Piping Designer Course

Lesson 1 • Safety and Hazard Awareness

Covers fundamental safety principles relevant to piping design environments. Hazard recognition skills reduce risk during design and field activities.

Lesson 2 • Piping System Components

Surveys the physical components that make up a complete piping system. Students identify each component's function and location within a system.

Lesson 3 • Core Piping Terminology

Defines essential vocabulary for pipes, fittings, valves, and supports. Accurate terminology enables clear communication with engineers and contractors.

Lesson 4 • Piping Industry Overview

Introduces the scope of piping design across oil, gas, chemical, and power industries. Establishes context for all subsequent technical content.

Lesson 1 • Piping Symbols and Conventions

Covers standard graphical symbols for fittings, valves, and specialties on plan and elevation views. Consistent symbol use ensures drawing clarity.

Lesson 2 • Drawing Types and Their Purpose

Distinguishes plot plans, equipment layouts, isometrics, and P&IDs by function. Understanding each type directs students to the correct document for each task.

Lesson 3 • Drawing Dimensions and Annotations

Explains dimensioning practices, elevation references, and note formats used on piping drawings. Correct annotation prevents field errors.

Lesson 4 • Drawing Review and Checking

Introduces systematic methods for checking drawings for completeness and accuracy. Students apply a structured review checklist to sample drawings.

Lesson 1 • Piping Material Classes

Explains how material classes consolidate approved components for a given service. Students read and apply a material class document to a design scenario.

Lesson 2 • Pipe Fittings and Flanges

Details the types, ratings, and end preparations of fittings and flanges. Correct fitting selection ensures pressure integrity and ease of maintenance.

Lesson 3 • Valves: Types and Selection

Surveys gate, globe, ball, butterfly, check, and control valves by function and application. Students select valve types based on service and operation requirements.

Lesson 4 • Metallic Pipe Materials

Covers carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy, and cast iron pipe properties and applications. Material selection directly affects system integrity and cost.

Lesson 1 • Plot Plan Development

Covers site orientation, unit boundaries, and equipment block placement on a plot plan. A well-developed plot plan drives all downstream piping routing decisions.

Lesson 2 • Pipe Rack and Sleeper Design

Explains the layout and sizing of pipe racks and sleepers that carry process and utility lines. Rack design affects routing efficiency and structural load.

Lesson 3 • Layout Review and Optimisation

Applies systematic review techniques to identify layout inefficiencies and hazards. Students revise a sample layout to improve operability and safety.

Lesson 4 • Equipment Spacing and Clearances

Defines minimum spacing rules for vessels, exchangers, pumps, and fired equipment. Proper clearances satisfy safety, maintenance, and operational needs.

Lesson 1 • Utility and Auxiliary Piping

Addresses routing of steam, cooling water, instrument air, and drain systems. Utility routing must integrate with process lines without creating hazards.

Lesson 2 • Flexibility and Thermal Expansion

Explains how thermal growth creates stress and how routing provides flexibility. Students design expansion loops and offsets to absorb thermal movement.

Lesson 3 • Routing Principles and Priorities

Establishes the hierarchy of routing decisions: process function, safety, operability, and economy. Students apply these priorities to resolve routing conflicts.

Lesson 4 • Gravity Flow and Sloped Lines

Covers slope requirements for drain, condensate, and two-phase flow lines. Incorrect slopes cause operational problems that are costly to correct in the field.

Lesson 1 • Introduction to Pipe Stress Concepts

Introduces sustained, thermal, and occasional load categories and their effect on pipe stress. Students recognise when formal stress analysis is required.

Lesson 2 • Support Types and Functions

Classifies resting, guide, anchor, and spring supports by their load-carrying function. Correct support type selection is the foundation of a safe support design.

Lesson 3 • Support Drawing and Documentation

Covers the preparation of support location drawings and standard support detail sheets. Complete support documentation enables accurate fabrication and installation.

Lesson 4 • Anchor and Guide Placement

Explains strategic placement of anchors and guides to control thermal movement direction. Correct placement protects equipment nozzles and structural attachments.

Lesson 1 • Spool Fabrication and Erection Marks

Covers spool break selection, spool numbering, and erection mark assignment. Proper spool planning reduces field fit-up problems and rework.

Lesson 2 • Isometric Drawing Fundamentals

Explains the isometric projection method and its advantages for piping representation. Students orient pipe runs correctly in isometric space.

Lesson 3 • Material Take-Off on Isometrics

Teaches extraction of pipe, fittings, flanges, and valves from an isometric for the material take-off. Accurate take-offs reduce procurement errors and cost overruns.

Lesson 4 • Dimensioning Isometric Drawings

Covers face-to-face, centre-to-face, and overall dimensions on isometric drawings. Accurate dimensioning drives correct spool fabrication lengths.

Lesson 1 • Clash Detection and Model Review

Explains how to run clash detection and conduct model reviews to resolve conflicts. Early clash resolution prevents costly field rework.

Lesson 2 • 2D CAD Fundamentals for Piping

Covers layer management, line types, blocks, and drawing standards in 2D CAD. A disciplined 2D workflow supports accurate plan and elevation production.

Lesson 3 • Extracting Deliverables from the Model

Covers extraction of isometrics, orthographic drawings, and material reports from the 3D model. Model-driven deliverables improve accuracy and reduce manual drafting time.

Lesson 4 • Introduction to 3D Plant Design Software

Orients students to the interface, database structure, and workflow of 3D plant design platforms. Understanding the software environment accelerates productive modelling.