Address : Near Baisakhi, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 For Details Contact : Arvind Thengre(Mob09423409652,09970142534)

Email Id: - eipet_kolkata@indiatimes.com Autonomous Post Graduate Advance Diploma in

Brief Outline : Design, Engineering, Construction and Testing of Piping System for Chemical Plants, Power Stations, Refineries, Petrochemicals and Fertilizers Plants, Food and Pharma Industries, etc. Including (cross country) Piping for Oil and Gas sector.

Software Knowledge : Only ours Institute teaches stress Analysis and Caeser II ,PDMS

Post Graduate Diploma in

Piping Technology (Design, Engineering & Construction)

(Autonomous) SYLLABUS I. LINE SIZING AND OPTIMISATION A brief revision covering friction factor, pressure drop for flow of noncompressible and compressible fluids ( Newtonian Fluids), pipe line sizing, economic velocity. Pipeline network and their analysis for flow in branches, restriction orifice sizing. Non- Newtonian fluids types with examples, pressure drop calculations for Non- Newtonian Fluids. Assignment : Numerical exercise in line sizing. II. MATERIALS FOR PIPING SYSTEMS Desirable properties of piping materials, materials for law, normal and high temperature service, materials for corrosion resistance. Common ASTM and IS specifications for : Seamless/ ERW pipes, pipefitting, flanges, and fasteners, materials for valves. Gaskets : Functions and properties, types of gaskets and their selection. Polymeric materials (Plastics), important considerations, for plastic pipelines (HDPE, PP, PVC etc.) Joining methods for plastic pipes and fittings, Valves made out of plastics, constructional features, and limitations. III. PIPING SYSTEM DESIGN Two phase flow, types of two phase flow, two phase flow as encountered in piping for steam, distillation column, related aspects of two phase flow such as pressure drop, vibrations.

Types of valves excluding safety valves, constructional features , criteria for selections codes relevant to valves- Construction & Testing. Safety valves and other pressure relieving devices constructional features, selections criteria, sizing of these devices. Role of Piping Engineering and needs of Various Process Industries. Scope of piping engineering, inputs and output documents, interaction with other departments etc. Introduction to P & I Diagrams, process flow diagrams, standard symbols and notations. Preliminary bill of material based on PID. Introduction to various facilities required, guidelines for plot plan/ plant layout, recommended practices and statutory regulations for facilities spacing. Important system characteristics and design principles related to stream flow at high and low pressures. Calculations for line sizing, steam traps, P.R.V. & condensate systems. Design principles and line sizing for vaccum pipelines, slurry pipelines, surge drums and flarestacks, vaccum devices including ejector system. Classifications of pumps, compressors, fans and blowers. Considerations governing pump selection, analysis of system and pump selection, analysis of system and pump characteristics in connection with series, parallel flow, minimum flow and equalizing lines, NPSH, allowable nozzle loads in various codes. Design principles and line sizing of pneumatic conveying of solids, components of conveying systems, dust and fume extraction systems principles. Long distance and cross- country pipelines with specific emphasize on sizing and routing techniques. Hygienic piping systems. Practicals : 1. Pressure drop across pipeline systems including valves and other fittings using monograms and tables, summary write- up on same. 2. Study of constructional features of valves. 3. Determination of characteristic curves for a centrifugal pumps and valves. 4. Determination of chrematistic curves for a centrifugal pumps and valves.

5. Study of manufacturers catalogues on pumps and valves etc.

IV. PIPING DESIGN CODE National and international codes of piping design, basic principles, distinguishing features and applicability of various codes, coded design of piping components, case studies illustrating use of code rules. Pipe schedule number, its significance and dimensional standards. V. PIPING LAYOUTS Introduction to equipment layout. 1. Typical piping systems layout considerations for following various systems. i) Distillation systems and heat exchange systems. ii) Cooling water, process water, chilled water/ brine systems. iii) Pumps, air compressor suction/ discharge piping. iv) Condensate recycle, steam distribution. v) Gas / steam turbines, vaccum system and flare lines. vi) Yard piping jacketed and traced lines. vii) Petroleum products, class A, B, C, including LPG. viii) Fire fighting system. Selection and design considerations for hoses, strainers, sight glasses, TSVs, rubber and metallic expansion bellows. Information to and from piping departments with other engineering departments in reference to layouts preparation. Dos and Donts for routing of pipelines in consideration with operating feasibility. Preparation of process plant layouts, piping layouts CADs, aesthetics in plant layouts, project piping specifications, line list etc,

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Practicals : a. Preparations of following sheets i. P & ID symbols and a typical P & ID, piping specification. ii. Plot plan. iii. Process plant layout iv. Piping layout b. Study of typical drawings as listed in item (a). c. Use of computer software packages in preparation of P & I D, Piping layouts etc.

VI. CORROSION PROTECTION FOR PIPING Corrosion : Types of corrosion, methods of preventing corrosion, coating of pipelines for underground and long distance services, cathodic protection of pipelines. Painting of Pipelines : Common paints for corrosion protection ,abrasive cleaning and painting of pipelines. Pickling for passivation of S.S. Piping. VII. PIPE SUPPORTS AND STRESS ANALYSIS Design of pipe wall thickenss, thermal stresses due to thermal expansion of pipelines and dissimilar materials, design of mitre bends, contraction of pipelines, reinforcement of branches, flexibility analysis, pipe stress analysis with reference to pipe layout. Design code ANSI B 31.1/ B31.3 requirements for thermal stresses, imposed loading on equipment nozzles and structares, concept of cold pull and self springing, pipe stress analysis with and without expansion joints, design and selection of expansion joints bellows. Stress analysis for different configurations of pipe layout. Use of computer aided packages for stress analysis, transfer of vibration from machine, different types of pipe supports, span calculations, gravity lines, pipe rack sizing and loading data for pipe-rack. Some assignments for stress / force calculations using tables / monograms / charts. VIII. ONLINE INSTUMENTS Instruments for online measurement and or contact such as flow (orifice meter, rotameter) pressure, pH, conductivity, temperature, flow switch, PID symbols for these instruments. Brief review of principle of operation and constructional features, typical, end connections and other interfacing connections, hook-up diagrams. Piping requirements for installation of line instruments (typically straight runs of pipe required) and control valve. Components of typical closed loop control system (sensing element, controller, I/P converter, control valve).

Introduction to control valve, characteristics, actuator, valve positioner. Interfacing of piping and instruments scope of work. Pneumatic tubing and cabling for instrumentation. SCADA, Telemetry, fibre optics with reference to cross country pipelines. IX. THERMAL INSULATION FOR PIPING Purposes of Thermal Insulation. Principles of conductive and convective heat transfer to the extent of application to heat loss / gain through bare pipe surfaces. Critical thickness of insulation, estimating thickness of insulation, optimum thickness of insulation. Insulation for hot and cold materials and their important properties, insulation material selection criteria, typical insulation specification - hot and cold materials. X. MTO / BOO FOR PIPING Piping isometrics and phases of material take off (MTO) Practical: 1. Preparation of following sheets i. Piping isometrics ii. M.T.O 2. Case studies in material take - offs. . XI. STATUTORY REGULATIONS Principles, guidelines and statutory requirements such as factory's act, safety and health directorate, petroleum rules, SMPV rules, gas cylinder storage rules, TAG, IBR etc. Considerations of above statutory regulations on plant layout equipment layout and piping, colour identification code for pipelines. Factory inspector approval drawings, CCOE approval drawings, boiler inspector isometric approval drawings etc. Introduction to environmental protection and waste management. Brief reference for hazardous area classification.

Specific precautions for handling flammable and hazardous substance and liquefied gases, introduction to HAZOP methodology. ISO / QA requirements. Assignment: Preparation of equipment layout for a given size of plot using petroleum rules.

XII. FABRICATION TESTING AND INSTALLATION Revision of various types of pipe fitting and methods of joining, their respective merits, dimensional standards for pipes and fittings, methods of manufacturing pipes and fittings and influence of these methods on properties, use of compression fittings. Laying of underground piping, types merits and demerits. Various types of welding (arc, gas and welding equipments, selection of electrodes for M.S. and S.S. welding, heat treatment (pre heating and post heating cycles). Pipe installation - procedure, precautions, estimation, inch-dia., inch-m concepts, commissioning of pipelines. Inspection procedures for bought out pipes and fitting valves, special materials, introduction to various inspection standards. XIII. COSTING OF PIPING SYSTEMS Direct and indirect costs associated with piping, estimating requirement of consumables and man hours, relative economics of various materials of construction, relative economics for different systems, concept of economic pipe diameter. Case study in optimizing pipe size and estimating cost of piping for yard piping and ISBL piping. Direct and indirect costs associated with piping fabrication and installation and testing inch - dia, inch - m concepts.