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PIC001: Piping and Instrumentation Diagram Documentation Criteria

The document discusses process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and supporting documentation. It describes common supporting documents like process flow drawings, piping material specifications, equipment and instrumentation specifications, and functional requirement specifications that provide details beyond what is shown on P&IDs. The document also outlines what elements should and should not be included on P&IDs according to common standards to ensure clarity while avoiding excessive detail. It provides basic steps for creating P&IDs using software.

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PIC001: Piping and Instrumentation Diagram Documentation Criteria

The document discusses process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and supporting documentation. It describes common supporting documents like process flow drawings, piping material specifications, equipment and instrumentation specifications, and functional requirement specifications that provide details beyond what is shown on P&IDs. The document also outlines what elements should and should not be included on P&IDs according to common standards to ensure clarity while avoiding excessive detail. It provides basic steps for creating P&IDs using software.

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generally accepted universal standard for them, so they may look different from

company to company—or even within the same company—based on internal


standards, the type of software system being used, and the preferences of the creator.
That’s why it’s important to design and review the documentation that gets down to
the real nuts-and-bolts of support documents.

A look at P&ID support documents

Because P&IDs are schematic overview graphics, you need documents to clarify the
details and specifications. Here are some of them:

1. Process flow drawings (PFDs). P&IDs originate from PFDs. A PFD is a picture of the
separate steps of a process in sequential order. Elements that may be included are:
sequence of actions, materials or services entering or leaving the process (inputs and
outputs), decisions that must be made, people who become involved, time involved at each
step and/or process measurements.
2. Piping material specifications (PMS). Here’s where you find details about materials of
construction, gaskets, bolts, fittings.
3. Equipment and instrumentation specifications (EIS). Standards and details too
extensive to fit into the P&ID are included in the EIS including Scope, Standards, Codes
and Specifications, Definitions and Terminology, Materials of Construction, Design Basis,
Mechanical/Fabrication, Guarantees, Testing and Inspection, Documentation and
Shipping.
4. Functional Requirement Specification (FRS). How the plant or system operates is
detailed in the FRS. It includes the Functional Description, Communication, and Scope
Definition of the process.

What should a P&ID include?

While there are no exact standards for the way P&IDs should be drawn, there have
been standards suggested by the Process Industry Practice (PIP), a consortium of
process industry owners and engineering construction contractors who serve the
industry. PIC001: Piping and Instrumentation Diagram Documentation
Criteria details what a P&ID should contain:

 Mechanical equipment with names and numbers


 All valves and their identifications
 Process piping, sizes and identification
 Miscellaneous - vents, drains, special fittings, sampling lines, reducers, increasers and
swagers
 Permanent start-up and flush lines
 Flow directions
 Interconnections reference
 Control inputs and outputs, interlock
 Seismic category
 Interfaces for class changes
 Quality level
 Annunciation inputs
 Computer control system input
 Vendor and contractor interfaces
 Identification of components and subsystems delivered by others
 Intended physical sequence of the equipment
 Equipment rating or capacity

What should a P&ID not include?

The nitty-gritty details can be better left to support documents. You want to create
P&IDs that create clarity, not clutter. For that reason, you will want to omit:

 Instrument root valves


 Control relays
 Manual switches
 Primary instrument tubing and valves
 Pressure temperature and flow data
 Elbow, tees and similar standard fitting
 Extensive explanatory notes

How to create a P&ID


If you use software to create your P&IDs, there are some basic steps to follow:

1. Create and check an equipment list. Use the symbols within the library after you’re sure of
your list.
2. Connect pipes and equipment, then review the details with a trusted colleague. Walk
through the process several times and search for inefficiencies.
3. Share with collaborators.

For more details and how-to, go to the P&ID Tutorial.

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