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Instrument Representation
Symbol Description

Needle Valve

Plug Valve

Gate Valve

Globe Valve

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Symbol

Description

Safety or Relief Valve (Inlet Port Shown Closed)

Angle Valve

Spring Check Valve

Check Valve

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Symbol

Description

3-Way Valve

4-Way Valve

Butterfly Valve

Rotary Valve

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Symbol

Description

In Valve Restriction Orifice Drilled

OS & Y Valve

Dual Purge Valve

Alarm Valve

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Symbol

Description

Reducer

Four-Way Valve (Arrows Indicate Flow Direction)

Ball Valve

Three-Way Valve (Closed Port Darkened)

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Symbol

Description

Two-Way Valve, Fail Closed

Two-Way Valve, Fail Open

3-Way Valve W/Diaphram Actuator

4-Way Valve W/Diaphram Actuator

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Symbol

Description

Vacuum Relief Valve

Pressure Relief or Safety Valve, Straight-Through Pattern, Spring- or WeightLoaded, or with Integral Pilot

Strainer with Valve

Pressure -Reducing Regulator, Self-Contained, with HandWheel Adjustable Set Point

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Symbol

Description

Diaphragm Valve

Ball-Check Valve

Pressure Reducing Regulator with External Pressure Tap

Pressure Relief or Safety Valve

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Symbol

Description

Differential-PressureReducing Regulator with Internal and External Taps

Back Pressure Regulator, Self-Contained

Back Pressure Regulator with External Pressure Tap

PI
Pressure-Reducing Regulator with Integral Outlet Pressure Relief Valve, And Optional Pressure Indicator

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Symbol

Description

Rupture Disk or Safety Head for Vacuum Relief

Rupture Disk or Safety Head for Pressure Relief

Pilot Light R=Red G=Green X=Color

Flex Connection (Rubber)

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Symbol

Description

Flex Connection (Steel Braided)

Single Pitot Tube or Pitot

Venturi Tube

Flow Meter

Flow Nozzle or Venturi

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Symbol

Description

Screwed Cap

Pipe Cap

Hose Connection

Flanged Connection (Piping or Equip)

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Symbol

Description

Y-Strainer

Compressed Air

Ducted Air Flow from Space

Capped Air Duct

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Symbol

Description

Diaphram Actuator

Diaphram PressureBalanced

Spring-Opposed Single-Acting

Spring-Opposed Double-Acting

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Symbol

Description

Hand Actuator or Hand Wheel

Resriction Orifice in Process Line

Flow Straighting Vane

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Symbol

Description

Air Intake Filter

Alarm

Bubble Gauge

In-Line Filter

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Symbol

Description

Pressure Relief

E H
Electrohydralic Actuator

Flow Orifice Fixed

Flow Direction

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Symbol

Description

Double Basket Strainer

Hose Reel

Open Drain

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Symbol

Description

Cleanout (Plan View)

Sanitary Vent

Silencer/Muffler

Space Penetrations

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Symbol

Description

XX

Trap XX Annotates Function

Lubricator

55 Gallon Drum

Thermostatic Vent

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Symbol

Description

Fixed Louvers

Drain (Plan View)

Box Filter

Sprinkler Alarm (Water Motor Gong)

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Symbol

Description

Flow Alarm Valve

Multi Blade Damper

Opposing Blade Damper

Single Blade Damper

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Symbol

Description

H
Humidifier

Manual Balance Damper

Gas Bottle Pressurized

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Symbol

Description

Orifice

Magnetic

Turbine or Propeller

Ultra Sonic

Vortex

Pitot Tube

Averaging Pitot Tube

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Symbol

Description

Flow Nozzle

Venturi

Wedge Meter

Flume

Weir

Positive Displacement

Rotameter

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