The present state of the art design of piping systems is based on the close interaction and collaboration between system designers and operators. The operator’s experience with running complex piping systems for long periods is an important factor in improving the design. The most delicate design problems are encountered during the expansion of systems when they are made larger or more complex. For a piping system to operate in a problem-free manner, the design and installation of a piping system requires attention to multiple factors. During the past few decades, pipeline systems and technologies have been progressing at a fast pace in all aspects of the design, operation, and automatic control. The systems have grown in size and intricacy, and today’s trends in the industry are aimed at enlarging the flow rates, pipe diameters and working pressures for a wide variety of fluids to be handled, including very complex and difficult ones. All of these factors impose strong requirements on careful design, precise operation and complex control.
Pipeline operation engineers and managers have to be sufficiently familiar with the details of fluid flow in piping systems as well as with modern technologies, to make informed decisions on various technical aspects of the designed system and its future operation. There is a need for detailed monitoring of everyday operations, as well as computer-based centralized automatic control of the operation of large systems. At the same time, environmental concerns and safety issues require highly sophisticated monitoring and control systems
Understand the requirements of industry standards for pipeline inspection
Appreciate the technical characteristics of piping systems, their applications in the process and chemical industry
Know the methods of the hydraulic and mechanical design of piping systems according to existing world standards and codes
Learn the procedures for the selection of best piping systems based on the optimization technique, resulting in pipe diameter and cost of material
Use the methods of diagnosing and estimating the degree of deterioration of pipelines
Recognize the guidelines for improving the efficiency of the overall piping system
Plant professionals dealing with operation pipeline systems
Engineers responsible for the reliability of operation
Engineers and technical staff in charge of inspection and condition monitoring
Technical professionals involved in technical support and maintenance and repair
Engineers in charge of the planning of new pipelines and retrofitting old ones
Main features of various types of piping systems
Classification of piping systems based on the design and application
World standards and codes on design properties of pipes
Main steps in the design and construction of piping systems
Physical and transport properties of fluids: density, viscosity, particle contents
Basics of flow analysis in pipes - laminar and turbulent flow regimes
Calculation of pressure losses and horsepower required for fluid transportation
Selection and sizing of pipes for different applications: liquids, gases, slurries, etc.
Calculation of minor losses in the piping system
Basics of mechanical design: a selection of pressure class of pipe and stress ratios
Hydrostatic testing: allowable operating pressure and hydrostatic test pressure
Pipe construction: pipes above-ground and pipes buried
Pump interaction with the system, cavitations: work in series and parallel
Multi-pump stations and tanks
Pump calculation and selection
Compressor interaction with the system, avoiding surge, stall, and choking
Multi-compressor stations and gas holders
Compressor calculation and selection
Pipe networks and pipe branching: problems with transients and their control
Control valves: selection, sizing, and cavitation issues
Flow measurements and monitoring instrumentation
Pipeline system automation control
Guidelines for pipeline installation, operation, and maintenance
Inspection, examination, and testing of pipelines
The vibration of pipes and pipelines and their mechanical support and anchorage
Leak detection and prevention and failure risk analysis
Pipeline protection for prevention of corrosion and erosion
Environmental concerns: impact of above-ground and buried pipelines
Off-shore pipelines: design and operation
Special consideration for safety and supervision
Pipeline feasibility study and economic analysis: capital and operation costs
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