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Piping Layout Drawings Abbreviations and

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Whenever you start reading a piping drawing or document, you can see many
abbreviations on these drawings/documents.

Many abbreviations are common and are regularly used in the drawings but few of the
abbreviation are new and unique for a particular drawing.

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Sometimes it happens that there are abbreviations mentioned on drawing/documents

but the legend explaining the actual meaning of the abbreviation is missing.

Someone may make mistake by presuming the abbreviation and start working. My
recommendation would be to request for the legend sheet and then start the work as
would eliminate error at a later stage. Because, clarity in understanding is important.
to search type and hit enter
Listed below are some of the commonly used abbreviations in the piping design, but it
may vary from company to company and project to project:
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AMERICAN NATIONAL PIPE THREAD NPT DEGREE CENTIGRADE °C
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CHANNEL CHAN HEIGHT HT

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CLEAN OUT CO HORIZONTAL HOR

COLUMN COL HOSE CONNECTION HC

CONCENTRIC CONC HYDRAULIC HYD

CONNECTION CONN  

CONTACT FACE CF  

CONTINUED CONT  

CONTINUED ON DRAWING COD  

CONTROL VALVE CV  

CORROSION CORR  

COUPLING CPLG  

INCH “ OR IN RADIUS RAD

INSIDE DIAMETER ID RAISED FACE RF

INSULATION INSUL REDUCER OR REDUCING RED

INSULATION FOR HEAT CONSERVATION IH REFERENCE REF

INSULATION FOR PERSONNEL IP REMOVABLE SPOOL PIECE RSP

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ISOMETRIC ISO ROUND RND

   

KILOGRAMME kg SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATCH NO SS. NO

  SAMPLE COOLER OR CONN SC

LOCKED CLOSED LC SAMPLE POINT SP

LOCKED OPEN LO SCHEDLE SCH

LONG LG SCREWED SCD

LONG RADIUS WELD ELBOW LRWE SEAMLESS SMLS

  SETTING OUT POINT SOP

MACHINE MACH SHORT RADIOUS WELD ELBOW SRWE

MANHOLE MH SLIP ON SO

MATCHLINE ML SOCKET WELD SW

MATERIAL MATL SPECIFICATION SPEC

MAXIMUM max SQUARE SQ

MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL STAINLESS STEEL SS

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MILLIMETRE mm STEAM STM

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NIPPLE NIP STRAIGHT STR

NOMINAL NOM SUCTION SUCT

NOMINAL BORE NB SUPPORT SUPPT

NORMALLY CLOSED NC SURFACE SURF

NORMALLY OPEN NO SWAGE SWG

NOZZLE NOZZ SWAGED NIPPLE SN

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  TANGENT TAN

OPERATING OPER TANGENT LINE TAN.LINE

ORIENTATION ORIENT TEMPERATURE TEMP

OUTSIDE DIAMETER OD TEMPORARY STRAINER TS

  TEE T

PIPE SUPPORT PS THICKNESS OR THICK THK

PAIN BOTH ENDS PBE THREADED THRD

PLAIN ONE END P0E THREADED BOTH ENDS TBE

PLAIN LARGE END PLE THREADED ONE END TOE

PLAIN SMALL END PSE THREADED LARGE END TLE

PALTE PL THREADEDSMALL END TSE

PALTEFORM PLAT TONGUE & GROOVE T& G

PRESSURE PRESS TOP LEVEL TL

  TOP OF STEEL OR SUPPORT TOS

  TYPICAL TYP

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UNDERSIDE US  

UNIFIED COARSE THREAD UNC  

UNFIED FINE THREAD UNF  

   

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VALVE VA  

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VENT V  

VERTICAL VERT  

   

WALL THICKNESS WT  

WELD W  

WELD CAP WC  

WELD NECK WN  

WEIGHT W  

WORKING POINT ELEVATION WP.EL  

WORKING PRESSURE WP  

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10 COMMENTS

Veera
April 17, 2015 at 9:14 am

Can u please tell us how to review a 3d model???

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April 18, 2015 at 4:27 pm

Hi Veera,
3D models can be reviewed using di erent review softwares eg
Navisworks review
Aviva review reality
Smart plan review
Naviesworks can be used for review of 3D model created in PDS as well as
PDMS.
Aviva review reality can be used for reviewing PDMS generated model.

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Smart plan review can be used for reviewing 3D model generated using
PDS and Smart plan 3D.
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Piping engineering
April 17, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Above mentioned are the reviewing softwares to review models designed already
in PDS, PDMS etc.
Apart from internal reviews by lead and area engineers, there are 3 formal model
reviews at Stages 30%, 60% and 90% of design completion where client will
participate in the reviews.
Below checklists may help for formal reviews-
http://www.piping-engineering.com/piping-checklist-for-30…
http://www.piping-engineering.com/piping-checklist-for-60…
http://www.piping-engineering.com/piping-checklist-for-90…
Hope this helps.
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Veera
April 18, 2015 at 5:30 pm

Thank you so much sir,, for your reply. But am asking that what are the basic
things we need to check in model..??
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Mohammad Muza ar Sultan

June 28, 2015 at 12:29 pm

in piping isometric drawing , what is SC?

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Piping engineering
August 21, 2015 at 7:29 pm

Hi,
Which section of piping isometric are you referring for SC. Generally SC
can be Sample Cooler or Sampling Connection on the isometric drawing.
AJ
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Nimesh
May 25, 2016 at 6:23 am

it is station controller
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Jorge Padilla
October 20, 2015 at 3:58 pm

Nice website to resolve pipe tting problems.

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Michael
October 14, 2016 at 6:43 am

What is Ppe pointing to the bottom of a 12 inch butter y valve mean on my ISO
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Piping engineering

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October 20, 2016 at 8:33 am

Could you please send a screen shot to help you better.

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