A

A
AC
AC
AC
AGA
AI
AISC
ANSI
AO
AP
API
ASA
ASME
ASTM
AWS
AWWA

Air
Absolute
Air to Close
Combustion
Air Conditioner
American Gas Association
Instrument Air
American Institute of Steel Construction
American National Standard Institute
Air to Open
Plant Air
American Petroleum Institute
American Standard Association
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Testing Materials
American Welding Society
American Water Works Association

BBE
BC
BF
BLE
BLVD
BOF
BOP
BSE
BW

Beveled Both Ends

Bolt Circle
Blind / Blank Flange
Beveled Large End
Beveled
Bottom of Face of Flange
Bottom of Pipe
Bevelled Small End
Butt Weld

C
C-C
CFM
CI
CL
Cr
CS
CS
CSO
CTR
CV

Centigrade
Centre to Centre
Cubic Feet per Minute
Cast Iron
Centre Line
Chromium
Carbon Steel
Cold Spring
Car-Seal Open
Centre
Control Valve

DIA
DIM
DS
DWG
DRG

Diameter
Dimension
Dummy Support
Drawing
Drawing

E
E-E
EL
EL
ELB
ELL

East
End to End
Elevation
Elbow
Elbowlet
Elbow

ERW

Electric Resistance Welding

F
FAB
F&D
FF
FF
FF
FF
FLG
FOB
FOT
FS
FS
FTG
FW
G
Galv
GPM
GR

Fahrenheit
Fabrication
Face & Drilled
Face to Face
Flange Face
Flat Face
Full Face (of Gasket)
Flange Face
Flat on Bottom
Flat on Top
Far Side
Field Support
Fitting
Field Weld
Gas
Galvanised
Gallons Per Minute
Grade

HDR
HEX
Hg
HPT
HP
HP
HTR
HVAC

Header
Hexagon
Mercuey
Hose Pipe Thread
High Point
High Pressure
Heater
Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning

ID
IE
IMP
INS
INST
IPS
IS&Y
ISO

Inside Diameter
Invert Elevation
Imperial
Insulation
Instrumentation
Iron Pipe Size
Inside Screw and Yoke
Isometric Drawwing

LA
LC
LG
LI
LP
LP
LR
LS
LT
LT

Level Alarm
Level Controller
Level Guage
Level Indicator
Low Pressure
Low Point
Long Radius
Level Switch
Level Transmitter
Light Wall (pipe)

M
MS

Meter
Mild Steel

N
NC
NO
NPS
NPS
NPT
NRS
NS

North
Normally Closed
Normally Open
National Pipe Size
Nominal Pipe Size
National Pipe Thread
Non Rising Stem
Near Side

OD
OS&Y

Outside Diameter
Outside Screw and Yoke

P&ID
PBE
PC
PCV
PE
PI
POE
PR
PRV
PS
PSI
PSV

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram

Plain Both Ends
Pressure Controller
Pressure Control Valve
Plain End
Pressure Indicator
Plain One End
Pressure Regulator
Pressure Reducing Valve
Pipe Support
Pounds per Square Inch
Pressure Safety Valve

R
RED
RED
REF
REQ
RF
RJ
R/L
RS
RT

Radius
Reducer
Reducing
Reference
Required
Raised Face
Ring Joint
Random Length
Rising Stem
Reducing Tee

S
S
SC
SC
SCH
SECT
SMLS
SO
SOL
SP
SP
SP
Spec
SQ
SR

South
Steam
Sample Connection
Steam Condensate
Schedule
Section
Seamless
Slip-On
Sockolet
Sample Point
Set Point
Steam Pressure
Specification
Square
Short Radius

SS
ST
STD
SW
SWG
SWP

Stainless Steel
Steam Tracing
Standard
Socket Weld
Swage
Standard Working Pressure

T
T
T
TBE
TC
TC
TE
TEF
TOC
TOL
TOP
TOS
TOS
TPI
TYP

Threaded
Steam Trap
Temperature
Threaded Both Ends
Temperature Controller
Test Connection
Threaded End
Teflon
Top of Concrete
Threadolet
Top of Pipe
Top of Support
Top of Steel
Threads Per Inch
Typical

UNC
UNF

Unified Course Thread

Unified Fine Thread

V
VERT

Valve
Vertical

W
W
W/
WC
WE
WN
WOG
WOL
WP
WP
WT

West
Water
With
Water Column
Wended End
Wenld Neck
Water, Oil, Gas
Weldolet
Working Pressure
Working Point
Weight

XH
XS
XXH
XXS

Extra Heavy
Extra Strong
Double Extra Heavy
Double Extra Strong