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General Equipment Symbols

Breaker Cyclone Electric Motor

Crusher
Tank Truck
Roll Crusher Centrifuge

Hammer Crusher Dryer Tank Car

Ball Mill Conveyor

Mixer Boom Loader

Scraper Conveyor
Kneader

Blender Screw Scraper

Fluid Separators Elevator

Filter

Skip Hoist
Rotary Filter

Screen Overhead Conveyor

Electromagnetic Hoists

Equipment – Heat Exchangers

Heat Exchanger Evaporation Condenser

Shell and Tube Condenser (Air Cooled)

Tube Bundle
Oil Separator

Kettle Reboiler
Chilling Evaporator

Air-blown cooler

Air Cooling Evaporator

Plate Type

Finned Tube Extractor Hood

Double pipe type

Oil Burner Autoclave

Boiler Fan Blades

Fired Heater
Triple Fan Blades

Coolinng Tower

Condenser

Automatic stoker

Refrigerators
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General Intrument Symbols

Analog Instrument, Pressure Gauges Propeller Meter
I-1
accesible board-mounted P

Computer-based Thermometer Generic Utility

I-2 algorithmn T

A
Flow Meters Operator Box
B
I-3 PLC F

AND Gate
I-4 Computer Indicator / Recorder

0-100
deg

OR Gate
I-5 Lights mV Converter
10-50

Analog Instrument,
I-6 Mounted behind board Venturi NOT Gate

Stream Trace Flowmeter Connecting Element

I-7

FI

I-8 I-9 Double Rotameter Diamond

I-10
Level Meter Vortex Sensor

Signal and Process Lines

Signal Heat Trace

Data Link Mechanical Link

Pneumatic Mechanical Link 1

Pneumatic 1

Pneumatic Binary

Electric

Electric 1

Electric Binary

Electric Binary 1

Capillary Tube

Hydraulic

Hydraulic 1

Electromagnetic

Heated / Cooled
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Pipelines
Major Pipeline

Major PipelineR

Major PipelinesL

Minor Pipeline

Minor PipelineR

Minor PipelineL

Valves and Fittings

Gate Valve Reducing Valve End Caps

Plug Valve
Globe Valve Electrically
Bonded

Screw-double Valve 3- way Plug Valve Electrically Insulated

Check Valve Mixing Valve Bursting Disc

Stop check Valve

Flame Arrestor
Character, Port
Diaphragm Valve
strainer

Powered Valve Valve Manifold

Separator

Needle Valve Reducer

Exhaust Silencer
Butt Weld
Relief Valve
Turdish

Angle Valve Flanged/Bolted Bell Mouth

Exhaust Head
Soldered / Solvent
Float Operated
Open Vent
Flanged Valve
Screwed joints
Syphon drain

Butterfly Valve Socket with Spigot Hydrant

Wedge / Parallel Drain silencer

Sleeve joint

Ball Valve
Socket Weld
Y strainer

Relief (angle)
Swivel joint Liquid Seal Open
/ Closed
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Equipment - Pumps
In-line Pump Reciprocating Pump

Positive Displacement Reciprocating Pump 1

Centrifugal Pump Selectable Fan

Rotary 1 Centrifugal Pump

Rotary 2 Axial flow Fan

Proportionating Pump Ejector / Injector

Selectable Pump Spray

Selectable Compressor

Rotary Compressor

Motor Drive

Compressor / Turbine

Equipment – Vessels

Vessel Storage Tank Flanged Access Point

Column Barrel

Tray Column Gas Cylinder

Contacting Liquid Bag

Reaction Vessel Carrying Vessel

Open Tank Tank

Liquid Level
Clarifier

Closed Tank Branch Fitting

Covered Tank Access Point

Gas Holder
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PROCESS AND INSTRUMENT SYMBOLS

Process Variable Symbol Type of Instrument Symbol

Analyses A Alarm A
Burner B Users Choice B
Combustion B Controller C
Users Choice C Control valve CV
Users Choice D Trap CV
Voltage V Sensor (primary element) E
Flow Rate F Rupture disc E
Users Choice G Sight or gage glass G
Current (electric) I Monitor G
Power J Indicator I
Time K Control Station K
Level L Light (pilot/operation) L
Users Choice M Users Choice N
Users Choice N Flow Resistance Orifice O
Users Choice O Test point (sample point) P
Pressure / Vacuum P Recorder R
Radiation R Switch S
Speed (or Frequency) S Transmitter T
Temperature T Multifunction U
Multivariable U Valve/Damper V
Vibration V Well W
Weight (force) W Unclassified X
Unclassified X Relay Y
Event Y Driver Z
Position, dimension Z Actuator Z
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Letter Codes and Balloon Symbols

FC Locally Mounted FC Control Room

117 Mounted Behind Board
117

FC Control Room FC Instruments Locally

Board Mounted Panel Mounted
117 117