Significance of
Piping Engineering

• The piping department of an engineering and construction company generally begins with the piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID).
• The process department prepares a process flow sheet, which begins with the chemical reaction. After carrying out material and energy balance and equipment selection, the flow sheet is further utilised to prepare the first version of P&ID.
• One can now begin actual plant design. After completing the plot plan and equipment layout, the next step is to start designing a piping system for material transport.
• In our course, we will adopt a building block concept. We will begin with pipes selected by line sizing and the hydraulics of pumps and compressors used to transport material. These pipes are “connected” using pumps and compressors. Add to them the valves, safety devices, measuring instruments, and control components, and the first rough sketch of the piping structure will be complete.
• However, a scientific and systematic approach has been developed, and design codes and practices have evolved. They are used to follow a step-by-step procedure to develop a piping system structure.
• This course aims to teach students this systematic science. Engineers will only approve any structure if it has been analysed for stress, including the connecting components such as nozzles, flanges, pipe supports, etc.
• We will use pipe stress software to determine whether the designed structure can sustain static, dynamic, and combined stresses.
• General flowcharts for piping design procedures in parts at least are provided during the actual exercises.
• Thus, process and piping are becoming a significant force in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) companies as part of the Engineering IT culture being developed, justifying a growing need for qualified engineers to take up this profession.