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AAirUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
AAnalogsignal-Thisisnormallytheindicationoftheexistenceofandtypesignalfromsome
instrumentintheplantbacktothecontrolroompanel
ACAirtoCloseThisisnormallyfoundonaP&IDatacontrolvalveandindicatesthatthecontrol
valveisaspringtoopenandthereforeneedsairtoclose.
ACCombustionADAPT.Adaptivecontrolmode-
AFCApprovedForConstructionThisisastatusindicatorforengineeringdocumentssuchasFlow
Diagrams,Specifications,Drawings,etc.Thisindication(note)isnormallystampedonadocumentinredsothatit
isveryvisible.TheApprovedpartofthenotenormallymeansthattheClienthasdonetheApproving.
AFDApprovedForDesignThisisalsoastatusindicator.Butinthiscasethedocumentisnormallyan
earlyschematicdrawingsuchasaP&ID.TheApprovalisstillbytheClient.
AGAboveGround
AGAAmericanGasAssociation
AISCAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction
AISIAmericanIronandSteelInstitute
ANSIAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute
AOAirtoOpen-ThisisnormallyfoundonaP&IDatacontrolvalveandindicatesthatthecontrolvalve
isaspringtocloseandthereforeneedairtoopen.
APPlantAirUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
APIAmericanPetroleumInstitute
ASAirSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
ASSprinklersystem
ASAAmericanStandardAssociationASMEAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersASTMAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterialsATMAtmosphere
AVG.Average
AWSAmericanWeldingSocietyAWWAAmericanWaterworksAssociation-
BDBlowdown-UsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
BFBlind/BlankFlange
BFWBoilerFeedWaterThisisthecleaned,treated,preheated
highpressurewaterthatispumpedintoaBoilertomakesteam.
BGBaseGuidesThisisatypeofsupportunderlowpipingthatis
designedtoallowthepipetomovebackandforthinaspecificdirection.
BLBatterylimitThisistheinvisibleboundaryaroundspecific
portionofaprocessplant(i.e.:TheCrudeUnitBatteryLimits)
BLEBeveledLargeEnd-Thisisanendprepqualifierforpiping
fittingssuchasreducersandswedges.
BLKBlack
BLVDBoulevardAsinatypeofstreet
BVLDBeveledThiswouldnormallyrefertotheendpreparationfor
pipeandfittings.
BOFBottomofFaceofFlangeThiswouldbeusedasareference
pointclarificationwhenusedwithanelevation(i.e.:BOFElev.109-0)fora
flangeonaverticalline.
BOMBillofMaterialThistermcanhavetwomeanings.Firstthere
istheBOMthatisincludedasapartofanindividualdocumentsuchasa
pipingisometric.Thesecondisthesummaryofthematerialfromall
documentsorisometrics.
BOPBottomofPipeThisreferstothebottomofapipewhenlying
inthehorizontalposition.
BSBritishStandard
BSEBeveledSmallEnd-Thisisanendprepqualifierforpiping
fittingssuchasreducersandswedges.
BTMBottom
BTUBritishthermalunit-Unitofmeasure
BWButtWeldorButtWeldedButtweldingmeansthattheendof
thepipe,fittingand/orflangearebeveledtoaspecificcontourasdefinedby
theCode(perdifferentwallthicknesses)thenweldedtogether.
TERMINOLOGA
A
A
A
A/G
AFC
AFD
AGA
AISC
AISI
ANSI
AO
AP
API
AS
AS
ASA
ASME
ASTM
ATM
AWS
AWWA
B
BG
BL
BOP
BS
C
C
C-C
Cl
CV
D
D
DCS
DEG
DIA
DRG
E
E
E-E
EFW
EL
EL
EOP
ES
ESS
F
F
FAB
FF
FF
FLG
FP
FPT
FRP
FS
FTG
FW
FW
G
G
GAL
GALV
GO
GPH
GPM
H
H
HP
HP
HS
HTR
HVAC
I
I
IA
IA
ID
ISO
L
**LL
L.PT.
LA
LC
LS
LT
M
M
M
MPT
N
N
N
NC
NDE
NEMA
NFPA
NG
NPSH
P
P&ID
PA
PFD
PRV
PRV
PSV
R
R
R
S
S
S
S
SAE
ACH
SCRD
SMLS
SO
SR
SS
ST
ST
ST
STD
T
T
TOC
TYP
U
U/G
UG
UT
V
V
W
W
W
WC
WGT
WN
WOG
WP
WP
WS
TERMINOLOGA
A
InletNozzle
PipeAnchorsThisisafixedanchorrestrictingthepipemovementataspecificsupportfrommovinginany(horizontalofvertical)direction.
AboveGroundThemostcommonuseforthisabbreviationisonaP&IDtoindicatethatportionofalinethatistobeorwillbeaboveground
ApprovedForConstructionThisisastatusindicatorforengineeringdocumentssuchasFlowDiagrams,Specifications,Drawings,etc.This
redsothatitisveryvisible.TheApprovedpartofthenotenormallymeansthattheClienthasdonetheApproving.
ApprovedForDesignThisisalsoastatusindicator.ButinthiscasethedocumentisnormallyanearlyschematicdrawingsuchasaP&ID.
AmericanGasAssociation
AmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction
AmericanIronandSteelInstitute
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute
AirtoOpen-ThisisnormallyfoundonaP&IDatacontrolvalveandindicatesthatthecontrolvalveisaspringtocloseandthereforeneeda
PlantAirUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
AmericanPetroleumInstitute
AirSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
Sprinklersystem
AmericanStandardAssociationAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterialsAtmosphere
AmericanWeldingSocietyAmericanWaterworksAssociation-
B
BaseGuidesThisisatypeofsupportunderlowpipingthatisdesignedtoallowthepipetomovebackandforthinaspecificdirection.
BatterylimitThisistheinvisibleboundaryaroundspecificportionofaprocessplant(i.e.:TheCrudeUnitBatteryLimits)
BottomofPipeThisreferstothebottomofapipewhenlyinginthehorizontalposition.
BritishStandard
C
CentigradeorCelsius-Unitofmeasure
CentretoCentreReferstothetypeofdimension(i.e.:CentertoCenteroftwopipes)
CenterlineThecenterlineistheprimarylocatingreferencepointusedforthelocationofallobjectssuchasPipesTanks,Vessels,Pumps,S
ProcessPlantengineeringanddesign.
ControlValveThetermControlValveiscommonlyusedforawiderangeofactuatoroperatedvalves.Thetypeofvalvebodyismostoften
othertype.TheactuatorcanbePneumatic,Solenoid,ElectricMotororothertype.
D
DrainUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
DistributedControlSystemCommonlyusedwithinstrumentation
Degree-Unitofmeasure
DiameterDrawing[NotPreferred]seeDWG
E
East-Asinadirection.OftenusedwithCoordinatemethodofdefininglocationorpositionofinitemofequipment.
EndtoEndUsedtoclarifyadimension.
Electric-Fusion-WeldedReferstooneofthewaysthatrolledandweldedpipeismade.
Elbow(NotPreferred)
ElevationEndofPipeAtermusedasapartofthedimensionaldesignationwhenlocatingtheendofapieceofpipesuchasaventtoatmosphere.
ElectricSupply
EmergencyShutdownSystem
F
Fahrenheit-Unitofmeasurerelatingtotemperature
FabricationCanbeanounoraverb.AFabricationcanmeanapipingspoolthatisaFabrication.Oritcanbeusedtosaythepipespool
FacetoFaceAsinFace-to-Facedimension
FlatFace(d)
Flange
FullPortValveThistermoftenusedwithBallValvesmeansthatthePortoropeningintheballisthesamesizeastheadjoiningpipeinside
FemalePipeThread
[Glass]FiberReinforcedPipe
BaseSupportsIndicatesatypeofsecondarysupportthatisnormallyusedunderonesideofaControlValveManifold.
FittingThisisauniversaltermthatappliestomanytradesandtradematerial(piping,electrical,etc.).Forpipingitincludeselbows,TEEsan
FieldWeldReferstoaweld(normallyinpiping)thatistobemadeinthefield(Pointofinstallation)asopposedtobeingmadeinapipefabr
fittingorfitting-to-fitting.Thepipeandfittingcomponentsonbothsidesofthisweldaredimensionallycorrectandnotrimmingistobedonew
FireWater-UsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
G
LevelGaugeorGaugeGlassGallon-Unitofmeasure
GalvanizedRustresistantplatingaddedtometalobjects
GearOperatedUsedinconjunctionwithavalvedescription.
GallonperHour-Unitofmeasure
GallonperMinute-Unitofmeasure
H
Hydraulicsignal-UsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
HighPressureHorsePowerHydraulicSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
HeaterRelatestoatypeofequipmentfoundonaproject
HeatingVentilationandAirConditioningCanindicatetheProfession,theEquipmentortheWork.
I
Current(electrical)signal
InstrumentAirUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
InstrumentAirSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
InsideDiametercommonusageterminology
Isometricdrawing-Inpipingthistermreferstoasemi-3dimensionaldrawingrepresentationofapipelineorpartofapipeline.TheIsometric
identificationandtechnicaldatanecessarytopurchasematerial,fabricate,testandinstallthedisplayedpiping.
L
LiquidLevel(**Denotessuffix(es),forhigh,low,highhigh,lowlow,etc.)i.e.LLLL-LowLowLiquidLevel
LowPointOftenusedindefiningtheothercriticalelevationpoint(seeHP)forpaving.
LevelAlarmDefinesatypeofinstrument
LevelController-Definesatypeofinstrument
LevelSwitch-Definesatypeofinstrument
LevelTransmitter-Definesatypeofinstrument
M
Meter-Unitofmeasure
Motoractuator
MalePipeThread
N
NitrogenUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
NorthThiscanbeTrueNorth,PlantNorth,PlatformNorthorMagneticNorth.
NormallyClosedThisisusedtodesignatethenormalsettingofavalve.
Non-DestructiveExaminationThisreferstoagroupingof5methodsusedtoindicatethequalityofaweldonvesselsorpiping.TheseareV
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NationalElectricalManufacturers'Association
NationalFireProtectionAssociation
NaturalGasUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
Netpositivesuctionhead
PipingandInstrumentDiagramTheprimarydocumentproducedbytheProcessEngineertodefineindetailwhatisrequiredforanyprocess
PlantAirSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
ProcessFlowDiagramIndicatedapreliminaryschematicdrawingproducedbytheProcessEngineertodefinethesimplifiedprocessconce
PressureReducingValveThisisavalvefunctionaldescriptionnotaspecificvalvemanufacturerofspecificvalvetype.
PressureReliefValveThisisavalvefunctionaldescriptionnotaspecificvalvemanufacturerofspecificvalvetype.Lotsofcompaniesmake
insideavesselorsystemgoesaboveaspecificsetpressure.(AlsoseePSV)
PressureSafetyValve(alsoseePRV)
R
Automatic-resetcontrolmodeUsedintheelectricalandcontrolssystems.
Radius-
S
PipeShoesAdeviceusedunderHotInsulatedpipestoraisethepipeupofftheprimarypipesupportlevelthusprotectstheinsulation.
SolenoidactuatorSouth-Asinadirection.OftenusedwithCoordinatemethodofdefininglocationorpositionofinitemofequipment.
SocietyofAutomotiveEngineersSchedule[Ofpipe]Relatestothewallthicknessofpipe
ScrewedMethodofjoiningsometypesofpipe,fittingsandvalves.
SeamlessAtypeofpipe
Slip-OnAtypeofflange
ShortRadius[OfElbow]StainlessSteel-
SteamTracingSteamTrapSupportTrunnionsStandard-
T
TemperatureTopofConcreteTypical-
U
UndergroundAtypeofdrawingoraburiedpipingsystem
Underground(SeeU/G)
UltrasonicInspection(SeeNDE)
V
Valve-
W
WaterUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
WestAsinthedirection.OftenusedwithCoordinatemethodofdefininglocationorpositionofinitemofequipment.
WaterColumnApipingconfigurationthatallowsfortheattachmentofmultiplelevelandpressureinstrumentsonaTankorVessel.
WeightWeldingNeckIndicatedthetypeofFlange
Water,OilandGas-
WorkingPointUsedondrawingswithslopingpipelinestoindicatethepointwherekeyinformationisgiven(Locatingcoordinatesandeleva
WorkingPressureWaterSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber