Planning and Piping Design

The lead design engineer of this group coordinates the activities of all phases of detailed design and engineering regarding plot plan, piping routing study and piping design. They are responsible for the plot plan and piping design for various plant components (such as heaters, towers, compressors and specific process and offsite facilities), having good coordination with civil, electrical, instrument, mechanical and other engineers of each specific discipline.

Their priority in the design and engineering lies in safety, operation and maintenance simplicity and economical point of view. The also take into consideration construction capability, battery limit conditions, code requirement, etc.

Piping planning drawings are initiated through the piping study drawing to investigation. The computer also prepares line bill of material and controls the material and controls the material requisitioning and procurement status.

Planning and Piping Engineers perform the following works:

1.Preliminary Engineering
a) Planning
•  Plot plan study
•  Piping route study
•  Main electrical and instrument cable duct routing study
•  Fire fighting study
•  Structure and building study
b) Engineering specification
•  Piping design regulation
•  Piping materials (including piping class, material specification and dimension)
•  Steam trace piping
•  Insulation and painting specification
•  Noise protection
•  Note for piping drawings and pipe hanging
c) Information to civil design
•  Pipe rack and structure design data

2. Detail Engineering
a) Drawing
•  Plot plan finaliz
•  Plan and finalize elevation and relative position for plant component
•  Key plan for piping drawing
•  Underground piping drawing
•  Steam trace design
•  Hook-up drawing for sampling, line trap and drain line
•  Isometric drawing
•  Pipe support hanging detail
b) Stress analysis and calculation
c) Information drawings to Tower and Vessel
•  Nozzle orientation
•  Platform, ladder, support clip, lifting lug and davit orientation
•  Skirt and saddle height
•  Access hole (vent hole and nameplate orientation)
d) Information to Civil Design
•  Local foundation for piping support
•  Insert plate on RC concrete
e) Line schedule completion
f) Material take-off
•  Piping and support material
•  Insulation and painting
•  Construction quantity summary