The following shall be considered in piping lay out around the Loading and Unloading Areas 1. Category of loading and unloading facilities a. Loading and Unloading Facilities for Marine Transportation a1. Loading and Unloading Facilities at Buoyed Moorings: These facilities are used for loading or unloading of crude oil from large sized tankers moored offshore, [...]
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General matters related to piping arrangement are described in the following: 1. Piping Plan a. Routing Basically, yard piping is desirable to be assembled in one area on sleepers, for economic efficiency, safety, ease of construction, operability, and maintenance and inspection, and to be planned in the shortest possible route by also preventing pies from [...]
Study of piping lay out around the Heater The piping around heaters are consist of the following: 1. Types of Heaters a.Typical Heater Types -Vertical, Cylindrical Type -Cabin Type (Horizontal Tube Arrangement) -Box Type (Vertical Tube Arrangement) b. Typical Burner Types and Arrangements -Gas Burner -Oil Burner -Oil-Gas Burner Generally, burners are located on the [...]
Piping BM and BQ estimation 1.What is Piping Bill of Materials (BM)? -Is the total list of material that will be used for procurement purposes -The list consist of the following items: a.Piping Bulk Materials (pipes, fittings, etc.) b.Special Piping Materials (strainer, expansion joints, etc.) 2.What is Piping Bill of Quantity (BQ)? -Is the total [...]
Preparation of plot Plan 1.What is Plot Plan? -Is a drawing which express complete configuration of unit or plant by showing equipment layout & structure planning. -Is one of the most important basic design documents for detail design engineering. 2.The Steps to be studied are as follows: a.Preparation of Preliminary Plot Plan -Preliminary equipment layout [...]
The items to be studied are as follows: 1. Layout -As the furnace handles direct fire, a safety distance should be maintained between this furnace and equipment handling flammable liquid. -The interrelated layout between the furnace and equipment (equipment to which the furnace outlet piping is connected) should be decided after studying measures against the [...]
The following studies are conducted in the planning to establish piping around compressor 1. Layout a. Layout philosophy -The compressor should be laid out to minimize the pressure loss of the system on the suction side. -The compressor should be laid out to facilitate maintenance work. -As electrical and instrumentation cables are used for the [...]
The following shall be considered in piping arrangement around Air Fin Cooler (AFC) 1. Arrangement a. Determination of Arrangement -Air-fin cooler shall principally be installed near related equipment -Space shall be secured between column or structure -Layout for stairs, ladder, etc. to access air-fin cooler shall be studied confirming to customer’s specification at the planning [...]
Piping Arrangement Around Tank 1.Types of Tank a.Cylindrical tanks -Fixed roof tanks -Floating roof tanks -Floating roof tanks with fixed roof b.Spherical tanks c.Tank Farm Divisions -Crude tank area -Intermediated product tank area -Product tank area 2.Strength analysis considerations: -Expansion and contraction -Tank nozzle displacement -Tank displacement -Piping flotation 3.Tanks-Dikes-Sleepers-Pumps considerations: -Pits required to discharge [...]
Piping Arrangement Around Column 1.Data gathering -Check necessary information -Check/grasp contents of the basic information -General specification -Material specification -Standard drawing -Reference material -P & ID -Line index -Plot plan 2.Assumption of platform position (Attention shall be paid to the following on the area where platform is necessary) -Location, Elevation and Size -Determine the installation [...]
