Pipe & Equipment Abbreviations & Acronyms

Non-Metallic Piping Abbreviations & Acro

AARH

arithmetic average roughness height

ABS

BB BBE

bolted bonnet bevel both ends (pipe nipple)

CAB CP

BHN

brinell hardness number

CPVC

Bld. BOE

blind (flange) bevel one end (pipe nipple)

FEP PB

BE x TE

beveled end by threaded end (pipe nipple)

PE

BOI BOP BxT

bottom of insulation bottom of pipe beveled by threaded (pipe nipple)

PFA POM POP

BU

back-up (flange)

PP PPS PR PTFE PVC PVDC PVDF RPM RTR

conc. red. concentric reducer ecc. red. ell EOL EOP F to F F/F F&D eccentric reducer elbow elbolet end of pipe face to face face of flange faced & drilled

FF flg. FOB FOT FHF HF HFC LEB LEP LET LOL NPS NPT NRS OS&Y PBE PE POE RCP RF RJ RS RMS RBB SO SEB SEP SET SW Std. Wt. TBE TOE TOL WOG WN WOL XH XXH

flat face (flange) flange flat on bottom (eccentric reducer) flat on top (eccentric reducer) full hard surface hard faced hard faced seats large end beveled (swage) large end plain (swage) large end threaded (swage) latrolet nominal pipe size national pipe taper non-rising stem (valve) outside screw & yoke (valve) plain both ends (pipe nipple) plain end (pipe nipple) plain one end (pipe nipple) reinforced concrete pipe raised face ring joint (flange) rising stem (valve) root mean square (roughness height) round bolted bonnet (valve) slip-on (flange) small end beveled (swage) small end plain (swage) small end threaded (swage) socketweld (flange or fitting) standard weight (pipe schedule) thread both ends (pipe nipple) thread one end (pipe nipple) threadolet water, oile & gas weldneck (flange) weldolet extra heavy (pipe schedule) double extra heavy (pipe schedule)

SDR

Non-Metallic Piping Abbreviations & Acronyms

acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

cellulose acetate-butyrate chlorinated polyether

chlorinated poly (vinyl chloride)

perfluoro (ethylene-propylene) copolymer polybutylene

polyethylene

perfluoro (alkoxyalkane) copolymer polyacetal, poly (oxymethylene) poly (phenylene oxide)

polypropylene poly (phenylene sulfide) pressure rated polytetrafuoroethylene poly (vinyl chloride) poly (vinylidene chloride) poly (vinylidene fluoride) reinforced plastic mortar reinforced thermosetting resin

standard dimensional ratio

General Abbreviations & Acronyms

AL Amer. Std. AB app. appl. appd. AFC approx. arch. A AD arr. asph. assem. asst. assoc. assn. atm. auto. aux. avg. B to B bar B/L BP bat. bm. brg. BM Bet. B/M BF blk. BD bd. blr. BFW BC bot. BOS brkt. BHP BTU bldg. BL

aluminum American Standard anchor bolt approve approval approved Approved For Construction approximate architectural area area drain arrangement asphalt assembly assistant associate association atmospheric automatic auxiliary average back to back barometric base line base plate battery beam bearing bench mark between bill of material blind flange block Blow Down board boiler boiler feedwater bolt circle bottom Bottom Of Steel bracket brake horsepower British Thermal Unit building building line

BW cab. calc. calcs. cap. CO2 CS CI Cat. CB clkg. clg. cem. Ctr. CL C to C cert. CMTR chg. CN chk. chem. circ.

butt weld cabinet calculate calculations capacity carbon dioxide

carbon steel cast iron catalog catch basin caulking ceiling cement center centerline center to center certified mail Certified Mill Test Report change change notice check chemical circle, circulate, circulation, circumference CO cleanout CIP Clean In Place clr. clear, clearance CW clockwise coef. coefficient CW city water, cold water coll. collector col. column comb. combination, combine com. common comm. communication co. company comp. complete compr. compressor CAD Computer Aided Design CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing conc. concentric conc. concrete cond. condenser, condensate conn. connection, connect const. construction cont. continue, continuation contr. contractor contr. control cv or cont. control valve va. conv. conveyor

CT CW corp. corr. CCW cplg. cu cfm cfs cf or cu3 cyl deg. dept. des. DCN DCR det. diag. dia. dim. dir. disch. disc. div. dr. dbl. dn. ds doz. dr. dwg. ea. ecc EFD ell elec. elev. engr. eq. equip. or eq. exc. exh. exp. exp. jt. ext. FS fin. fl. fin. gr.

cooling tower cooling water, chilled water corporation corrugated counter clockwise coupling cubic cubic feet per minute cubic feet per second cubic feet cylinder degree department design design change notice design change request detail diagonal diameter dimension direction discharge disconnect, discontinue divisio door double down downspout dozen drain drawing each eccentric Engineering Flow Diagram elbow electric elevation engineer equal equipment excavate exhaust expansion expansion joint exterior far side finished floor finished grade

1st ftg. fix. flg. FF flex. fl. FD FE fab. F FS FD FPM FPS FW fin. FT ftg. FS fdn. fr. FOB freq. furn. ga. GPH GPM galv. gskt. gen. GL govt. gr. GL grtg. grnd. grndg. gyp. gyp. bd. HH HR Hdw. hd. hdr. htr. HV HVAC hvy.

first fitting fixture flange flat face flexible floor floor drain flow element fabricate Fahrenheit finished surface feed Feet Per Minute Feet Per Second field weld finish flow transmitter footing forged steel foundation frame freight on board frequency furnished gage or gauge Gallons Per Hour Gallons Per Minute galvanized gasket general girt line government grade grade line grating ground grounding gypsum gypsum board handhold handrail hardware head header heater Heating & Ventilating Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning heavy

hgt. hex. hor. or horiz. HP HW hr. in. info. ID instr. insul. int. int. inv. IPS iso IFA IFC IFR jt. lab. lat. lh. lt. ltg. ln. loc. lg. lp LP mach. maint. MI MH mfg. mfr. mk. matl. max. MSL mtr. MCC mtd. natl. NG NS

height hexagon horizontal horsepower hot water hour inch information inside diameter instrument insulation interior internal invert iron pipe size isometric Issued For Approval Issued For Construction Issued For Review joint laboratory lateral left hand light lighting line location long low point low pressure machine maintenance malleable iron manhole manufacturing manufacturer mark material maximum mean sea level motor motor control center mounted national natural gas near side

neg. NPSH NPSHA NPSHR nip. nom. norm. NC NO NTS no. off. orig. OD OA OAL ovhd. pnl. par. part. pass. ped. perf. perp. PFD ph. P&ID pc. pl. pt. pol. pwr. prefab. prelim. prep. press. PRV proc. proj. PA PO qty. rad. or r rlg. RR RW

negative Net Positive Suction Head Net Positive Suction Head Available Net Positive Suction Head Required nipple nominal normal Normally Closed Normally Open Not To Scale number office original outside diameter overall overall length overhead panel parallel partial passage pedestal perforate perpendicular Process Flow Diagram phase Process & Instrument Diagram piece plate point polish power prefabricated preliminary preparation pressure Pressure Reducing Valve process project public address Purchase Order quantity radius railing railroad raw water

recvr. rec. red. ref. reinf. RFC reloc. reqd. req. rev. RPM rt. RH rsr. rd. rf. RD rm. RG rd. sch. scr. scrd. sec. sect. swr. sht. sk. SJ sg spec. sq. SS std. sta. SIP stl. stg. SD str. st. struc. sub. suct. supt. sym. sys. tan. tk. tech.

receiver recovery reducer reference reinforce Released For Construction relocate required requisition revise, revised, revision Revolutions Per Minute right right hand riser road roof roof drain room rough grade round schedule screw screwed second section sewer sheet sketch solder joint specific gravity specification square stainless steel standard station, stationary Steam In Place steel storage storm drain straight street structure subcontractor suction superintendent symetrical system tangent tank technical

tel. temp. thk. thd. TOC TOP TOS tot. twr. trans. TS turb. typ. UG Util. vac. va. var. VTR Vert. VC Vol. Whse. Wtr. WC WL WOG wt. w/ w/e w/o WP

telephone temperature thick thread or threaded Top Of Concrete Top Of Pipe Top Of Steel total tower transformer tube steel turbulent typical under ground utility vacuum valve variable or variation vent through roof vertical vitrified clay volume warehouse water water column or water closet water line water, oil & gas (working pressure) weight with with equipment without working point or working pressure