AAE = American Association of Engineers ACI = American Concrete Institute ACRI = Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute A-E

= Architect-engineer AEC = American Engineering Council AESC = American Engineering Standards Committee AFFFA = American Forged Fitting and Flange Association AIDD = American Institute of Design and Drafting AIME = American Institute of Mechanical Engineers AISC = American Institute of Steel Construction AISE = Association of Iron and Steel Engineers AISI = American Iron and Steel Institute AMAA = Adhesives Manufacturers Association of America AMCA = Air Moving and Conditioning Association AMFIE = Association of Mutual Fire Insurance Engineers AMICE = Associate Member of Institute of Civil Engineers ANS = American Nuclear Society ANSI = American National Standards Institute API = American Petroleum Institute ARI = Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute ASBC = American Standard Building Code ASCE = American Society of Civil Engineers ASCEA = American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects ASCHE = American Society of Chemical Engineers ASE = Amalgamated Society of Engineers ASEA = American Society of Engineers and Architects ASEE = American Society of Engineering Education ASHACE = American Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASHRAE = American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers ASME = American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASNE = American Society of Naval Engineers ASRE = American Society of Refrigeration Engineers ASSE = American Society of Safety Engineers; American Society of Sanitary Engineers ASTM = American Society for Testing and Materials ASWG = American steel and wire gauge AWG = American wire gauge AWS = American Welding Society AWWA = American Water Works Association BHN = Brinell hardness number CAD = Computer-aided design CADD = Computer-aided design drafting db = Dry bulb DCCP = Design change control program DCEA = Directory of Civil Engineering Abbreviations DCN = Design/drawing change notice DIN = Deutsches Institu fu r Normung; German Standards Institute

DIPRA = Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association DIS = Ductile Iron Society EJMA = Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association FCI = Fluid Controls Institute FMA = Forging Manufacturers Association gpm = Gallons per minute gps = Gallons per second HI = Hydraulic Institute HVAC = Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning IAEE = International Association of Earthquake Engineers IFHTM = International Federation for the Heat Treatment of Materials IFI = Industrial Fasteners Institute IGSCC = Intergranular stress corrosion cracking ISA = International Standards Association; Instrument Society of America NACE = National Association of Corrosion Engineers NAPE = National Association of Power Engineers NASE = National Association of Stationary Engineers NASPD = National Association of Steel Pipe Distributors NCPI = National Clay Pipe Institute NFPA = National Fire Protection Association NIMA = National Insulation Manufacturers Association NPT = National Pipe Taper NSPE = National Society of Professional Engineers NSSS = Nuclear steam system supplier OBE = Operating-basis earthquake OSHA = Occupational Safety and Health Act, or Administration PACE = Professional Association of Consulting Engineers PFI = Pipe Fabrication Institute PJA = Pipe Jacking Association PLCA = Pipe Line Contractors Association ppb = Parts per billion PFMA = Pipe Fittings Manufacturers Association PPI = Plastic Pipe Institute ppm = Parts per million PPMS = Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Society PRI = Plastics and Rubber Institute RWMA = Resistance Welding Manufacturers Association SAE = Society of Automotive Engineers SCC = Stress corrosion cracking SMA = Solder Markers Association; Steel Manufacturers Association VMA = Valve Manufacturers Association

Another Set of Piping And Valve Industry Abbreviation

ACS, Attestation de Conformit Sanitaire AFS, American Foundrymen's Society AGA, American Gas Association AISI, American Iron and Steel Institut ANSI, American National Standards Institute API, American Petroleum Institute ASA, American Standard Association ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM, American Society for Testing and Materials AWWA, American Water Works Association BB, Bolted Bonnet BC, Bolted Cap BCF, Bead and crevice free BFV, Butterfly valve BHN, Brinell Hardness Number BS, British Standard BSI, British Standards Institution BSP, British Standard Pipe BSPP, British Standard Pipe Parallel BSPT, British Standard Taper Pipe Thread BV, Ball Valve BW, Butt Weld BWE, Butt Weld End CDA, Copper Development Association CI, Cast Iron CSA, Canadian Standards Association CV, Check Valve CW, Counter Weight CWP, Cold Working Pressure CxC, Cooper to Cooper DAC, Double Acting Cilynders DD, Double Disc DEF, Double Emboitement Mle DG, Double Disc Gate DI, Ductile Iron DIN, Deutsches Institute fuer Normung DMV, Distribution main valve DN, Nominal Diameter DWV, Drainage, Waste, Vent Fitting ECV, Emergency Control Valve ESD, Emergency Shut Down FE, Flanged End FF, Flat Face FIV, Formation Isolation Valves FLG, Flange FM, Factory Mutual Laboratories

FOB, Free On Board FTTG, Fitting FW, Flexible Wedge GLP, Liquid Gas of Petroleum GOST, Gosstandart of Russia GV, Gate Valve HB, Brinell Hardness HBC, Rockwell C Hardness HF, Hard Faced HW, Handwheel IBBM, Iron Body Bronze Mounted ID, Inside Diameter IPS, Iron Pipe Size ISA, Instrument Society of America ISNRS, Inside Screw Non-Rising Stem ISO, International Organization for Standardization ISRS, Inside Screw Rising Stem JIS, Japanese Industrial Standard MIV, Main Inlet Valve MJ, Mechanical Joint MSS, Manufacturers Standardization Society MTR, Material Test Report NC, Normally closed NEMA, National Electrical Manufacturers Association NPS, Nominal Pipe Size NPT, National Pipe Taper (Pipe Thread) NRS, Non-Rising Stem OD, Outside Diameter OS&Y, Outside Screw and Yoke OWG, Working Pressure: Oil, Water, Gas QO, Quick opening PIV, Post inidicator valve PN, Nominal Pressure (metric) P-T, Pressure - Temperature PRV, Pressure Reducing Valve PVF, Pipes, Valves and Fittings Rc, Rockwell "C" RF, Raised Face RJ, Ring Type Joint RS, Rising Stem RWD, Resilient Wedge Disc SAC, Simple Acting Cilynder SB, Screw-In-Bonnet SB, Silver Brazed SE, Screwed Ends SE, Solder End

SG, Solid Gate SIV, Service isolation valve SJ, Solder Joint SOV, Shut Off Valve SPW, Spiral Wound gasket SS, Stainless Steel STD, Standard SW, Solid Wedge Disc SWE, Socket Weld End SWP, Steam Working Pressure TB, Threaded Bonnet TE, Threaded End TC, Threaded Cap TOR, Tout Ou Rien UB, Union Bonnet UC, Union Cap UL, Underwriter's Laboratories WV, Water valve WOG, Working Pressure: Water, Oil, Gas WSP, Steam Working Pressure WWP, Water Working Pressure