B

B
BB
BBE
BBL
BC
BD
BE
BF
BL
BLDG
BLE
BOM
BOP
B&S
BSE
BTU
BV
BW

Beveled
Bolted Bonnet
Bevel Both Ends
Barrel(s)
Bolt Circle
Blow Down
Beveled End(s)
Blind Flange
Battery Limits
Building
Bevel Large End
Bill of Materials
Bottom of Pipe
Bell and Spigot
Bevel Small End
British Thermal Unit
Ball Valve
Butt-weld

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ABBREVIATIONS

PIPING ABBREVIATIONS

CB
CHKV
Ch. Op.
CI
CL
CO
COL
COLS
CONC
COND
CONN
CORR
CPLG
CS

A
A
A
ACCUM
AL
ANSI
API
ASSY
ASTM
ATMOS
AUX
AVG
AZ

Alarm
Anchor
Accumulator
Aluminum
American National Standards Institute
American Petroleum Institute
Assembly
American Society for Testing and Materials
Atmosphere
Auxiliary
Average
Azimuth

CSC
CSO
CTRLV
CWR
CWS

Catch Basin
Check Valve
Chain Operator
Cast Iron
Clearance
Clean Out
Column
Columns
Concentric
Condensate
Connection
Corrosion
Coupling
Carbon Steel
Cast Steel
Cold Spring
Car Seal Closed
Car Seal Open
Control Valve
Cooling Water Return
Cooling Water Supply

D
DA
DF
DIA
DIM

Directional Anchor
Drain Funnel
Diameter
Dimension

Codes and Specifications

DISCH
DR
DW
DWG
DRWN

Discharge
Drain
Dummy Weld
Drawing
Drawn

E
E
ECC
EL
ELL
ELEV
EQUIP
ERW
EXCH
EXIST

East
Eccentric
Elevation
Elbow
Elevation
Equipment
Electric Resistance Welded
Exchanger
Existing

FA
FBO
FDN
FE
F/F
FF
FI
FIC
FIG
FLR
FLD FAB
FL
FOB
FOT
FR
FRC
FS
FT
FW

Flow Alarm
Furnished By Others
Foundation
Flow Element
Face-to-Face
Flat Face
Full Face
Flow Indicator
Flow Indicating Controller
Figure
Floor
Field Fabricate
Flange
Flat on Bottom
Flat on Top
Flow Recorder
Flow Recording Controller
Field Support
Forged Steel
Foot or Feet
Field Weld

G
G
GAL
GALV
GPH
GPM
GR
GaV
GIV

H
HCV
HDR
HIC
HLL
HOR
HP
HPFS
HPP
HR
HTR
HVAC
HVY
HYD

Hand Control Valve

Header
Hand Indicating Controller
High Liquid Level
Horizontal
High Pressure
High Point Finished Surface
High Point Paving
Hanger Rod
Hour
Heater
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
Heavy
Hydraulic

Gauge or gage
Gallon(s)
Galvanized
Gallons Per Hour
Gallons Per Minute
Grade
Gate Valve
Globe Valve

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IA
IC
ID
IDD
IET
IGT
IH
IN
INS
INST
INV
IPS
IS
ISA
ISO

IST

Instrument Air
Insulation (anti sweat)
Insulation (cold)
Inside Diameter
Inside Depth of Dish
Electric Trace
Glycol Trace
Insulation (heat conservation)
Inch(es)
Insulate or Insulation
Instrument(ation)
Invert Elevation
Iron Pipe Size
Insulation Safety
Instrumentation Society of America
International Organization for
Standardization
Isometric
Steam Trace

J
JCT
JS
JT

Junction
Jack Screw
Joint

L
L
LA
LAH
LAL

Level
Level Alarm
Level Alarm-High
Level Alarm-Low

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LBS
LC
LG
LI
LIC
LLL
LN
LO
LP
LPG
LPT
LR
LRC
LS

Pounds
Level Controller
Lock Closed
Level Gauge
Level Glass
Level Indicator
Level Indicating Controller
Low Liquid Level
Line
Lock Open
Low Pressure
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Low Point
Level Recorder
Long Radius
Level Recording Controller
Level Switch

M
mm
M
M&F
MATL
MAX
MECH
MFG
MFR
MI
MIN
MISC
MK
MW

millimeter
Meter
Male and Female
Material
Maximum
Mechanical
Manufacturing
Manufacturer
Malleable Iron
Minimum
Minute
Miscellaneous
Piece Mark
Manway
Miter weld

N
N
NC
NEC
NEG
NIP
NLL
NO
NOM
NOZZ
NPS
NPSH

North
Normally Closed
National Electric Code
Negative
Nipple
Normal Liquid Level
Normally Open
Number
Nominal
Nozzle
Nominal Pipe Size
Net Positive Suction Head

NPT
NTS

National Pipe Thread

Not to Scale

O
OAL
OD
OH
OPP
OS&Y
OVHD
OWS

Overall Length
Outside Diameter
Open Hearth
Opposite
Outside Screw and Yoke
Overhead
Oily Water Sewer

P
PA
PC
PCV
PdRC
PE
PI
PIC
P&ID
PLE
PO
POE
POS
PP
PR
PRC
PS
PSE
PSI
PSIA
PSIG
PSV
PT

Pipe Anchor
Pressure Alarm
Pressure Controller
Pressure Control Valve
Pressure Differential Recording Controller
Plain End
Point of Intersection
Pressure Indicator
Pressure Indicating Controller
Piping and Instrument Diagram
Plain Large End
Pump Out
Plain One End
Positive
Personnel Protection
Pressure Recorder
Pressure Recording Controller
Pipe Support
Plain Small End
Pounds per Square Inch
Pounds per Square Inch absolute
Pounds per Square Inch Gage
Pressure Safety Valve
Point

Q
QTY
QUAD

Quantity
Quadrant
Quadruple

R
R
RECD
RED

Radius
Received
Reducer

Codes and Specifications

REF
REINF
REQD
REV
RF
RJ
RPM
RS
RTJ

Reference
Reinforce
Required
Reverse
Revision
Raised Face
Ring Type Joint
Rotations Per Minute
Rising Stem
Ring Type Joint

S
S
SC
SCH
SCRD
SECT
SH (SHT)
SMLS
SO
SOL
SP
SP GR
SPEC
SQ
SR
STD
STL
STM
SUCT
SUPT
SW
SWG
SWP
SYS

South
Sample Connection
Schedule
Screwed
Section
Sheet
Seamless
Slip On
Steam Out
Sockolet
Set Point
Specific Gravity
Specification
Square
Short Radius
Standard
Steel
Steam
Suction
Support
Socket-weld
Swage
Standard Working Pressure
System

T
T
TA
Tan
TBE
TC
TCV
TE
TEMP
T&C
T&G

Steam Trap
Temperature Alarm
Tangent
Thread Both Ends
Temperature Controller
Temperature Control Valve
Threaded End
Temperature
Thread and Coupled
Tongue and Groove

THRD
TI
TIC
TLE
TOC
TOG
TOL
TOS
TR
TRC
TSE
T/T
TW
TYP

Thread
Temperature Indicator
Temperature Indicating Controller
Thread Large End
Top of Concrete
Top of Grout
Threadolet
Top of Steel
Temperature Recorder
Temperature Recording Controller
Thread Small End
Tangent to Tangent
Temperature Well
Thermowell
Typical

U
UA
US

Utility Air
Utility Station

V
VA
VB
VC
VERT
VF
VOL
VS

Valve
Vent to Atmosphere
Vortex Breaker
Vitrified Clay
Vertical
Vent to Flare
Volume
Vent to Stack

W
w/
W
WB
WE
WLD
WN
WOG
WOL
WT

with
West
Welded Bonnet
Weld End
Weld
Weld Neck
Water, Oil, Gas
Weldolet
Weight

X
XH
XS
XXH
XXS

Extra Heavy
Extra Strong
Double Extra Heavy
Double Extra Strong

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