PETRONAS TECHNICAL STANDARDS

Symbols and Identification System - Mechanical

PTS 12.00.02
June 2017

© 2017 PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (PETRONAS)

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FOREWORD

PETRONAS Technical Standards (PTS) has been developed based on the accumulated knowledge,
experience and best practices of the PETRONAS group supplementing National and International
standards where appropriate. The key objective of PTS is to ensure standard technical practice across
the PETRONAS group.

Compliance to PTS is compulsory for PETRONAS-operated facilities and Joint Ventures (JVs) where
PETRONAS has more than fifty percent (50%) shareholding and/or operational control, and includes
all phases of work activities.

Contractors/manufacturers/suppliers who use PTS are solely responsible in ensuring the quality of
work, goods and services meet the required design and engineering standards. In the case where
specific requirements are not covered in the PTS, it is the responsibility of the
Contractors/manufacturers/suppliers to propose other proven or internationally established
standards or practices of the same level of quality and integrity as reflected in the PTS.

In issuing and making the PTS available, PETRONAS is not making any warranty on the accuracy or
completeness of the information contained in PTS. The Contractors/manufacturers/suppliers shall
ensure accuracy and completeness of the PTS used for the intended design and engineering
requirement and shall inform the Owner for any conflicting requirement with other international
codes and technical standards before start of any work.

PETRONAS is the sole copyright holder of PTS. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored
in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, recording or
otherwise) or be disclosed by users to any company or person whomsoever, without the prior written
consent of PETRONAS.

The PTS shall be used exclusively for the authorised purpose. The users shall arrange for PTS to be
kept in safe custody and shall ensure its secrecy is maintained and provide satisfactory information to
PETRONAS that this requirement is met.
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Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 4
1.1 SCOPE ............................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..................................................................................................... 4
1.3 SUMMARY OF CHANGES ................................................................................................ 5
2.0 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENT .......................................................................... 6
3.0 IDENTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT ........................................................................... 7
3.1 GENERAL ......................................................................................................................... 7
3.2 EQUIPMENT FUNCTION CODE “A” .................................................................................. 7
3.3 PROCESS UNIT NUMBER “XXX” ....................................................................................... 7
3.4 SEQUENCE NUMBER “YY” .............................................................................................. 7
3.5 IDENTICAL EQUIPMENT CODE “Z” ................................................................................. 7
3.6 EXAMPLES OF EQUIPMENT NUMBER ............................................................................ 8
3.7 EXAMPLES OF LETTER CODES OF TABLE 3.2 ................................................................ 10
3.8 EQUIPMENT NUMBERING OF PARALLEL TRAINS ......................................................... 10
3.9 EQUIPMENT NUMBERING OF PACKAGE UNIT ............................................................. 11
4.0 IDENTIFICATION OF PIPING ................................................................................. 12
4.1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 LINE NUMBERING ......................................................................................................... 12
4.3 INSULATION CODES ...................................................................................................... 14
4.4 EXAMPLE OF LINE NUMBERS ....................................................................................... 16
5.0 VALVE IDENTIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... 17
6.0 ENGINEERING DRAWING NUMBER ..................................................................... 18
7.0 PIPING SPECIAL ITEMS ........................................................................................ 19
8.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................... 20
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This PETRONAS Technical Standards (PTS) provides the minimum technical requirements for
Mechanical symbols and identifiers used in Process Flow Diagram (PFD, Piping and
Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), Process Safeguarding Flow Diagram (PSFD) & Material
Selection Diagram (MSD) for identification of equipment and piping.

The purpose for this PTS is to synchronize the symbols and abbreviation used in general
documents used in PETRONAS projects.

1.1 SCOPE

1.1.1 This PTS specifies the requirements and gives recommendation for:

i. Graphical representation using symbols of equipment and piping in PFD, P&ID,

PSFD & MSD.
ii. Numbering system to identify equipment and piping in PFD, P&ID, PSFD & MSD
and other related documents.
iii. Piping identification system which comprises of line number identification,
insulation coding, and piping special items.
iv. This PTS applies to all new projects.

1.2 GLOSSARY OF TERMS

1.2.1 General Definition of Terms & Abbreviations

Refer to PTS Requirements, General Definition of Terms, Abbreviations & Reading Guide PTS
00.01.03 for General Definition of Terms & Abbreviations.

1.2.2 Specific Definition of Terms

No Term Definition

1 Very Toxic Substances that are very hazardous for the environment or human

(substances) health, as specified in PTS 16.50.01 (which also identifies "toxic"

Substances by reference to chemical substances databases).

Table 1.1: Specific Definition of Terms
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1.2.3 Specific Abbreviations

No Abbreviation Description

1 PFD Process Flow Diagram

2 P&ID Piping & Instrumentation Diagram

3 PSFD Process Safeguarding Flow Diagram

4 MSD Material Selection Diagram

Table 1.2: Specific Abbreviations

1.3 SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This PTS 12.00.02 (June 2017) replaces PTS 12.00.02 (August 2014)
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2.0 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENT

Symbols used in PFD, P&ID, PSFD & MSD shall be in accordance with the following table for
respective disciplines:

Type of Symbols Standard Drawing

Mechanical symbols D16.92.013 to D16.92.024

Instrument symbols, identification D14.92.012 to D14.92.016

and valve actuating methods

Electrical symbol addition to IEC

D13.92.001
60617
Table 2.1: Reference for symbol drawings

If required, these symbols may also be used in other document. The symbols can be copied in
electronic form from Standard Drawing D16.92.013 to D16.92.024

For symbols not found in this PTS, a simple outline should be drawn, together with a short
description of its function.

Complicated equipment hook-ups can also be represented by a rectangle (dot-and-dash line)

and it should be drawn with a reference to a separate scheme.

Certain basic symbols are only in use for PFD while other symbols can be applied in all other
documents mentioned above.

For symbols that are not adequate to indicate the type or function of an equipment, additional
notes should be added next to the symbol

For mechanical symbols that are not available in Standard Drawing D16.92.013 to D16.92.024,
the Owner shall be consulted

For solid handling and preparation plants, the symbols in ISO 561 shall be referred and used.
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3.0 IDENTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT

3.1 GENERAL
All equipment shall be identified by a tag number of the following format:

AA-XXXYYZ, in which:

No Number Description

1 “AA” Consists of one or two-letter code that identifies the equipment

functions. Table 4 and para (3.2) to be referred.

2 “XXX” Consists of one, two or three-letter code that identifies the

process unit. Para (3.3) to be referred.
3 “YY”
Consists of two-digit sequence number; para (3.4) to be referred

4 “Z” Consists only one-letter code to denote identity of equipment

items used for the same purpose. Para (3.5) to be referred
Table 3.1: Sequence Numbers
NOTE: Refer to (3.8) for the equipment numbering of parallel trains.

3.2 EQUIPMENT FUNCTION CODE “AA”

The following are the arrangement shall be used for equipment function codes:

i. Equipment type shall be indicated by the first letters, as per column 1 of Table
3.2;

ii. Second letter, is optional, and shall indicate the supporting function as per column
2 of Table 3.2.

3.3 PROCESS UNIT NUMBER “XXX”

Examples:
for unit 200, X is 2
for unit 8800, XX is 88
for unit 56700, XXX is 567

3.4 SEQUENCE NUMBER “YY”

A consecutively running sequence numbers shall be assigned from 01 for each group of
equipment in accordance with Table 3.2, with the exception of a required flexibility for the
addition of future equipment within the same sequence.

3.5 IDENTICAL EQUIPMENT CODE “Z”

To denote identical equipment items used for the same purpose, the following code letters shall
be: "A", "B", "C", "D", etc. For common spare equipment, the letter "S" is to be used.
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3.6 EXAMPLES OF EQUIPMENT NUMBERS

Example 1:
K-16411A
K-16411B
K-16420S

in which
K = equipment function letter code of a compressor
164 = process unit 16400
11 = equipment sequence number of compressor in the same unit
A and B = are the letters indicating two identical compressors (either working in
parallel or in series or compressor with single spare)
S = common spare (e.g. for K-16420 and K-16421)

Example 2:
GT-207A
GT -207B
GT -208S

in which:
P = equipment function code for turbine of generator
2 = process unit 200
7 = equipment sequence number of pump in the same unit
A and B = letters for two identical pumps (working either in parallel or in series or
equipment with single spare)
S = common spare (e.g. for P-208 and P-209)

Example 3:
E-6006A
E-6006B

in which:
E = equipment function code of a heat exchanger
60 = process unit 6000
6 = equipment sequence number of pump in the same unit
A and B = letters for two identical heat exchangers (working either in parallel or in
series)
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Letter Column 1 (Equipment Type) Column 2

(Supporting
Function)

A Packaged units and miscellaneous equipment, e.g. Aerial, Air Motor

extruders, crushers, cutters, kneaders, crystallisers,
pelletisers

B Buildings, rooms, enclosures, containers

C Columns : Chamber
o tray columns
o packed columns
o rotating disc contactors

D Diesel engine,
Drying equipment damper

E Unfired heat transfer equipment:

o heat exchangers
o condensers
o air-cooled heat exchangers
o reboilers

F Fired equipment, furnaces, heaters, steam boilers, flare Fan

stack

G Generator Gearbox

H Heaters; electrical Hydraulic motor

I See note 2

J Jets (ejectors, injectors and eductors)

K Compressors, blowers, fans, turboexpanders

L Pig launchers

M Mixers, stirrers, mixing nozzles, blenders, steam, Electric motor

desuperheaters, agitators, piping manifolds

N Not assigned Natural gas engine

O See note 2

P Pumps (centrifugal, reciprocating, rotary)

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Letter Column 1 (Equipment Type) Column 2

(Supporting
Function)

Q Not assigned

R Reactors, Pig Receivers

S Gravity and mechanical separators, e.g. thickeners, Shell , Fan silencer

cyclones, expellers, centrifuges, filters, dust collectors,
sieves, hydrocyclones

T Atmospheric storage tanks, interceptors, neutralizing pits Turbine (steam or

gas), tube

U Not assigned

V Vessels, incl. pressure storage vessels, silos and hoppers

W Weighing equipment, wellheads

X Stationary transport equipment, material handling

equipment, cranes, hoists

Y Not assigned

Z Bulk loading arms, Offloading buoys

NOTES:
1. For equipment that requires two or more letters, the most important function of the equipment shall prevail. For example, a jet is
used for mixing purposes, M is preferred to J.
2. The letters I and O should be avoided as it might be confused with the numbers 1 and 0.
Table 3.2: Equipment function codes

3.7 EXAMPLES OF THE LETTER CODES OF TABLE 3.2

EG Gearbox of heat transfer equipment

GT Turbine of generator
KT Turbine of compressor
GD Diesel engine of generator
KG Gearbox of compressor
PM Electric motor of pump
EM Electric motor of air-cooled heat exchanger

3.8 EQUIPMENT NUMBERING OF PARALLEL TRAINS

An identical equipment found in an identical parallel trains shall have identical equipment
numbers with specific train identifier.

The number of the train is indicated after the equipment function code:
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Example:

E1-2306 for train 1 and E2-2306 for train 2.

3.9 EQUIPMENT NUMBERING OF PACKAGE UNITS

Numbers for package unit shall be assigned a number as described above. The first digit of
the sequence number "YY" should be assigned such as it will be identical for all equipment
of the same package unit.
Example:

Equipment in package unit A-5450 which consists of 1 unit of Strainer, 1 unit of Pump and
2 units of Vessels.

S-5451, P-5451, V-5451 and V-5452

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4.0 IDENTIFICATION OF PIPING

4.1 GENERAL

All line numbers of piping line in P&ID and piping drawing (e.g.: isometric drawing) shall be
identified with the following components:

Line number example:

100-P3001-3C108-H10

100 P 3 001 3C108 H10

Nominal Fluid Code Process Sequence Piping class Insulation
Diameter Unit Number identification in code.
(DN) Number accordance
300 with PTS
12.31.01 and
12.31.02
NOTE:
1. For offshore platforms, a location code may be inserted between in front of the fluid code. The location code
shall be defined by the Owner.
2. Owner to define the usage of DN or NPS.

4.2 LINE NUMBERING

4.2.1 Nominal Diameter (DN)

The DN number is the nominal pipe size in ISO (International Organization for
Standardization) designation. The term Nominal Diameter refer to internal diameter of pipes.

4.2.2 Fluid Code

For fluid codes, Table 4.1 should only be used as a general reference. More fluid code
abbreviation shall be referred to Standard drawing.

For more detailed fluid code to accurately represent specific fluid, Contractor may propose
new code with approval from the OWNER.

Process Media Proposed Process Media Proposed

Identifier Abbreviations Identifier Abbreviations

Process gas PG Fire Water FW

Process liquid PL Closed Drain DC

Process Mixture PM Drilling DD

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Process Media Proposed Process Media Proposed

Identifier Abbreviations Identifier Abbreviations

Process Waste PWW Open Hazardous DH

Water Drain

Potable Water WP Open Drain Non DN

Hazardous

Sour Water WS Accidentally Oil AOC

Contaminated

Chilled Water CHWS Accidental Chemical ACC

Supply Contaminated

Chilled Water CHWR Diesel Oil FD

Return

Cooling Water CWR HP & LP Fuel Gas FG

Return

Cooling Water CWS Heating Oil/Hot Oil HM

Supply

Raw Water RW Glycol Ether GE

Tempered Water TWS Methanol MT

Supply

Tempered Water TWR Nitrogen NT

Return

Demineralized DMW Vent Atmospheric VA

Water

Sea Water WS HP Flare VH

Foam FF LP Flare VL
Table 4.1: Fluid Codes

4.2.3 Process Unit Numbers

Refer to paragraph 3.3.

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4.2.4 Line Sequence Number

Sequence numbers for piping line numbers shall be assigned with a three-digit number
starting from 001 to 999.

4.2.5 Assigning Line Identifications

Line numbers shall be assigned for process and utility lines from apparatus to apparatus. When
the fluid pressure, volume or temperature changes considerably, the line number shall also be
changed. As such, these changes will require a new unit number, line number or piping class. These
changes should typically be demarcated at flange connections or major branches.

Parallel lines shall be numbered separately.

For piping that crosses to another unit, either directly or indirectly on a pipe bridge, pipe track
or other interconnecting system, the line numbers shall be assigned to the corresponding unit
of origin seen in the direction of flow.
For lines originating from other sources that is entering a unit without any other identification
system, the line number shall be assigned corresponding to the unit they enter.

For utility headers on common pipe bridges or tracks not entering a specific unit shall be given
a line number corresponding to the unit of origin seen in the direction of flow.

Utility lines from utility headers entering a processing unit shall be given number(s) of the unit
it is entering.

4.3 INSULATION CODES

Codes for insulation shall be represented with a one to two letter code as follows:

First and Second Letter Insulation tag (refer to table 4.2)

Second or Third Letter Insulation thickness

4.3.1 Insulation Tag

The insulation tag system shall be based on insulation type is classified as per below table.

Insulation type Abbreviations

Acoustic insulation A

Cold Conservation C

Dual hot and cold D

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Insulation type Abbreviations

Electrical tracing E

Heat Conservation H

Steam jacketed line J

Cold and acoustic insulation L

Personnel protection from hot surface P

Personnel protection from cold surface

Steam Jacketed SJ

LP Steam Tracing SL

MP Steam Tracing SM

Hot and acoustic insulation T

Fire proofing FP

Underground external coating U

Non Insulated N
Table 4.2: Insulation tag

4.3.2 Insulation Thickness

The insulation thickness shall be based on the calculated thickness as per CINI requirement.
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4.4 EXAMPLES OF LINE NUMBERS

Example 1

200-P2010-3C108-E50
200 P 2 010 3C108 E 50
Pipe Fluid Process Electrical Insulation
Sequence Piping
size Number ASME 300 Tracing Thickness
(DN) 200 Rating

Example 2

80-W-1002-6C108-A40
80 W 1 002 6C108 A 40
Pipe Fluid Process Sequence Piping Acoustic
size Code Unit Number Class Insulation Insulation
(DN) Number ASME 600 Thickness
100 Rating

Example 3

300-F1001-1C108-H80

300 F 1 001 1C108 H 80

Heat Insulation
Pipe Fluid Process Sequence Piping
Conservation Thickness
(DN) Code Unit number Class
Number ASME 150
100 rating
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5.0 VALVE IDENTIFICATIONS

Valve identification is very important during the detail engineering and construction stage.
The following table is applied as a guideline for valve tagging.

All valves tagging shall be using below abbreviation. For more special type of valves specific
to fluid or project, Contractor may propose new code with approval from the Owner

Valve Acronyms Proposed

Ball valve VB

Check valve VC

Globe valve VGL

Gate valve VG

Plug valve VP

Butterfly valve VBF

Diaphragm valve VD

Double expanded gate valve VGDE

Twin seal valve VTS

Choke valve VCH

Table 5.1: Valves Identification

Add some example for valves tagging.

Example: VB-XXXYYY
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6.0 ENGINEERING DRAWING NUMBER

All engineering drawing and engineering technical drawing should refer to PTS 19.10.02
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7.0 PIPING SPECIAL ITEMS

Piping special items shall be denoted with “SP” as front letter to show special piping items.
Below are the reference for marking piping special items:

XXXX-SP-YYY
XXXX: denotes zone/asset/location
SP : Special Item
YYY : running/sequence number
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8.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY

In this PTS, reference is made to the following Standards/Publications. Unless specifically

designated by date, the latest edition of each publication shall be used, together with any
supplements/revisions thereto:

PETRONAS STANDARDS
Index to PTS PTS 00.01.01
Requirements, General Definition of Terms, Abbreviations & PTS 00.01.03
Reading Guide
Piping classes – refining and chemicals PTS 12.31.01
Piping classes – exploration and production PTS 12.31.02
Instrumentation symbols and identification on process PTS 14.00.03
engineering flow schemes
Thermal Insulation PTS 15.13.01
Definition of temperature, pressure and toxicity levels PTS 16.50.01

STANDARD DRAWINGS
Mechanical symbols for use on flow schemes D16.92.013 - 024

P&ID Legend for Instrument Symbols and Identification D14.92.012 - 016

Electrical symbols in addition to IEC 60617 D13.92.0001

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Graphical symbols for diagrams IEC 60617
Issued by:
Central Office of the IEC
3, Rue de Varembre
CH 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland

Copies can also be obtained from national standards organizations

Coal Preparation Plant – Graphical Symbols ISO 561

Issued by:
ISO Central Secretariat
1, ch. De la Voie-
Creuse Case postale
56
CH-1211 Geneve 20 Switzerland

Copies can also be obtained from national standards organizations