Checklist: Piping Design Basis

Piping design basis provides guidelines for design of Plot plan, Equipment
layout, Piping Layout, and selection of materials. It outlines applicable codes
and standards. It includes international practices as well as local regulations.
This document must be prepared carefully as it is a basis for other deliverables
of Piping Department.

Sr Check Item Done

1 Scope of the document defined

2 Applicable codes and standards specified

3 Piping Material Specification document number specified

4 Clause for use of non-ferrous metals specified

5 Pipe sizes to Avoid specified. E.g. 2.5?, 5? etc.

6 Minimum pipe size specified. E.g. 3/4?

7 Scope of supply for Valve Locking Devices specified e.g. vendor

8 Minimu pipe size for rack specified e.g. 2?

9 Use of Flat face flanges clause

10 Source service material requirement standard.e.g. NACE MR0175

11 Line Number Composition specified

12 Line list content columns specified

13 Design conditions clause spefied

Design temperature selection for uninsulated, insulated,jacketd

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and cold lines specified.

Design pressure selection for normal lines, pump discharge lines,

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vacuum lines, steam lines, pressure relief lines specified.

16 General criteria for equipment layout specified

Standard for Equipment spacing specified e.g. OISD 118, IM.2.5.2

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etc.

18 Requirements for maintenance facilities spefied.

19 Fixed maintenance facilities philosophy specified

20 Mobile equipment handling philosophy specified.

21 Heat Exchanger tube bundle removal requirements specified

22 Maintenance facilities for pumps specified

23 All Overhead clearance requirements specified

24 All Horizontal clearance requirements specified

25 Platform, Ladders and Stairways guidelines specified

26 General Guidelines for Pipe routing specified

27 Column and Vessel piping guidelines specified

28 Heat Exchanger piping guidelines specified

29 Pumps Piping guidelines specified

30 Fired heater piping guidelines specified

31 Compressor piping guidelines specified

32 Valve Location guidelines specified

33 Vent and Drains guidelines specified

34 Pressure relief system guidelines specified

35 Inline instruments guidelines specified

36 Instruments Location Guidelines specified

37 Sample connection guidelines specified

38 Utility Station Guidelines specified

39 Liquid sulphur piping guidelines specified if applicable

40 Non-code piping guidelines specified

41 Tank Farm piping guidelines specified

42 Firewater piping guidelines specified

43 Chemical injection piping guidelines specified

44 Piping stress guidelines specified

45 Piping support guidelines specified

46 Safety measures guidelines specified