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Piping Layout Drawings Abbreviations and

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Whenever you start reading a piping drawing or document, you can see many
abbreviations on these drawings/documents.
Many abbreviations are common and are regularly used in the drawings but few of the
abbreviation are new and unique for a particular drawing.

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Sometimes it happens that there are abbreviations mentioned on drawing/documents

but the legend explaining the actual meaning of the abbreviation is missing.
Someone may make mistake by presuming the abbreviation and start working. My
recommendation would be to request for the legend sheet and then start the work as
would eliminate error at a later stage. Because, clarity in understanding is important.
Listed below are some of the commonly used abbreviations in the piping design, but it
may vary from company to company and project to project:
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ACCESS OPENING

AO

DEGREES

OR DEG

AMERICAN NATIONAL PIPE THREAD

NPT

DEGREE CENTIGRADE

DEGREE FAHRENHEIT

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

API

DETAILS

DET

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING

MATERIALS

ASTM

DIAMETER

DIA

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF
MECHANICALENGINEERS

ASME

DIMENSION

DIM

AMERICAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

ASA

DISCHARGE

DISCH

DOUBLE EXTRA STRONG

XXS

AND

&

DRAIN

DR

APPROXIMATE

APPROX

DRAWING

DRG

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B/L

ECCENTRIC

ECC

BEVELLED

BE

ELBOW

EL

BEVELLED BOTH ENDS

BBE

ELEVATION

EL

BEVELLED ONE END

BOE

EXTENDED SPINDLE

EX.SPINDLE

BEVELLED LARGE END

BLE

EXTRA STRONG

XS

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BEVELLED SMALL END

BSE

EYE WASH

EW

BLIND FLANGE

BF

BOTTOM

BOT

FABRICATED

FAB

BOTTOM OF PIPE

BOP

FACE OF FLANGE

FOF

BRITISH STANDARD

BS

BRITISH STANDARD PIPE THREAD

BSPT

FEET

OR FT

BUTT WELD

BW

FLANGE

FLG

BUTTERFLY

BUTFY

FLAT FACE

FF

FIELD WELD

FW

CAR SEALED CLOSED

CSC

FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATION

FFL

CAR SEALED OPEN

CSO

CARBON STEEL

CS

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CERTIFICATE

CERT

CHAIN OPERATED

CH.OP

HAND HOLE

HH

CHANNEL

CHAN

HEIGHT

HT

CHECK

CHK

HIGH POINT OF PAVING

HPP

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COLUMN

COL

HOSE CONNECTION

HC

CONCENTRIC

CONC

HYDRAULIC

HYD

CONNECTION

CONN

CONTACT FACE

CF

CONTINUED

CONT

CONTINUED ON DRAWING

COD

CONTROL VALVE

CV

CORROSION

CORR

COUPLING

CPLG

INCH

OR IN

RADIUS

RAD

INSIDE DIAMETER

ID

RAISED FACE

RF

INSULATION

INSUL

REDUCER OR REDUCING

RED

INSULATION FOR HEAT CONSERVATION

IH

REFERENCE

REF

INSULATION FOR PERSONNEL

PROTECTION

IP

REMOVABLE SPOOL PIECE

RSP

INTERNAL

INT

REQUIRED

REQD

INVERT ELEVATION

INV.EL

RING TYPE JOINT

RTJ

ISOMETRIC

ISO

ROUND

RND

KILOGRAMME

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SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATCH NO

SS. NO

SAMPLE COOLER OR CONN

SC

LOCKED CLOSED

LC

SAMPLE POINT

SP

LOCKED OPEN

LO

SCHEDLE

SCH

LONG

LG

SCREWED

SCD

LONG RADIUS WELD ELBOW

LRWE

SEAMLESS

SMLS

SETTING OUT POINT

SOP

MACHINE

MACH

SHORT RADIOUS WELD ELBOW

SRWE

MANHOLE

MH

SLIP ON

SO

MATCHLINE

ML

SOCKET WELD

SW

MATERIAL

MATL

SPECIFICATION

SPEC

MAXIMUM

max

SQUARE

SQ

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MEAN SEA LEVEL

MSL

STAINLESS STEEL

SS

METER

STANDARD

STD

MILLIMETRE

mm

STEAM

STM

MINIMUM

MIN

STEAM OUT

STM.OUT

STEAM TRACED

ST.TR

NIPPLE

NIP

STRAIGHT

STR

NOMINAL

NOM

SUCTION

SUCT

NOMINAL BORE

NB

SUPPORT

SUPPT

NORMALLY CLOSED

NC

SURFACE

SURF

NORMALLY OPEN

NO

SWAGE

SWG

NOZZLE

NOZZ

SWAGED NIPPLE

SN

NUMBER

No

TANGENT

TAN

OPERATING

OPER

TANGENT LINE

TAN.LINE

ORIENTATION

ORIENT

TEMPERATURE

TEMP

OUTSIDE DIAMETER

OD

TEMPORARY STRAINER

TS

TEE

PIPE SUPPORT

PS

THICKNESS OR THICK

THK

PAIN BOTH ENDS

PBE

THREADED

THRD

PLAIN ONE END

P0E

THREADED BOTH ENDS

TBE

PLAIN LARGE END

PLE

THREADED ONE END

TOE

PLAIN SMALL END

PSE

THREADED LARGE END

TLE

PALTE

PL

THREADEDSMALL END

TSE

PALTEFORM

PLAT

TONGUE & GROOVE

T& G

PRESSURE

PRESS

TOP LEVEL

TL

TOP OF STEEL OR SUPPORT

TOS

TYPICAL

TYP

UNDER

UND

UNDERSIDE

US

UNIFIED COARSE THREAD

UNC

UNFIED FINE THREAD

UNF

VACUUM

VAC

VALVE

VA

VENT

VERTICAL

VERT

WALL THICKNESS

WT

WELD

WELD CAP

WC

WELD NECK

WN

WEIGHT

WORKING POINT ELEVATION

WP.EL

WORKING PRESSURE

WP

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8 COMMENTS
Veera
April 17, 2015 at 9:14 am

Can u please tell us how to review a 3d model???

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Piping engineering
April 18, 2015 at 4:27 pm

Hi Veera,
3D models can be reviewed using dierent review softwares eg
Navisworks review
Aviva review reality
Smart plan review
Naviesworks can be used for review of 3D model created in PDS as well as
PDMS.
Aviva review reality can be used for reviewing PDMS generated model.
Smart plan review can be used for reviewing 3D model generated using
PDS and Smart plan 3D.
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Piping engineering
April 17, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Above mentioned are the reviewing softwares to review models designed already
in PDS, PDMS etc.
Apart from internal reviews by lead and area engineers, there are 3 formal model
reviews at Stages 30%, 60% and 90% of design completion where client will
participate in the reviews.
Below checklists may help for formal reviewshttp://www.piping-engineering.com/piping-checklist-for-30
http://www.piping-engineering.com/piping-checklist-for-60
http://www.piping-engineering.com/piping-checklist-for-90
Hope this helps.
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Veera
April 18, 2015 at 5:30 pm

Thank you so much sir,, for your reply. But am asking that what are the basic
things we need to check in model..??
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Mohammad Muzaar Sultan

June 28, 2015 at 12:29 pm

in piping isometric drawing , what is SC?

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Piping engineering
August 21, 2015 at 7:29 pm

Hi,
Which section of piping isometric are you referring for SC. Generally SC
can be Sample Cooler or Sampling Connection on the isometric drawing.
AJ
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Nimesh
May 25, 2016 at 6:23 am

it is station controller
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Jorge Padilla
October 20, 2015 at 3:58 pm

Nice website to resolve pipetting problems.

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