PIPING

Piping Fundamentals

PIPE:
It is a Tubular item made of metal, plastic, glass etc.
meant for conveying Liquid, Gas or any thing that
flows.
It is a very important component for any industrial
plant. And it’s engineering plays a major part in overall
engineering of a Plant.
 PIPING

• . The term Piping means not only pipe but

includes components like fittings, flanges,
valves, bolts, gaskets, bellows etc.
 Selection of Piping Materials

• Materials selection for achievement of metallurgical

stability shall be made on the basis of design condition
and to resist possible exposures against fire, corrosion,
operating condition, service etc.
• The designer is confronted with the following concerns
regarding the material of construction as he begins the
design. These are:
a) Resistance to stress
b) Resistance to wear
Design Life, Resistance to corrosion etc.
 ENGINEERING MATERIALS
• (1) METALLIC (2) NON-METALLIC (3)COMPOSITES
(i) FERROUS (i) ORGANIC
(ii)NON-FERROUS (ii) INORGANIC

• FERROUS NON-FERROUS ORGANIC INORGANIC

• Carbon Steel Nickel Plastics Ceramics
• Low Alloy Steels Monel Thermo-Plastics Graphite
• Stainless Steels Brasses Thermo-Setting Glass
 Most commonly used materials in
refineries are
• Carbon Steel
• This is the most common and cheapest material used in process plants.
Carbon steels are used in most general refinery applications. It is routinely
used for most organic chemicals and neutral or basic aqueous solutions at
moderate temperatures. Carbon steels are extensively used in temperature
range of (-) 29 deg cent to 427 deg cent... Low Carbon steel (LTCS) can be
used to a low temperature of (- 46) deg cent...
• Alloy Steels
• Low Alloy Steels contain one or more alloying elements to improve
mechanical or corrosion resisting properties of carbon steel. Nickel increases
toughness and improves low temperature properties & corrosion resistance.
Chromium and silicon improve hardness, abrasion resistance, corrosion
resistance and resistance to oxidation. Molybdenum provides strength at
elevated temperatures. Some of the low alloy steels are listed below.
• Stainless Steels
• They are heat & corrosion resistant, noncontaminating and
easily fabricated into complex shapes. There are three groups of
Stainless steels, viz, Martensitic, Ferritic & Austenitic.

• Various codes, symbols in piping design are:

• ASME - American society of mechanical engg.
• API - American petroleum institute.
• ANSI - American National Standards institute.
ASTM NUMBER TYPE MATERIAL
A-53 Gr. A,B CARBON STEEL
A-106 Gr. A,B CARBON STEEL
A-333 Gr. 1 CARBON STEEL
A-335 P1 CARBON MOLY
A-335 P11 CARBON MOLY
A-335 P5 CARBON MOLY
A-335 P9 CARBON MOLY
A-312 304 STAINLESS
A-312 316 STAINLESS
A-312 321 STAINLESS
A-312 347 STAINLESS
A-333 Gr. 3 NICKEL
 PREPARATION OF
STANDARD PMS/VMS
• PMS is a Bible for a Piping Engineer. It consists all about material details,
dimension details, type of ends, schedules/thicknesses, branch offs, NDT
requirements, various codes/standards being followed etc for all Piping
items. Main Piping items detailed out in PMS are listed below:
• Pipes
• Fitting
• Flanges
• Misc items (Steam traps/Strainers) etc
• Bolts
• Gaskets
• Valves
In any plant various fluids flow through pipes
from one end to other.
We have to transfer the content of Tank no. 1 to
the other two tanks.
We will need to connect pipes to transfer the
fluids from Tank-1 to Tank-2 and Tank-3
 We have just brought the pipes, now we
To solve these need to solve some more problems.
problems we need the
Pipes are all straight pieces.
pipe components, re
which are called e sa
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PIPE FITTINGS s om t siz
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of

We need some
branch
connections

We need some bend

connections
 ,
There are various types of fittings for various
purposes, some common types are -
Elbows/Bends, Tees/Branches,
Reducers/Expanders, Couplings, Olets, etc.

Anyway, the pipes and

fittings are in place, but the
ends are yet to be joined with
the Tank nozzles.

We now have to complete the

end connections.
These, in piping term, we call

TERMINAL CONNECTIONS.
 But if we want to control the flow from Tank-1 to
other tanks.

We need some arrangement to stop the

flow if needed

These are flanged joints

This is a welded joint

To control the flow in a pipe line we

need to fit a special component.

That is called - VALVE

 FLANGES
• Flanges provide a bolted, separable joint in piping. The most of valves have
flanged ends and must have a companion or matching flange attached. A
gasket is then inserted between them, and the bolts are tightened to form a
flanged joint.
When to use Flanges?
• Where there is a clear need for removal of valves or equipment, for access of
maintenance, or for blinding.
• Because all flanged connections are potential leak source, their use should be
kept to the minimum needed for safe and reasonably convenient operation
and maintenance.
 TYPES OF FLANGES
• Weld Neck (WN):The welding neck flanges are attached by butt-welding to
the pipes.

• Socket Weld (SW):The socket weld flanges are welded only on one side and
are not recommended for severe services. These are used for small-bore lines
only.

• Slip-on (SO):The slips on flanges are attached by welding inside as well as

outside.
• Lap-Joint (LJ):The lap joint flanges are used with the stub ends when piping
is of a costly material.
1.SLIP ON FLANGE
 MATERIAL:
• Flanges are made of carbon steel forging having a highly refined grain
structure and generally excellent physical properties well in excess of
recognized minimum requirements. In addition to this, flanges in 300 pound
and higher pressure classes can be made of Chrome-Molybdenum Forged
steel (ASTM A182 GRADE F5A).
 BOLTS & GASKETS

• Choice of bolting material is governed by service fluid and its temperature.

• The most commonly used bolts for flanges in refinery piping are the ASTM
A193 Gr.B7 Stud bolts which fall into the high strength group. The
temperature range is from –29°C to 454°C.
• A gasket is a thin circular disc, made up of soft compressive material. The
most of valves have flanged ends and must have a companion or matching
flange attached. A gasket is then inserted between them, and the bolts are
tightened to form a flanged joint.
There are many types of valves, categorized
based on their construction and functionality,
Those are - Gate, Globe, Check, etc.

Other than valves another important

line component of pipe line is a filter,
which cleans out derbies from the
flowing fluid. This is called a
STRAINER
 VALVES
• Valves stop or open and regulate flow. Some of the basic valve types are
gate, globe, check, Ball, Plug, etc.
• GATE VALVE: It is usually manually operated and is designed for open or
shut operation. Flow can enter either end of the gate body.
• GLOBE VALVE: is for throttling. Good examples of globe valves are the
faucets on washbasin which throttle or adjust the flow to suit a person’s
needs. Flow must enter the valve and flow up, against the seat, and change
the direction again to the outlet.
• CHECK VALVE: “checks” flow. It lets flow go one way and will not let it
reverse. When you have a check valve in a line, you have made a one-way
street. The flow can go one way.
When some fluid is flowing in a pipe we may
also like know the parameters like, pressure,
temperature, flow rate etc. of the fluid.
Here are some of the pipe supporting arrangements.
There can be numerous variants. All depend on piping
designer’s preference and judgement.
 PIPING FLEXIBILITY
All piping must be designed for thermal expansion under start up, operating
and shut down conditions without over stressing the piping, valves or
equipments. Adequate flexibility for the steam out conditions at temp of
120deg.c provisions for expansion or contraction shall normally be made
with bends, off-sets.
• DESIGN CONDITIONS:
• Operating conditions: - normal design conditions of pressure & temperature
are expected to co-exist. These usual operations include all manipulations &
control functions such as throttling, blowing, and bypassing.
• Temporary conditions: - these do not include more severe temporary
conditions such as those incidentals to start up, steam out or abnormal.
 PIPING LAYOUT
• Detailed equipment layout including key plan.
• Preparation of piping studies.
• Fixing the orientation.
• Piping supports.
• Line isometric & vessel trims.
• Model preparation& field engg.
• BASIS OF EQUIPMENT LAYOUT:
• Equipment layout shall be developed based on the following data:
• P&IDs ( Piping & instrumentation diagram )
• Overall plot plan
• Wind direction
• Equipment data sheets
• Indicative equipment layout from process licensor.
 Pipe sizes are selected, pipe material and pipe wall thickness are selected.
Types of Valves are planned
Also the types of instruments required are planned
We represent the whole thing in a drawing which is called Piping and
Instrumentation Drawing, in short P&ID. For P&ID generation we use SPP&ID
software.
All the pipe lines system information in the drawing has to enter for P&ID .
So the SPP&ID drawing is an Intelligent drawing which under it’s surface carries
all the information about a pipe like, Pipe size, Flowing Fluid, etc.
This is screen picture of P&ID made by SPP&ID
If we click on any line it will show the Data embedded.
 INSULATION
     Insulation of piping & fitting is required for the following purpose:
• Heat conservation.
• Process stabilization to assist process control.
• Steam tracing.
• Steam jacketing.
• Fire hazard protection to prevent fast boil- off of liquid.
 MATERIALS USED FOR
INSULATION: 
• HOT INSULATION
• High quality & good appearance.
• Low chloride content.
• Chemically inert.
• Impervious to hot water & steam.
• Non corrosive to steel & aluminum.
• COLD INSULATION
• All material s used for insulation, fixing, sealing, etc. shall be used as under:
• Operating temp range                                  Insulation material
• -195 to +85 deg.c                                         PUF or Polystyrene                              
                  
• -195 to +120 deg.c                                       PUF
• -30 to +120 deg.c                                         PUF or polystyrene 
• Other requirements for insulating materials remain same as for hot insulation.
Pipe Stress Analysis
We need to check and confirm the pipe is not going to fail with these loading.
This process of checking the stress developed in the piping due to various
loading is called Pipe Stress Analysis/Flexibility analysis.

In the process of Analysis we apply various postulated loading on the pipe and
find out the stress resulted from these loading.
Then we check with governing codes if those stresses generated are
acceptable or not.
We check support load & movement for various loading condition.
We also check out the terminal point loading generated from pipe to the
equipment connected to the pipe. This loading are to be within acceptable
limits of the equipment suggested by the vendors.
We also find out the pipe growth due to change in temperature and need to
keep the movement of pipe within acceptable limits.
Pipe Stress Analysis is an Interactive and Iterative process. Each step is
checked
If a check fails we have to go back, modify the layout and restart the analysis.
 PIPE STRESS ANALYSIS
Inputs Tools we use
Geometric layout of Pipe PIPSYS - is an integrated pipe stress
analysis module of PLADES 2000

Pipe supporting configuration

CEASER - Commercial Piping analysis
software
Pipe Diameter and Thickness
Outputs
Pressure inside Pipe Stress of the pipe at various loading
conditions
Load at various supports and restrains.
Cold and Hot temperatures of Pipe
Movement of pipe at support locations
Pipe terminal point loading.
Weight of Pipe and insulation
Codes and Standards
Weight of carrying Fluid In general Power Plant Piping have to
comply stipulations of ASME ANSI B31.1

Pipe material Property (Young’s Modulus,

Thermal Expansion Coefficient)
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