SP3D Interview Q PDF

1.
What is the ASME code followed for design of piping systems in process
piping (refineries&chemical industries)?
A) B31.1 B) B31.3 C) B31.5 D) B31.9

B) Ans: (B)
2. What do you mean by following items?
A)ISLB-400 B) ISMB-600 C) ISHB-350 D) ISMC-300 E) ISJB-150 F) ISLB-200 G) ISMB-450 H) ISWB-

400 I) ISJC-200 J) ISLC-350 K) ISMC-250
Ans:
A – Indian STD lightweight beam, web size-400
B – Indian STD medium weight beam, web size-600
C – Indian STD ‘H’ beam, web size-350
D – Indian STD medium weight channel, web size-300
E – Indian STD junior beam, web size-150
F – Indian STD lightweight beam, web size-200
G – Indian STD medium weight beam, web size-450
H – Indian STD wide flange beam, web size-400
I – Indian STD junior channel, web size-200
J – Indian STD lightweight channel, web size-350
K – Indian STD medium weig
3. What is this item?

A) ISA-100X100X12
B) ISA-80X50X10
C) ISLT-100X100
Ans:
A) Equal angle size 100X12 THK
B) Unequal angle size 80X50X12 THK
C)Indial STD lightweight tee bar size 100X100ht channel, web size-250
4. What is the difference between stub in and stub on branches?

Which one is preferred?
Ans:
For branching of one size lesser of run pipe, stub on is preferred. For other branching less than
one size of run pipe stub in is preferred. The design is based on ANSI B31.3.
5. What is the difference between Pipe and Tube?

Ans:
Pipe is identified by NB and thickness is defined by schedule whereas Tube is identified by OD.
6. From which size on-wards NB of pipe is equal to OD of pipe?
Ans:
From the size 14” and on-wards NB = OD of pipe.
7. Write down the outside diameter of following pipe?

A) 3 inch B) 6 inch C) 10 inches D) 14 inch Ans: A) 3 inches = 88.9mm B) 6 inches = 168.28mm C)
10 inch = 273.06mm D)14 inch = 355mm (OD = sizeX25.4)
8. What is the difference between machine bolt and stud bold?

Ans:
Machine bolt has a head on one side and not on other side but stud bolt have nuts on both
sides.
9. What is soluble dam?

Ans:
Soluble dam is a water-soluble material used for restricting the purging gas within the pipe.
10. While welding of pipe trunion to pipe/reinforcement pad you

have to put a hole or leave some portion of welding why?
Ans:
For venting of hot gas which may get generated due to welding.
11. What are the functions of a valve and how is it selected?

Ans:
A valve helps in isolation, regulation, non-return and other special purposes. It can be
selected based on what is to be handled (liquid, fluid, gas or powder), nature, construction
material, disc type, how to operate, stem type, delivery time, cost and warranty.
12. Tell me about any 3 types of valves.

Ans: The 3 types of valves commonly used are:
1. Isolating valves- gate, ball, piston, plug, butterfly, diaphragm, and pinch.
2. Regulating valves- globe, needle, butterfly, diaphragm, punch, and piston
3. Special valves- multi-port, float, flush bottom, foot, pressure relief, and breather
13. What materials are used for the construction of valves?

Ans:
Valves can be constructed using bronze, gunmetal, cast iron, carbon steel, alloy carbon
steel, stainless steel, polypropylene and other plastics and special alloys.
14. What is trim composed of?
Ans:
Trim is composed of seat surfaces, stem, back seat bushing and small internal parts that
contact surface fluid.
15. What is wire drawing?

Ans:
The premature erosion of the valve seat due to excessive velocity between seat disc and
seat when the valve is not closed tightly is called Wire Drawing.
16. Differentiate Asme B 31.1 and Asme B 31.3.

Ans:
The difference between Asme B 31.1 and Asme B 31.3 are as follows:
ASME B 31.1 ASME B 31.3
Includes torsion while calculating sustained Neglects torsion while calculating sustained
stresses stresses
Specific sustained stress calculation Undefined sustained stress calculation
Intensifies torsion Does not intensify torsion
Moreover, material allowable stresses and stress increasing due to occasional loads in
each of the codes are different.
17. What are the important parameters of a Spring Datasheet?

Ans:
The major parameter that must be addressed while making a spring datasheet are cold
load/installed load, spring TAG, vertical and horizontal movement, piping material, piping
design temperature, insulation thickness, hydro-test loader, line number etc.
18. How do you calculate the height of a variable spring

hanger?
Ans:
The height of a variable spring hanger can be determined by selecting the height from
vendor catalogue based on stiffness class and spring size. The height is mentioned in
case of base mounted variable spring hanger.
19. If a proper spring hanger is not made program defined, can

you select it? How?
Ans:
If a proper spring hanger is not made program defined, it can be selected using the
following steps:
Step 1: Decide the location where you want to install it in your system.
Step 2: Remove supports that are not taking the load in thermal operating case.
Step 3: Run Program. Sustained load on the support node is a hot load and the thermal
movement in the location is a thermal movement of spring.
Step 4: While assuming variability of spring, calculate
Spring constant = (Hot load x variability) ÷ displacement
Step 5: Enter any vendor catalog with spring constant and hot load to select spring inside
the travel range.
20. What is Variability? What is its industry-approved limit?

Ans:
The variability can be determined using the formula below:
Variability = (Hot Load-Cold load) ÷ Hot load
= (Spring Constant x displacement) ÷ Hot load

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1.

A) B31.1 B) B31.3 C) B31.5 D) B31.9

2. What do you mean by following items?

A)ISLB-400 B) ISMB-600 C) ISHB-350 D) ISMC-300 E) ISJB-150 F) ISLB-200 G) ISMB-450 H) ISWB-

3. What is this item?

4. What is the difference between stub in and stub on branches?

5. What is the difference between Pipe and Tube?

7. Write down the outside diameter of following pipe?

8. What is the difference between machine bolt and stud bold?

9. What is soluble dam?

10. While welding of pipe trunion to pipe/reinforcement pad you

11. What are the functions of a valve and how is it selected?

12. Tell me about any 3 types of valves.

13. What materials are used for the construction of valves?

15. What is wire drawing?

16. Differentiate Asme B 31.1 and Asme B 31.3.

17. What are the important parameters of a Spring Datasheet?

18. How do you calculate the height of a variable spring

19. If a proper spring hanger is not made program defined, can

20. What is Variability? What is its industry-approved limit?

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