PEDD Course Code Course Title BET Code #

PLANT PIPING DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND

MEE 201 AE 40031113
MAINTENANCE
Duration Discipline Audience
Engineers working in refineries, gas plants, and
GOSP; project management and project inspection
5 Days Mechanical Engineering engineers who are involved in plant piping design or
construction.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the Participant will be able to:

· Establish applicable codes and design conditions.

· Select material, flange, and valve classes.
· Calculate pipe wall thickness and establish pipe layout and support configuration.
· Perform flexibility, dead weight, and special conditions analyses.
· Apply internal/external pressure design criteria to piping and components.
· Determine piping layout and support according to operational considerations.
· Apply flexibility analysis methods and examine flexibility analysis errors.
· Examine load standards and apply load theory.
· Perform elastic calculations.
· Examine fluid service requirements/limitations.
· Apply impact test acceptance criteria.
· Discuss fabrication assembly and erection techniques (welding, brazing, etc.).
· Investigate pipe materials and flanges characteristics, their limitation, feasibility, etc.
· Troubleshoot and repair defined piping problems based on case studies.
Contents
This course contains the following sections:
· Module 1. Definition of Piping System
· Module 2. Type of Piping Systems
· Module 3. Piping Industry Codes
· Module 4. ASME B31.3 Scope and Definitions
· Module 5. Design Condition and Criteria
· Module 6. Pressure Design
· Module 7. Limitations of Pipe Components
· Module 8. Piping Layout and Flexibility
 · Module 9. Loads on Equipment
· Module 10. Material Selection
· Module 11. Primary Pipe Manufacturing Process
· Module 12. Construction Requirements
· Module 13. Inspection Requirements
· Module 14. Piping Repair and Maintenance
Prerequisites Special-Requirements
e-MEE 736 Participants must bring a scientific calculator to this course.