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• The wall thickness designations “Standard,” “Extra- 11. Expansion Loop. A large radius bead in a pipe line
Strong,” and “Double Extra-Strong” have been to absorb longitudinal expansion in the line due to
commercially used designations for many years. heat.
• The Schedule Numbers were subsequently added as 12. Galvanized Pipe. Steel pips coated with zinc to resist
a convenient designation for use in ordering pipe. corrosion.
“Standard” and Schedule 40 are identical for 13. Gate Valve. A valve employing a gate, often wedge-
nominal pipe sizes up to 10 inches, inclusive. shaped. allowing fluid to flow when the gate is lifted
• All larger sizes of “Standard” have 3⁄8-inch wall from the seat. Such valves have less resistance to
thickness. “Extra-Strong” and Schedule 80 are flow than globes valves.
identical for nominal pipe sizes up to 8 inch, 14. Globe Valve. One with a somewhat globe shaped
inclusive. body with a manually raised or lowered disc which
• All larger sizes of “Extra-Strong” have 1⁄2-inch-wall when closed rests on a seat so as to prevent passage
thickness. of fluid.
15. Header. A large pipe or drum into which each of a
Wall Thickness Selection group of boilers is connected.
A thickness can then be selected from Table 1 to suit 16. Malleable Iron. Cast iron beat treated to reduce its
the value computed to fulfill the conditions for which the brittleness.
pipe is desired. 17. Manifold. A fitting with a number of branches in
line connecting to smaller pipes.
PIPE MATERIALS 18. Medium Pressure. When applied to valves and
Pipes are made of a wide variety of materials - like fittings, implies they are suitable fora working
galvanized steel, black steel, copper, cast iron, concrete, pressure of from 862 to 1207 kPa.
and various plastics such as ABS, PVC, CPVC, 19. Mill Length. Also known as random length. Run-of-
polyethylene, polybutylene and moreiv. mill pipe is 4880 mm to 6000 mm in length. Some
pipe is made in double lengths of 9150 mm to 10675
11.3 Pipe and Tube Fittings mm.
1. Bell and Spigot Joint. The commonly used joint in 20. Relief Valve. One designed to open automatically to
cast iron pipe. relieve excess pressure.
2. Black Pipe. Steel pipe that has not been galvanized. 21. Run. A length of pipe made of more than one piece
3. Bonnet. Part of a valve used to guide and support the of pipe.
valve stem. 22. Paddle Flange. A flange curved to fit a boiler or tank
4. Bull Head Tee. A tee the branch of which is larger and to be enacted to threaded pipe. The flanged is
than the run. riveted or welded to the boiler tank.
5. Butt Weld Joint. A welded pipe joint made with the 23. Screwed Flange. A flange screwed on the pipe which
ends of the two butting each other, the weld being it is Orman, adjoining pipe.
around the periphery. 24. Socket Weld. A joint made by use of the socket weld
6. Carbon Steel Pipe. Steel pipe which owes its fitting which prepared female end or socket for
properties chiefly to carbon which it contains. insertion of the pipe to which it is web
7. Check Valve. A valve designed to allow a fluid to 25. Standard Pressure. Formerly used to designate can
pass through direction only. iron flanges, foot valves, etc., suitable for a
8. Compression Joint. A multi-piece joint with a cup maximum working steam pressure of 862 kPa.
shaped threaded which, when tightened, compress 26. Street Elbow. An elbow with male thread on one
tapered sleeves so that they form a joint on the end, and female thread, the other end.
periphery of the tubing they connect. 27. Stress Relieving. Uniform heating of a structure or
9. Cross Over. A small fitting with a double offset, or portion thereof sufficient temperature to relieve the
shaped like the ten with the ends turned out. It is major portion of the residual sot followed by
only made in small sizes and used to pass flow of uniform cooling.
one pipe past another when the pipes are in the same 28. Wrought Iron. Iron refined to a plastic state in a
plane. puddling furnace.
10. Expansion joint. A joint whose primary purpose is 29. Wrought Pipe. Wrought in this sense means worked,
not to join pipe but to absorb longitudinal expansion as in the proms forming furnace welded pipe from
in the pipe line due to beat skelp, a seamless pipe from plate: billets.
11. PIPING SYSTEM -LECTURE NOTES ONLY
Identification Colors for Pipes There are also several options for user defined color
From PSME Code, 2002 codes. These include white on black, black on white,
1. Water - Green white on purple and white.
2. Steam - Silver-Grey
3. Oil-Mineral vegetable or animal Flammable or
Combustible - Brown
4. Gases in either gaseous or liquified Corm, vapors
and pneumatically conveyed fumes and materials -
Yellow Ochre
5. Acids and alkalis - Violet
6. Air - Light Blue
7. Other fluids, including drainage pipes unless the
drain is to a particular service - Black
8. Fire-fighting materials, including detection and
suppression systems - Safety Red
9. Hazardous services (generally with other
identification of contents) - Safety Yellow
10. Electricity - Light Orange
11. Communications - White
performing maintenance on a set of pipes. ANSI and control valves; the selection is based on intended
ASME’s A13.1 standard describe the needed sizes of pipe function and application.
labels ranging from pipe diameters of ¾ of an inch to 10 4. In addition, a number of devices like strainers,
or more inches. The standard also states that pipes of less traps, expansion loops are necessary for keeping
than ¾ of an inch require a permanent and legible tag. the fluid clean and in good condition, and to
accommodate expansion/contraction due to
Sea Vessel and Marine Pipe Marking: ISO temperature variations.
14726:2008
As mentioned above, one of those unique pipe Types of pipes:
marking situations revolves around marine vessels. These 1. Seamless:
pipe color codes can often be quite different from those Pipe produced by piercing a billet followed by
that are used on land due to the use of different chemicals, rolling or drawing or both. They are used for high
and other potentially dangerous environmental hazards pressure applications.
for those in the vessel and the aquatic life surrounding it. 2. Welded:
a. Electric fusion welded (EFW): Pipes carrying a
single or double longitudinal but weld joined wherein
coalescence is produced by manual or automatic electric
arc welding in the preformed tube.
b. Electric resistance welded: (ERW): Pipe carrying
longitudinal but weld joined wherein coalescence is
produced by heat obtained from resistance of the pipe to
flow of electric current in a circuit of which the pipe is a
part and by application of pressure.
3. Forged and bored:
Average fluid flow velocitiesvii: Pipes prepared by forging and then boring to the
a). Water: 90-180 m/min desired thickness.
b). High Pressure Saturated Steam: 1500-3050 m/min
c). High Pressure Superheated steam: 3050 - 4570 m/min Various methods of pipe joints:
d). Atmospheric Exhaust Steam: 2450 - 3460 m/min 1. Butt weld pipe joints
e). Low Pressure Exhaust Steam: 6100-7300 m/min 2. Socket weld pipe joints
3. Screwed pipe joints
A Piping System is an assembly of various 4. Flanged pipe joints
components put together with a proper method of joints, 5. Spigot socket pipe joints
functionally to transport fluid from its source to
destination. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
The different components put together are defined as
piping components. 1. Pipe color code for water. (ME Bd. Apr. 2003)
A. Blue C. Green
Components of a Piping System B. White D. Red
The most common components of a piping system
are pipes, pipe fittings and valvesviii. 2. Usually under 12″ in length and threaded on both
1. Pipes: Pipes are long cylinders used to carry or ends. It is readily available in construction site or
transfer fluids. The most common fluids are any hardware for use whenever needed. (ME Bd.
water, oil, steam, air, milk or finished products Apr. 2003)
like paints, juices. Other uncommon examples A. Short nipple C. Space nipple
include pulp, acids, alkalis, chemicals, etc. B. Service pipe D. Union
2. Pipe Fittings: Pipe fittings are used to connect
lengths of pipes to construct a long piping 3. Pipe color for electricity. (ME Bd. Oct. 1999)
system; commonly used fittings are flanges, A. light orange C. White
elbows, tees, reducers, expansion bellows, etc. B. Silver grey D. Light blue
3. Valves: Valves are used to stop, divert or control
fluid flow. Common valve types are gate valves, 4. Which of the following is not viscoelastic materials
globe valves, butterfly valves, ball valves, (polymer)? (Similar to ME Bd. Oct. 1997)
A. Teflon C. Polyethylene
11. PIPING SYSTEM -LECTURE NOTES ONLY
B. Nylon D. Metal 15. In the thickness of pipes, the most common used
schedules are 40 and _______.
5. The recommended age limit of fire tube boilersix. A. 80 C. 140
A. 30 years C. 35 years B. 120 D. 160
B. 40 years D. 50 years
16. It is a round tubular to distribute fluids and gases,
6. Pipe color for communication. (ME Bd. Oct. 1999) designated by a nominal pipe size.
A. Green C. White A. Pipe C. Tube
B. Light blue D. Light orange B. Boiler D. Header
7. Pipe color for acid. (ME Bd. Apr. 2003) 17. On XX heavy pipe the extra metal is added in the:
A. Violet C. Blue A. outside
B. Red D. White B. inside
C. half on the inside, half on the outside
8. Commonly used for tubes of water boilers made of D. three quarters on the outside, one quarter on the
large pipes from which a number of smaller ones inside
lead to consuming points. This is called ________. Explanationx: answer is B.
(ME Bd. Apr. 2003)
A. Header C. Manifold 18. The average water flow velocity is ________.
B. Crotch D. Line pipe A. 90-180 m/min C. 120-220 m/min
C. B. 140-280 m/min D. 160-320 m/min
9. The pipe color for alkaline. (ME Bd. Oct. 2000)
A. Blue C. Red 19. Which material is used for pipes which conduct
B. Violet D. White water and air?
A. Stainless steel C. Copper
10. Pipe color for flammable or oii-mineral vegetable. B. Ceramic D. Plastic
(ME Bd. Oct. 2001) Explanationxi: Plastic is used for water and air lines.
A. Red C. Yellow Plastic also provides transparency.
B. Violet D. Brown
20. Valve seats are usually:
11. The first ever metal found and utilized metal. (ME A. screwed in C. dropped in
Bd. Apr. 2002) B. pressure in D. it is A or C
A. Tin C. Copper Explanationxii: “Globe valve has an opening that
B. Lead D. Chromium forms a seat onto which a movable plug can be
screwed in to close (or shut) the valve”.xiii
12. The color code for steam pipe. (ME Bd. Oct 2002)
A. Silver-Gray C. White 21. When grinding in valves the disc is secured to the
B. Brown D. Yellow stem byxiv:
A. inserting a cotter pin
13. The size of all pipes from 1/8″ is identified by the B. placing emery cloth between stem and disc
__________ pipe size. (ME Bd. Oct. 2005) C. welding
A. Nominal diameter C. Minor diameter D. It is either A or B
B. Inside diameter D. Mean diameter
Explanation: “The manufacture of pipe in the 22. A thin steel strips used for measuring clearances.
nominal sizes of 1⁄8″ to 12″, inclusive, is based on a A. Tachometer C. Micrometer
standardized outside diameter (OD).” – MHB, 26ed, B. Feeler gage D. Caliper
p. 2504.
23. What is a standard wire gage?
14. It prevents the leakage in a dynamic seal. (ME Bd. A. #10 larger
Oct. 2006) B. #25 is smaller than #20
A. Gaskets C. Seals C. # 1 is smaller than # 2
B. Felts D. Packings D. # 30 is larger than # 25
A. O.D. of the valve stem to the bottom of the and AISI 316. The latter grade is often called acid
packing gland proof steel.
B. Top of the packing gland to the bottom of the
gland 32. Which among the following is shut-off and change
C. O.D. of the valve stem to the I. D. of the packing over valve?
box A. Seat valve
D. I.D. of the valve stem to the to the bottom of the B. Butterfly valve
gland C. Seat valve and butterfly valve
D. Bend
25. A tool used for measuring diametersxvi. Explanationxxiii: There are many places in a piping
A. Caliper C. Manometer system where it must be possible to stop the flow or
B. Tachometer D. Pyrometer divert it to another line. These functions are
performed by valves. Seat valves, manually or
26. The wrench size for a 1/4″ nut isxvii: pneumatically controlled, or butterfly valves, are
A. 1-1/4 C. 1-1/2 used for this purpose.
B. 3/4 D. 10/24
33. To prevent the product flow in the wrong direction
27. An “offset” in pipe fitting refers to :
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which of the following valve is used?
A. a cut-off running at right angles to the original A. Seat valve
piping B. Butterfly valve
B. two pipes running parallel to each other C. Seat valve and butterfly valve
C. a bend in the pipe D. Check valve
D. two sizes of pipe in the same run Explanationxxiv: A check valve is fitted when it is
necessary to prevent the product from flowing in the
28. Before installing a new flange-gasket be sure that wrong direction. The valve is kept open by the liquid
thexix: flow in the correct direction. If the flow stops, the
A. flange faces are painted valve plug is forced against its seat by the spring.
B. isolating valves are open The valve then closes against reversal of the flow.
C. flange faces are absolutely clean
D. old gasket is in place 34. Valves with constant outlet pressure are used after
which of the following machines?
29. If a piston-type flush valve is not operating properly, A. Separator
the most likely cause would bexx: B. Pasteurizer
A. plugged by – pass hole C. Homogenizer
B. cracked diaphragm D. Filling machine
C. a stuck pilot valve Explanationxxv: Valves for constant inlet pressure are
D. any of these often used after separators and pasteurizers. Those
for constant outlet pressure are used before filling
30. Which material is used for pipes which conduct machines.
waste?
A. Stainless steel C. Copper 35. A rain water pipe discharge drains intoxxvi:
B. Ceramic D. Plastic A. Closed drain C. Open drain
Explanationxxi: Various materials are used in the B. Both A & B D. None of these
other systems, e.g. cast iron, steel, copper and
aluminum. Plastic is used for water and air lines, and 36. The pH value of drinking water is _______.xxvii
ceramic for drainage and sewage pipes. A. 6 to 7 C. 7 to 8.5
B. 8 to 9.5 D. 9 to 10
31. A grade of stainless steel known as acid proof.
A. AISI 304 C. AISI 316 37. The pH is a measure of how ________ water is.
B. AISI 2333 D. AISI 2359 A. Acidic C. Basic
Explanationxxii: For hygienic reasons, all product- B. Turbid D. Both A & C
wetted parts of dairy equipment are made of
stainless steel. Two main grades are used, AISI 304 38. The type of fitting used for increasing the pressure of
water in the pipe.
11. PIPING SYSTEM -LECTURE NOTES ONLY
A. Union C. Tee
B. Nipple D. Reducer 42. It is the color coding of non-potable water pipe line.
A. Yellow C. Green
39. Tee joint helps the pipeline to branch at what angle? B. Red D. Black
A. 45° C. 90°
B. 60° D. 120° 43. 297. Socket and spigot joints are mostly used for....
A. Cast iron pipes B. GI pipes C. Copper pipes
40. This valve prevents against pressure surges in the D. All of these
line, and therefore, also prevents a water hammer
from occurring. 44. A mechanical grooved couplings are components
A. Gate valve C. Globe Valve that join mechanical pipes together to create a
B. Float valve D. Check valve watertight jointxxviii.
A. Bell socket C. Temporary
41. A fitting type used to change the diameter of pipe. B. Flanged coupling D. Victaulic coupling
A. Union C. Tee
B. Reducer D. Flange
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