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REFINERY
PIPE
Standard pipe is widely used in the oil and gas industries, and is manufactured to ASTM standards (ANSI
B36.10). Pipe charts, such as the one in Table 3-1, and
careful attention to purchase order descriptions when
shipping or receiving pipe help achieve accurate results.
Therefore, a description of piping definitions and how
various types are manufactured follow.
Pipe Size
In pipe of any given size, the variations in wall thickness do not affect the outside dimension (OD), just the
inside dimension (ID). For example, 12-in. nominal pipe
has the same OD whether the wall thickness is 0.375 in.
or 0.500 in. (Refer to Table 3-1 for wall thickness of pipe).
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