the concept to be followed?
4) Sketch the Exchanger Piping arrangements including support location? Briefly
explain the considerations to be followed?
5) Sketch the Column Piping arrangements including support location? Briefly
explain the philosophy to be considered?
6) Sketch the Reactor Piping arrangement details? Briefly explain about it?
7) Sketch the Heater Piping arrangement details? Briefly explain about it?
8) Sketch the Compressor Piping arrangement details? Briefly explain about it?
9) Write about the Piping flexibility arrangements and Expansion calculation
methods?
10) Describe about the Single, double and triple axis arresting of Piping support
details for Hot Insulation pipe, Cold Insulation pipe, and bare pipe and Slope
pipe?
11) How will you indicate the following Piping accessories in Material description
for purchase? - Pipe, 90Elbow, con. red, equal tee, unequal tee, Plate, equal
angle etc. Give examples.
12) When will you recommend the following faces of Flanges?

Raised face :
Flat face :
Tongue and Groove :
Ring Joint Type :
13) List the following piping material?

API STANDARD PIPES

ASTM STANDARD PIPES

BRITISH STANDARD PIPES

INDIAN STANDARD PIPES

14)List the tube Material?
15)Write the equivalent material for ASTM A53, ASTM A 312TP304, ASTM A 333,
ASTM A 335?

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 16)When will be the NACE standard used?
17)When will you select an Inner ring for Spiral wound Gaskets?
18)What are all the By-products of Crude Oil?
19)Abbreviate any 10 Items?

MH -
EW&SSH -
FF -
FDN -
FCO -
FSD -
FW -
INST -
INS -
LJ -
MK -
MR -

20)Sketch the following items?

Drip ring
Steam Tracing
Fig 8
Spacer blind flange
Steam trap
Plug valve

21)What are the different thicknesses of gasket available?

Flat ring for RF compressed asbestos

Full face for Flat face Flange -
Spiral Wound flat ring for RF -

22)What are the acceptable tolerances for fabrication of piping system?

Face to face ,Centre to face is ________

Lateral translation is _______________
Max. rotation is ___________________
Face out of alignment is ____________
Flattering measured as difference between the max and min OD at any
cross section -____________________
Flattering measured as difference between the max and min OD at any
cross section - ___________________
23)Sketch the standard practice of vent and drains on line 11/2 and below and
2 and above?
24)Mention the Following Clearances to be commonly provided?
25)What is the Guide Spacing to be followed for Pipe Supporting?
Vertical Spacing Horizontal spacing
Up to 2 - -
From 3 to 8 - -
From 10 to 18 - -

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