Pipe Design Engineering is an important department in various streams of engineering, like Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum and Production Engineering. Piping engineering is a specialized field within the broader discipline of mechanical engineering that focuses on the design, analysis, and layout of piping systems. Piping engineering ensures the design and implementation of efficient and safe piping systems. Piping engineers consider factors such as fluid flow, pressure, temperature, and material compatibility to design piping systems that can transport fluids and gases effectively. This leads to optimized system performance, reduced energy consumption, and enhanced safety. piping engineering provides several benefits, including the efficient and safe design of piping systems, compliance with codes and standards, proper material selection, optimal piping layout, stress analysis for structural integrity, cost optimization, integration with other disciplines, risk mitigation and safety, and career opportunities. These benefits contribute to the reliable operation, safety, and cost-effectiveness of piping systems in various industries.
Piping Engineering is a specialized discipline of Mechanical Engineering & chemical engineering which covers the design of piping and layout of equipment and process units in chemical, petrochemical or hydrocarbon facilities.
This Course is a perfect combination of theoretical study as well as practical work. You will Learn the use of your knowledge in practical work by some examples of exercises. Application-based learning enhances the curiosity in the human mind to learn something, so this course is designed, at every step you will find the application of the topic or concept. Videos are small but the content is much in them, this makes you feel satisfied at the end.
Course Content
Piping Specifications
Piping Commodities
Codes and Standards
Piping Specification
Valve Data sheet
Material Selection and Metallurgy
Pipe wall thickness Calculation
General Guidelines used in Piping Engineering
Overview on specification
Assignments and Test on this Topic
Piping Layout
Project site details and study, Plant Design Guide lines
P& I symbols, nomenclatures, notes Control systems
Study of P& I diagram
Study and Development of Key plan
Study and Development of Plot plan
Study and Development of Equipment lay out
Study of Equipment Drawing and Nozzle orientations
Pump and Allied piping
Reactor and Distillation column piping
Reformer piping
Storage vessel piping
Piping of various process equipment such as
Heat exchanger – cooler/heater/condenser/evaporator
Compressor & compress air / Chiller
Cooling water /Process water/ Raw water/ Cleaning Water/ Potable Water
Steam generation and distribution
Fired heater piping
Fire hydrant
Condensate piping
Development of General arrangement for equipment and piping layout
Tank farm and allied piping
Steam Tracing And underground piping
Preparation of MTO
Industry Procedures and work methods
Overview of piping layout
Six assignment and two tests
Stress & Support
Need of piping Stress analysis
Study of various types of Support, Support span , principles for selecting the support
Study and design of Primary support
Definition of secondary support/Design and study
Study of special supports/Civil supports / Vessel Cleats
Introduction of Stress analysis (Flexibility Analysis of piping System)
Manual Calculation used in stress analysis
General Principles used in various piping systems, namely pump, stack, pipe rackL
Load Case Studies
Static analysis method
Over View on stress and supports
Two assignments and two test on this topic