About the Course
Piping engineering is extremely important for the reliability of the plant and the safety of the process, personnel, and public. In a typical Chemical or Process Plant, the material cost of piping is around 35% of the initial fixed cost next to the material cost of major equipment (~50%). The field labour cost against the piping goes around 50%. The importance of piping is far beyond these values. The piping system consists of several piping components. The failure of any one of these components has the potential to shut down the whole plant and, in some cases, it becomes a serious threat to public safety which demands 100% accuracy both in design and erection. With this aim, the course content is meticulously designed. In a nutshell, the course covers the hydraulics of piping systems subjected to both single and two-phase gas & liquid flows, pipe design, flange types & class, valve types & class, pipe stress analysis, pipe supports, cross-country onshore pipeline construction, and ASME B31.1-Power Piping, ASME B31.3-Process Piping. This course is embedded with working examples of several practical problems coupled with hands-on experience in pipe stress analysis software and meticulously designed industrial projects for learners’ execution.
Course Objective
  • Explain the liquid & gas/vapor two-phase phenomena through a pipeline
  • Predict the pressure drop for both single & two-phase flows through the pipe, pipe fittings, orifice, nozzle, venturi, valves, and pipe networks
  • Distinguish the set forth engineering requirements necessary for the safe design and construction of piping systems covered in ASME B31, B33, and 34 codes
  • Judge the two-phase flow regime and select appropriate friction factor correlations, materials, flange & valve classes, and gasket of a process requirement
  • Design the piping system for the given process requirement, and comply with international codes & standards
  • Perform the flexibility analysis of a given piping system and modify it to ensure safe operation
Key Topics
Learning Outcomes
  • Explain the liquid & gas/vapor two-phase phenomena through a pipeline
  • the pressure drop for both single & two-phase flows through the pipe, pipe fittings, orifice, nozzle, venturi, valves, and pipe networks
  • Distinguish the set forth engineering requirements necessary for the safe design and construction of piping systems covered in ASME B31, B33, and 34 codes
  • Judge the two-phase flow regime and select appropriate friction factor correlations, materials, flange & valve classes, and gasket of a process requirement
  • Design the piping system for the given process requirement, and comply with international codes & standards
  • Perform the flexibility analysis of a given piping system and modify it to ensure safe operation