PM8801 PIPELINE AND WELDING TECHNOLOGY LTPC3003

OBJECTIVE:

To impart knowledge on piping engineering and welding technology

UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS OF PIPING ENGINEERING 9

Definitions, Piping Components their introduction, applications. Piping MOC, Budget Codes and
Standards, Fabrication and Installations of piping. Pipe sizing based on velocity and pressure
drop consideration cost, least annual cost approach,

UNIT II PLOT PLAN 9

Development of plot plan for different types of fluid storage, equipment layout, process piping
layout, utility piping layout. Stress analysis -Different types of stresses and its impact on piping,
methods of calculation, dynamic analysis, flexibility analysis. Different types of support based
on requirement and its calculation.

UNIT III GAS, ARC AND RESISTANCE WELDING PROCESSES 9

Fundamental principles – Air Acetylene welding, Oxyacetylene welding, Carbon arc welding,
Shielded metal arc welding, Submerged arc welding, TIG & MIG welding, Plasma arc welding
and Electro slag welding processes - advantages, limitations and applications. Spot welding,
Seam welding, Projection welding, Resistance Butt welding, Flash Butt welding, Percussion
welding and High frequency resistance welding processes - advantages, limitations and
applications.

UNIT IV SOLID STATE WELDING AND OTHER WELDING PROCESSES 9

Cold welding, Diffusion bonding, Explosive welding, Ultrasonic welding, Friction welding,
Forgewelding, Roll welding and Hot pressure welding processes - advantages, limitations and
applications. Thermit welding, Atomic hydrogen welding, Electron beam welding, Laser Beam
welding, Friction stirwelding, Under Water welding, Welding automation in aerospace, nuclear
and surface transport vehicles.

UNIT V DESIGN OF WELD JOINTS, WELDABILITY AND TESTING OF

WELDMENTS 9

Various weld joint designs – Weldability of Aluminium, Copper, and Stainless steels.
Destructive and non destructive testing of weldments.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES: Students gain knowledge on fundamentals of piping engineering, pipe
hydraulics, piping supports . Upon completion of this course, the students can able to compare
different types of Welding process for effective Welding of Structural components.

TEXT BOOKS

1. Piping Handbook, 6 th edition, M.L. Nayyar, P.E., Mc Graw-Hill, Inc

2. Piping Design Handbook edited by Johan J McKetta, CRC Press, 1992.

3. Luyben, W. L.," Process Modeling Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers, McGraw
Hill, 1990.

4.Parmer R.S., “Welding Engineering and Technology”, 1st edition, Khanna Publishers, New

Delhi, 2008.

5. Parmer R.S., “Welding Processes and Technology”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 1992.

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