ABOUT PIPING

WHAT IS PIPING ABOUT?

We can say PIPING is about designing, fabricating
and constructing lines conveying FLUIDS.

What is a FLUID?
It can be any of the following

a GAS

a LIQUID

a mixture of GAS and LIQUID

a SUSPENSION of small SOLID PARTICLES

inside a LIQUID.

Basic properties of conveyed FLUIDS

FLUID TYPE
with particular attention to
the CORROSION characteristics
the DANGER for HEALTH and the
ENVIRONMENT

FLOW RATE

PRESSURE

TEMPERATURE

What is a PIPELINE?
A PIPELINE conveys a fluid from one given point of
the plant usually called INLET point of the line, to
another part of the plant usually called OUTLET
point of the line.
A PIPELINE can also connect one PIPELINE to
another PIPELINE.
PIPELINES can also discharge the conveyed fluid
into the environment (VENTS and DRAIN)