Piping Plan and Isometric

Layout
By: Engr. Jonathan L. Enriquez, PME
VP – External Affairs
What is Piping :

Piping is a system of pipes used to convey

fluids (liquids and gases) from one location
to another.

The engineering discipline of piping design

studies the efficient transport of fluid.
Piping Manufactured Types : For Industrial Process Piping,

1. wood, used in ancient time.

2. fiberglass, used for underground utility piping.

3. glass, used for chemical laboratory.

4. steel, commonly used in process oil and gas industry.

5. aluminium, resistance to corrosion.

6. plastic, used for drinking water, waste water,,,etc.

7. copper, used for refrigerant tubing,,etc.

8. concrete, used for storm water drainage and sewer.

Piping Standards :

• ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers - B31 series

• ASME B31.1 Power piping (steam piping etc.)
• ASME B31.3 Process piping
• ASME B31.4 Pipeline Transportation Systems for Liquid Hydrocarbons
and Other Liquids
• ASME B31.5 Refrigeration piping and heat transfer components
• ASME B31.8 Gas transmission and distribution piping systems
• ASME B31.9 Building services piping
• ASME B31.11 Slurry Transportation Piping Systems (Withdrawn,
Superseded by B31.4)
• ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines

• ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials

• ASTM A252 Standard Specification for Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe
Piles[7]

• API - American Petroleum Institute

• API 5L Petroleum and natural gas industries—Steel pipe for pipeline
transportation systems[8]
Piping Engineering Discipline :

Generally, industrial piping engineering has three major

subfields:

• Piping material

• Piping design

• Stress analysis
Project Type :

• Green Field

• Brown Field

• Revamp
Piping Layout Drawing Reference :

• PFD, P&ID – Process Flow Diagram, Piping and Instrumentation

Diagram

• Plot Plan

• Equipment Layout Drawing and Area Plan Drawing

• Civil and Structural Detail drawing

• Mechanical Equipment data and Tank Detail Drawing

• Material Specification

• Pipe Support Standard Drawing, shoe, guide, stopper, hanger, etc.

• Company Standard
Pipe Components :

• Fittings
• Elbows
• 90 Deg, Butt weld, socket weld, screwed
• 45 Deg, Butt weld, socket weld, screwed
• Tee, equal, reducing
• Weld olet
• Flanges
• Welding Neck
• Slip-on
• Lap joint w/ Stub End
• Blind, spacer, blind paddle, spectacle blind
• Valves
• Gate : cs
• Ball : cs
• Globe : cs
• Check : , wafer : cs
• Butterfly
Gasket
• Spiral wound, asbestos, neoprene
Bolt
• Stud Bolt, Machine Bolt
Symbols

Piping Plan Layout

Fitting Symbol :
Valves :
Isometric :

• An isometric drawing for a piping system is a detailed

orthographic drawing.

• The isometric drawing represents the details of the 3D structure

of the pipe in the form of a 2D diagram.

• A design drawing which is used in pipe fabrication and

installation.
Steps in layout Isometric Drawing :

1. Line Number
2. North Direction
3. Line dimension and coordinates
4. Identification of Field weld and Shop weld
5. Spool mark number
6. Weld Map
7. Identification of Fitting and Valves part number
8. Bill of Materials
• Material Part Number
• Material description
• Material size
• Material code
• Material quantity
9. Information shown on Title Block
• Reference PID and Plan Drawing
• Design Pressure / Temperature
• Test Medium and Pressure
• Insulation and Paint Code
• Radiography percent requirement
• Connection legend
Isometric Layout symbols
Piping Layout Design Software :

• PDMS - Plant Design Management System

PDMS piping route on top of steel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF0cT-CKENE

PDMS Piping the Pump Suction Line P1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZB9DAsMIn4

PDMS Piping the Pump Suction Line P2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibtUk6iEOeM

Separator Photo

Pipe Rack Photo