Process Piping - Plant Design and Layout

In Process Piping - Plant Design and Layout, you'll learn ...

• Key features in the development of the plot plan, including Terrain, Throughput, Safety and Environment
• Equipment layout principles, including the provision of clearance and accessibility for crane, forklift, tube bundle pulling, etc.
• Basic principles of piping layout, including safety, grouping, interferences, supports, pipe ways and rack piping
• System specific piping layout guidelines for fire protection, compressed air, steam distribution, and fuel oil systems
• The purpose and goals of the 30%, 60% and 90% 3-D Model Review

Overview

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Credit: 6 PDH

Length: 107 pages

Piping design involves a lot of visualization and creativity. The design, engineering and construction of process plants involve multidisciplinary team effort. A good designer knows not only how their designs are affected by other disciplines, but also how theirs affect the other disciplines. Piping design takes into consideration a vast amount of variables, for example: the type of product being piped, pipe specification, flexibility, constructability, future connections, and maintenance requirements to name a few. The objective is to design safe and dependable processing facilities in a cost effective manner.

This 6-hour course will cover the fundamental of plant layout, the equipment used, the piping design principles and procedures.

This course is Part 6 of a 9-part series that covers the entire gamut of piping engineering in an easy-to-learn format. Each course in the series is stand-alone. Feel free to jump back and forth through the courses depending on your own knowledge and experience and your current needs. However, it is suggested that you complete the series in sequential order if you have limited knowledge of piping systems.

This course is intended for mechanical engineers, chemical engineers, piping engineers, control systems engineers, as well as civil, structural and electrical engineers who have a need or a desire to know more about piping components and systems. No prerequisite knowledge of the subject is required.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain plant-layout fundamentals and procedures.
• Describe how to demarcate site areas for process equipment, utilities, and service buildings.
• Identify the types of equipment commonly used in process plants.
• Explain engineering guidelines for access and clearances around equipment, utilities, pipe racks, tanks, and service buildings.
• Describe when, where, and how to route pipe racks, sleepers, and underground piping.
• Identify OSHA guidelines for stairs, ladders, and platforms.
• Distinguish among common drawing types, including orthographic plan and elevation drawings and isometric drawings.
• Explain the use of 3D modeling for plants and piping systems.
• Describe basic design considerations for offsite, yard, and underground piping.
• Explain piping-layout considerations for safety, dimensioning, grouping, interferences, supports, and sloping pipes.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.