Design of Piping Systems and Pipe Stress Analysis

This course covers a very broad subject of the design of piping systems. Starting with definition of the system, piping project anatomy, documentation and design life cycle. The course looks and various aspects of system development, for each stage identifying key considerations and calculation requirements. Design of safe and efficient piping systems relies on a lot of good engineering judgement, the course presents students with key considerations and provides a decision making process to help substantiate design decisions. Design of piping systems is a multidisciplinary activity, although our course is focused on the mechanical and process engineering aspect we cover subjects of: Instrumentation and Control, Structural assessment and Technical Safety to provide students with a holistic understanding of the system design process.
The course covers the design of piping components to ASME B31.3 and Pipe Stress Analysis using PSA software.

• What is a piping system
• Anatomy of the pipework
• Project lifecycle
• Multidisciplinary approach
• Typical system layouts
• Open / Closed systems
• Ring mains
• Header and branches
• Sizing of the system
• Pressure drop calculations
• Software
• Pipe
• Pumps / fans
• NPSH
• Relief valves
• Flow and Pressure Control
• Valves
• Types
• Functions
• Fluid tightness
• Double block and bleed
• Locking
• Pipe jointing
• Welded connections
• Flanged
• Gaskets
• Bolting
• Screw fittings
• Quick connectors
• Other fittings
• Piping Design Practice
• Piping drawings: BFD, PFDs, P&ID, Plot plans, GAs, MTOs, Line List, Valve List, Equipment list, Isometrics, Spool fabrication drawings
• Symbols and standards
• Design basis and specifications

• Lagging, insulation and heat tracing
• Safety of piping systems:
• HAZID / HAZOP
• What goes wrong
• Safety in Design
• Piping codes, standards and UK regulations
• Design considerations
• Economy
• Layout
• Sloping pipe
• Dead legs
• NDE and Hydrostatic Testing
• Control and Instrumentation
• Flow measurement
• Pressure measurement
• Temperature measurement
• Control strategy
• Feedback loops
• Introduction to PID controllers
• Stress Analysis of Piping
• Why do stress analysis
• What is analysed
• Stress Analysis Software
• Typical workflow
• Data input
• Model setup
• Runing Analysis and Review Results
• Restraints
• SIFs
• Reporting Results