Diploma in Piping Engineering
Course outline
The modules are listed below
1. Introduction
- Introduction to Piping
- Responsibilities of Piping Engineer and Designer
- Scope of Piping-Input and Outputs
2. General
- Process Diagrams (PFD, UFD, P&ID, Line List etc)
3. Piping Fundamentals
- Definition, Application
- Codes and Standards
4. Pipe Fittings
5. Pipe Flanges
6. Valves
7. Piping Special Items
8. Process Mechanical Equipments
- Static equipments & Rotary equipments
9. Layouts
- Preparation of Plot Plan
- Preparation of Equipment Layouts
- Preparation of Piping General Arrangement Drawings
- Preparation of Cross Sectional Drawings
10. Piping Isometric Drawings & Material Take off
11. Pipe Supports
- Support Types
- Support Selection, Support Location, Support Span Calculation
12. Typical Unit Conversion
13. Materials
- Preparation of Piping Material Specification
- Valve Material Specification
- Familiarity with ASME B31.3 (chapters introduction)
- Familiarity with ASME B31.3 (chapters introduction)
- Preparation of Special Items Datasheets
- Pressure Design of Miter Bends - Single & Multiple Miters
- Pressure Design of Blanks
- Branch reinforcement calculations
- Overview of Technical Queries and Technical Bid Evaluations
14. Stress Analysis
- Types of stresses, Significance of forces and moments
- Introduction to Stress Analysis
- Expansion Loop types, Bellows-Types.
Examination
Written examination ( 3 hours)
Pass grade: 50% pass
60% merit
80% Distinction