Piping abbreviation

ACCESS OPENING AO DEGREES ° OR DEG

AMERICAN NATIONAL PIPE THREAD NPT DEGREE CENTIGRADE °C

DEGREE FAHRENHEIT °F

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE API DETAILS DET

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ASTM DIAMETER DIA

TESTING MATERIALS

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASME DIMENSION DIM

MECHANICALENGINEERS

AMERICAN ASA DISCHARGE DISCH

STANDARDS ASSOCIATION

DOUBLE EXTRA STRONG XXS

AND & DRAIN DR

APPROXIMATE APPROX DRAWING DRG

BATTERY LIMIT 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

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

CENTIMETER cm GASKET GSKT

CENTRE TO CENTRE C TO C GEAR OPERATED GO

CENTRE LINE ¢ GRADE GR

CERTIFICATE CERT
CHAIN OPERATED CH.OP HAND HOLE HH

CHANNEL CHAN HEIGHT HT

CHECK CHK HIGH POINT OF PAVING HPP

CLEAN OUT CO HORIZONTAL HOR

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 IH REFERENCE REF

CONSERVATION

INSULATION FOR PERSONNEL IP REMOVABLE SPOOL PIECE RSP

PROTECTION

INTERNAL INT REQUIRED REQD

INVERT ELEVATION INV.EL RING TYPE JOINT RTJ

ISOMETRIC ISO ROUND RND

KILOGRAMME kg SAFETY SHOWER & EYE BATCH SS. NO

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

MEAN SEA LEVEL MSL STAINLESS STEEL SS

METER m 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 T

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 V

VERTICAL VERT

WALL THICKNESS WT
WELD W

WELD CAP WC

WELD NECK WN

WEIGHT W

WORKING POINT ELEVATION WP.EL

WORKING PRESSURE WP

ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS

General Abbreviations & Acronyms

AL aluminum
Amer. Std. American Standard
AB anchor bolt
app. approve
appl. approval
appd. approved
AFC Approved For Construction
approx. approximate
arch. architectural
A area
AD area drain
arr. arrangement
asph. asphalt
assem. assembly
asst. assistant
assoc. associate
assn. association
atm. atmospheric
auto. automatic
aux. auxiliary
avg. average

B to B back to back
bar barometric
B/L base line
BP base plate
bat. battery
bm. beam
brg. bearing
BM bench mark
Bet. between
B/M bill of material
BF blind flange
blk. block
BD Blow Down
bd. board
blr. boiler
BFW boiler feedwater
BC bolt circle
bot. bottom
BOS Bottom Of Steel
brkt. bracket
BHP brake horsepower
BTU British Thermal Unit
bldg. building
BL building line
BW butt weld

cab. cabinet
calc. calculate
calcs. calculations
cap. capacity
CO2 carbon dioxide
CS carbon steel
CI cast iron
Cat. catalog
CB catch basin
clkg. caulking
clg. ceiling
cem. cement
Ctr. center
CL centerline
C to C center to center
cert. certified mail
CMTR Certified Mill Test Report
chg. change
CN change notice
chk. check
chem. chemical
circ. circle, circulate, circulation, circumference
CO cleanout
CIP Clean In Place
clr. clear, clearance
CW clockwise
coef. coefficient
CW city water, cold water
coll. collector
col. column
comb. combination, combine
com. common
comm. communication
co. company
comp. complete
compr. compressor
CAD Computer Aided Design
CAM Computer Aided Manufacturing
conc. concentric
conc. concrete
cond. condenser, condensate
conn. connection, connect
const. construction
cont. continue, continuation
contr. contractor
contr. control
cv or cont. va. control valve
conv. conveyor
CT cooling tower
CW cooling water, chilled water
corp. corporation
corr. corrugated
CCW counter clockwise
cplg. coupling
cu cubic
cfm cubic feet per minute
cfs cubic feet per second
cf or cu3 cubic feet
cyl cylinder

deg. degree
dept. department
des. design
DCN design change notice
DCR design change request
det. detail
diag. diagonal
dia. diameter
dim. dimension
dir. direction
disch. discharge
disc. disconnect, discontinue
div. divisio
dr. door
dbl. double
dn. down
ds downspout
doz. dozen
dr. drain
dwg. drawing

ea. each
ecc eccentric
EFD Engineering Flow Diagram
ell elbow
elec. electric
elev. elevation
engr. engineer
eq. equal
equip. or eq. equipment
exc. excavate
exh. exhaust
exp. expansion
exp. jt. expansion joint
ext. exterior

FS far side
fin. fl. finished floor
fin. gr. finished grade
1st first
ftg. fitting
fix. fixture
flg. flange
FF flat face
flex. flexible
fl. floor
FD floor drain
FE flow element
fab. fabricate
F Fahrenheit
FS finished surface
FD feed
FPM Feet Per Minute
FPS Feet Per Second
FW field weld
fin. finish
FT flow transmitter
ftg. footing
FS forged steel
fdn. foundation
fr. frame
FOB freight on board
freq. frequency
furn. furnished

ga. gage or gauge

GPH Gallons Per Hour
GPM Gallons Per Minute
galv. galvanized
gskt. gasket
gen. general
GL girt line
govt. government
gr. grade
GL grade line
grtg. grating
grnd. ground
grndg. grounding
gyp. gypsum
gyp. bd. gypsum board

HH handhold
HR handrail
Hdw. hardware
hd. head
hdr. header
htr. heater
HV Heating & Ventilating
HVAC Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning
hvy. heavy
hgt. height
hex. hexagon
hor. or horiz. horizontal
HP horsepower
HW hot water
hr. hour

in. inch
info. information
ID inside diameter
instr. instrument
insul. insulation
int. interior
int. internal
inv. invert
IPS iron pipe size
iso isometric
IFA Issued For Approval
IFC Issued For Construction
IFR Issued For Review

jt. joint

lab. laboratory
lat. lateral
lh. left hand
lt. light
ltg. lighting
ln. line
loc. location
lg. long
lp low point
LP low pressure

mach. machine
maint. maintenance
MI malleable iron
MH manhole
mfg. manufacturing
mfr. manufacturer
mk. mark
matl. material
max. maximum
MSL mean sea level
mtr. motor
MCC motor control center
mtd. mounted

natl. national
NG natural gas
NS near side
neg. negative
NPSH Net Positive Suction Head
NPSHA Net Positive Suction Head Available
NPSHR Net Positive Suction Head Required
nip. nipple
nom. nominal
norm. normal
NC Normally Closed
NO Normally Open
NTS Not To Scale
no. number

off. office
orig. original
OD outside diameter
OA overall
OAL overall length
ovhd. overhead

pnl. panel
par. parallel
part. partial
pass. passage
ped. pedestal
perf. perforate
perp. perpendicular
PFD Process Flow Diagram
ph. phase
P&ID Process & Instrument Diagram
pc. piece
pl. plate
pt. point
pol. polish
pwr. power
prefab. prefabricated
prelim. preliminary
prep. preparation
press. pressure
PRV Pressure Reducing Valve
proc. process
proj. project
PA public address
PO Purchase Order

qty. quantity

rad. or r radius
rlg. railing
RR railroad
RW raw water
recvr. receiver
rec. recovery
red. reducer
ref. reference
reinf. reinforce
RFC Released For Construction
reloc. relocate
reqd. required
req. requisition
rev. revise, revised, revision
RPM Revolutions Per Minute
rt. right
RH right hand
rsr. riser
rd. road
rf. roof
RD roof drain
rm. room
RG rough grade
rd. round

sch. schedule
scr. screw
scrd. screwed
sec. second
sect. section
swr. sewer
sht. sheet
sk. sketch
SJ solder joint
sg specific gravity
spec. specification
sq. square
SS stainless steel
std. standard
sta. station, stationary
SIP Steam In Place
stl. steel
stg. storage
SD storm drain
str. straight
st. street
struc. structure
sub. subcontractor
suct. suction
supt. superintendent
sym. symetrical
sys. system

tan. tangent
tk. tank
tech. technical
tel. telephone
temp. temperature
thk. thick
thd. thread or threaded
TOC Top Of Concrete
TOP Top Of Pipe
TOS Top Of Steel
tot. total
twr. tower
trans. transformer
TS tube steel
turb. turbulent
typ. typical

UG under ground
Util. utility

vac. vacuum
va. valve
var. variable or variation
VTR vent through roof
Vert. vertical
VC vitrified clay
Vol. volume

Whse. warehouse
Wtr. water
WC water column or water closet
WL water line
WOG water, oil & gas (working pressure)
wt. weight
w/ with
w/e with equipment
w/o without
WP working point or working pressure

Pipe & Equipment Abbreviations & Acronyms

AARH arithmetic average roughness height

BB bolted bonnet
BBE bevel both ends (pipe nipple)
BHN brinell hardness number
Bld. blind (flange)
BOE bevel one end (pipe nipple)
BE x TE beveled end by threaded end (pipe nipple)
BOI bottom of insulation
BOP bottom of pipe
BxT beveled by threaded (pipe nipple)
BU back-up (flange)
conc. red. concentric reducer
ecc. red. eccentric reducer
ell elbow
EOL elbolet
EOP end of pipe
F to F face to face
F/F face of flange
F&D faced & drilled
FF flat face (flange)
flg. flange
FOB flat on bottom (eccentric reducer)
FOT flat on top (eccentric reducer)
FHF full hard surface
HF hard faced
HFC hard faced seats
LEB large end beveled (swage)
LEP large end plain (swage)
LET large end threaded (swage)
LOL latrolet
NPS nominal pipe size
NPT national pipe taper
NRS non-rising stem (valve)
OS&Y outside screw & yoke (valve)
PBE plain both ends (pipe nipple)
PE plain end (pipe nipple)
POE plain one end (pipe nipple)
RCP reinforced concrete pipe
RF raised face
RJ ring joint (flange)
RS rising stem (valve)
RMS root mean square (roughness height)
RBB round bolted bonnet (valve)
SO slip-on (flange)
SEB small end beveled (swage)
SEP small end plain (swage)
SET small end threaded (swage)
SW socketweld (flange or fitting)
Std. Wt. standard weight (pipe schedule)
TBE thread both ends (pipe nipple)
TOE thread one end (pipe nipple)
TOL threadolet
WOG water, oile & gas
WN weldneck (flange)
WOL weldolet
XH extra heavy (pipe schedule)
XXH double extra heavy (pipe schedule)

Non-Metallic Piping Abbreviations & Acronyms

ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
CAB cellulose acetate-butyrate
CP chlorinated polyether
CPVC chlorinated poly (vinyl chloride)
FEP perfluoro (ethylene-propylene) copolymer
PB polybutylene
PE polyethylene
PFA perfluoro (alkoxyalkane) copolymer
POM polyacetal, poly (oxymethylene)
POP poly (phenylene oxide)
PP polypropylene
PPS poly (phenylene sulfide)
PR pressure rated
PTFE polytetrafuoroethylene
PVC poly (vinyl chloride)
PVDC poly (vinylidene chloride)
PVDF poly (vinylidene fluoride)
RPM reinforced plastic mortar
RTR reinforced thermosetting resin
SDR standard dimensional ratio