AAbsolute-(SeeABS)

AAirUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
AAnalogsignal-Thisisnormallytheindicationoftheexistenceofandtypesignalfromsome
instrumentintheplantbacktothecontrolroompanel

AInlet Nozzle - SeeNote #1

APipeAnchorsThisisafixedanchorrestrictingthepipemovementataspecificsupportfrom
movinginany(horizontalofvertical)direction.
A/GAboveGroundThemostcommonuseforthisabbreviationisonaP&IDtoindicatethatportionof
alinethatistobeorwillbeaboveground.
ABSAbsolute-Unitofmeasure.ThistermisnormallyusedalongwithanotherqualifierasinAbsolute
Pressure.
ACAirConditioner-Equipmentdesignation

ACAirtoCloseThisisnormallyfoundonaP&IDatacontrolvalveandindicatesthatthecontrol
valveisaspringtoopenandthereforeneedsairtoclose.

ACCombustionADAPT.Adaptivecontrolmode-

AFCApprovedForConstructionThisisastatusindicatorforengineeringdocumentssuchasFlow
Diagrams,Specifications,Drawings,etc.Thisindication(note)isnormallystampedonadocumentinredsothatit
isveryvisible.TheApprovedpartofthenotenormallymeansthattheClienthasdonetheApproving.

AFDApprovedForDesignThisisalsoastatusindicator.Butinthiscasethedocumentisnormallyan
earlyschematicdrawingsuchasaP&ID.TheApprovalisstillbytheClient.

AGAboveGround
AGAAmericanGasAssociation
AISCAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction
AISIAmericanIronandSteelInstitute
ANSIAmericanNationalStandardsInstitute

AOAirtoOpen-ThisisnormallyfoundonaP&IDatacontrolvalveandindicatesthatthecontrolvalve
isaspringtocloseandthereforeneedairtoopen.

APPlantAirUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
APIAmericanPetroleumInstitute
ASAirSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
ASSprinklersystem
ASAAmericanStandardAssociationASMEAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersASTMAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterialsATMAtmosphere
AVG.Average
AWSAmericanWeldingSocietyAWWAAmericanWaterworksAssociation-

BOutlet Nozzle SeeNote #1

BABaseAnchorThisisatypeofsupportoftenusedunder
pipinglowtogradeorfloorsurface.Itisrigidlyconnectsthepipingtothe
pavingorfloorsurface.
BBEBeveledBothEndsThisisanendprepqualifierforpiping
fittingssuchasreducersandswedges.
BBLBarrelThisismostcommonlyusedwhendiscussingtheplant
capacity(100,000Bpd)orthecapacityofatank.Itnormallyreferstoa55
GallonBarrelbutoneshouldrememberthatabarrelactuallyholdsonly42
USgallons.
BBPBottomofbaseplateTheBasePlateinthiscaseisthe
bottomringplateofaverticalvesselsupportorthebottomplateofasaddle
supportofapieceofhorizontalequipment.
BCBoltCircleThismightbeforaflange,aVerticalvessel
supportorforaManhole.

BDBlowdown-UsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber

BFBlind/BlankFlange

BFWBoilerFeedWaterThisisthecleaned,treated,preheated
highpressurewaterthatispumpedintoaBoilertomakesteam.

BGBaseGuidesThisisatypeofsupportunderlowpipingthatis
designedtoallowthepipetomovebackandforthinaspecificdirection.

BLBatterylimitThisistheinvisibleboundaryaroundspecific
portionofaprocessplant(i.e.:TheCrudeUnitBatteryLimits)

BLEBeveledLargeEnd-Thisisanendprepqualifierforpiping
fittingssuchasreducersandswedges.
BLKBlack
BLVDBoulevardAsinatypeofstreet
BVLDBeveledThiswouldnormallyrefertotheendpreparationfor
pipeandfittings.
BOFBottomofFaceofFlangeThiswouldbeusedasareference
pointclarificationwhenusedwithanelevation(i.e.:BOFElev.109-0)fora
flangeonaverticalline.
BOMBillofMaterialThistermcanhavetwomeanings.Firstthere
istheBOMthatisincludedasapartofanindividualdocumentsuchasa
pipingisometric.Thesecondisthesummaryofthematerialfromall
documentsorisometrics.
BOPBottomofPipeThisreferstothebottomofapipewhenlying
inthehorizontalposition.
BSBritishStandard
BSEBeveledSmallEnd-Thisisanendprepqualifierforpiping
fittingssuchasreducersandswedges.
BTMBottom
BTUBritishthermalunit-Unitofmeasure

BWButtWeldorButtWeldedButtweldingmeansthattheendof
thepipe,fittingand/orflangearebeveledtoaspecificcontourasdefinedby
theCode(perdifferentwallthicknesses)thenweldedtogether.

TERMINOLOGA
A
A
A
A/G
AFC
AFD
AGA
AISC
AISI
ANSI
AO
AP
API
AS
AS
ASA
ASME
ASTM
ATM
AWS
AWWA

B
BG
BL
BOP
BS

C
C
C-C
Cl
CV

D
D
DCS
DEG
DIA
DRG

E
E
E-E
EFW
EL
EL
EOP
ES
ESS

F
F
FAB
FF
FF
FLG
FP
FPT
FRP
FS
FTG
FW
FW

G
G
GAL
GALV
GO
GPH
GPM

H
H
HP
HP
HS
HTR
HVAC

I
I
IA
IA
ID
ISO

L
**LL
L.PT.
LA
LC
LS
LT

M
M
M
MPT

N
N
N
NC
NDE
NEMA
NFPA
NG
NPSH

P
P&ID
PA
PFD
PRV
PRV
PSV

R
R
R

S
S
S
S
SAE
ACH
SCRD
SMLS
SO
SR
SS

ST
ST
ST
STD

T
T
TOC
TYP

U
U/G
UG
UT

V
V

W
W
W
WC
WGT
WN
WOG
WP
WP
WS

TERMINOLOGA
A
InletNozzle
PipeAnchorsThisisafixedanchorrestrictingthepipemovementataspecificsupportfrommovinginany(horizontalofvertical)direction.

AboveGroundThemostcommonuseforthisabbreviationisonaP&IDtoindicatethatportionofalinethatistobeorwillbeaboveground

ApprovedForConstructionThisisastatusindicatorforengineeringdocumentssuchasFlowDiagrams,Specifications,Drawings,etc.This
redsothatitisveryvisible.TheApprovedpartofthenotenormallymeansthattheClienthasdonetheApproving.

ApprovedForDesignThisisalsoastatusindicator.ButinthiscasethedocumentisnormallyanearlyschematicdrawingsuchasaP&ID.
AmericanGasAssociation
AmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction
AmericanIronandSteelInstitute
AmericanNationalStandardsInstitute

AirtoOpen-ThisisnormallyfoundonaP&IDatacontrolvalveandindicatesthatthecontrolvalveisaspringtocloseandthereforeneeda
PlantAirUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
AmericanPetroleumInstitute
AirSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
Sprinklersystem
AmericanStandardAssociationAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterialsAtmosphere
AmericanWeldingSocietyAmericanWaterworksAssociation-

B
BaseGuidesThisisatypeofsupportunderlowpipingthatisdesignedtoallowthepipetomovebackandforthinaspecificdirection.
BatterylimitThisistheinvisibleboundaryaroundspecificportionofaprocessplant(i.e.:TheCrudeUnitBatteryLimits)
BottomofPipeThisreferstothebottomofapipewhenlyinginthehorizontalposition.
BritishStandard

C
CentigradeorCelsius-Unitofmeasure
CentretoCentreReferstothetypeofdimension(i.e.:CentertoCenteroftwopipes)

CenterlineThecenterlineistheprimarylocatingreferencepointusedforthelocationofallobjectssuchasPipesTanks,Vessels,Pumps,S
ProcessPlantengineeringanddesign.

ControlValveThetermControlValveiscommonlyusedforawiderangeofactuatoroperatedvalves.Thetypeofvalvebodyismostoften
othertype.TheactuatorcanbePneumatic,Solenoid,ElectricMotororothertype.

D
DrainUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
DistributedControlSystemCommonlyusedwithinstrumentation
Degree-Unitofmeasure
DiameterDrawing[NotPreferred]seeDWG

E
East-Asinadirection.OftenusedwithCoordinatemethodofdefininglocationorpositionofinitemofequipment.
EndtoEndUsedtoclarifyadimension.
Electric-Fusion-WeldedReferstooneofthewaysthatrolledandweldedpipeismade.
Elbow(NotPreferred)
ElevationEndofPipeAtermusedasapartofthedimensionaldesignationwhenlocatingtheendofapieceofpipesuchasaventtoatmosphere.
ElectricSupply
EmergencyShutdownSystem

F
Fahrenheit-Unitofmeasurerelatingtotemperature

FabricationCanbeanounoraverb.AFabricationcanmeanapipingspoolthatisaFabrication.Oritcanbeusedtosaythepipespool
FacetoFaceAsinFace-to-Facedimension
FlatFace(d)
Flange

FullPortValveThistermoftenusedwithBallValvesmeansthatthePortoropeningintheballisthesamesizeastheadjoiningpipeinside
FemalePipeThread
[Glass]FiberReinforcedPipe
BaseSupportsIndicatesatypeofsecondarysupportthatisnormallyusedunderonesideofaControlValveManifold.

FittingThisisauniversaltermthatappliestomanytradesandtradematerial(piping,electrical,etc.).Forpipingitincludeselbows,TEEsan
FieldWeldReferstoaweld(normallyinpiping)thatistobemadeinthefield(Pointofinstallation)asopposedtobeingmadeinapipefabr
fittingorfitting-to-fitting.Thepipeandfittingcomponentsonbothsidesofthisweldaredimensionallycorrectandnotrimmingistobedonew
FireWater-UsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber

G
LevelGaugeorGaugeGlassGallon-Unitofmeasure
GalvanizedRustresistantplatingaddedtometalobjects
GearOperatedUsedinconjunctionwithavalvedescription.
GallonperHour-Unitofmeasure
GallonperMinute-Unitofmeasure

H
Hydraulicsignal-UsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
HighPressureHorsePowerHydraulicSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
HeaterRelatestoatypeofequipmentfoundonaproject
HeatingVentilationandAirConditioningCanindicatetheProfession,theEquipmentortheWork.

I
Current(electrical)signal
InstrumentAirUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
InstrumentAirSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
InsideDiametercommonusageterminology

Isometricdrawing-Inpipingthistermreferstoasemi-3dimensionaldrawingrepresentationofapipelineorpartofapipeline.TheIsometric
identificationandtechnicaldatanecessarytopurchasematerial,fabricate,testandinstallthedisplayedpiping.

L
LiquidLevel(**Denotessuffix(es),forhigh,low,highhigh,lowlow,etc.)i.e.LLLL-LowLowLiquidLevel
LowPointOftenusedindefiningtheothercriticalelevationpoint(seeHP)forpaving.
LevelAlarmDefinesatypeofinstrument
LevelController-Definesatypeofinstrument
LevelSwitch-Definesatypeofinstrument
LevelTransmitter-Definesatypeofinstrument

M
Meter-Unitofmeasure
Motoractuator
MalePipeThread

N
NitrogenUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
NorthThiscanbeTrueNorth,PlantNorth,PlatformNorthorMagneticNorth.
NormallyClosedThisisusedtodesignatethenormalsettingofavalve.

Non-DestructiveExaminationThisreferstoagroupingof5methodsusedtoindicatethequalityofaweldonvesselsorpiping.TheseareV
http://www.ndt.net/article/0698/hayes/hayes.htm)
NationalElectricalManufacturers'Association
NationalFireProtectionAssociation
NaturalGasUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
Netpositivesuctionhead

PipingandInstrumentDiagramTheprimarydocumentproducedbytheProcessEngineertodefineindetailwhatisrequiredforanyprocess
PlantAirSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber

ProcessFlowDiagramIndicatedapreliminaryschematicdrawingproducedbytheProcessEngineertodefinethesimplifiedprocessconce
PressureReducingValveThisisavalvefunctionaldescriptionnotaspecificvalvemanufacturerofspecificvalvetype.

PressureReliefValveThisisavalvefunctionaldescriptionnotaspecificvalvemanufacturerofspecificvalvetype.Lotsofcompaniesmake
insideavesselorsystemgoesaboveaspecificsetpressure.(AlsoseePSV)
PressureSafetyValve(alsoseePRV)

R
Automatic-resetcontrolmodeUsedintheelectricalandcontrolssystems.
Radius-

S
PipeShoesAdeviceusedunderHotInsulatedpipestoraisethepipeupofftheprimarypipesupportlevelthusprotectstheinsulation.
SolenoidactuatorSouth-Asinadirection.OftenusedwithCoordinatemethodofdefininglocationorpositionofinitemofequipment.
SocietyofAutomotiveEngineersSchedule[Ofpipe]Relatestothewallthicknessofpipe
ScrewedMethodofjoiningsometypesofpipe,fittingsandvalves.
SeamlessAtypeofpipe
Slip-OnAtypeofflange
ShortRadius[OfElbow]StainlessSteel-

SteamTracingSteamTrapSupportTrunnionsStandard-

T
TemperatureTopofConcreteTypical-

U
UndergroundAtypeofdrawingoraburiedpipingsystem
Underground(SeeU/G)
UltrasonicInspection(SeeNDE)

V
Valve-

W
WaterUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber
WestAsinthedirection.OftenusedwithCoordinatemethodofdefininglocationorpositionofinitemofequipment.
WaterColumnApipingconfigurationthatallowsfortheattachmentofmultiplelevelandpressureinstrumentsonaTankorVessel.
WeightWeldingNeckIndicatedthetypeofFlange
Water,OilandGas-

WorkingPointUsedondrawingswithslopingpipelinestoindicatethepointwherekeyinformationisgiven(Locatingcoordinatesandeleva
WorkingPressureWaterSupplyUsedtodefinethecommodityinaLineNumber