Pipes – Classification

Pipes 

• A Cylindrical shaped hollow section which is used to transfer the fluid from one place to another.
• Fluids can be anything
  • Liquid
  • Gas
  • Liquid + Gas
• Transportation could be from anywhere
  • From reservoir to storage tanks
  • From Storage tanks to Shipping Vessels/Processing Vessels etc.
• Pipes and Piping Components plays a major role in process industry in Cost determination of a Plant
• Types of Pipes– classified by
  • Material
    • Metallic (Good Strength)
      • Ferrous
      • Non Ferrous
    • Non Metallic (Corrosive Resistant)
    • Lined (Strength and Corrosive resistant)
  • Joining Method
    • Beveled Ends
    • Plain Ends
    • Screwed Ends
    • Flanged Ends
    • Spigot/ Socket Ends
    • Buttress Ends
  • Manufacturing Method
    • Electric Resistance Welded (ERW)
    • Furnace Butt Welded (FBW) – Continuous weld
    • Electric Fusion Welded (EFW)
    • Double Submerged Arc Welded (SAW)
    • Seamless
    • Spiral Welded
  • Thickness
    • For Carbon Steel
      • 10,20,30,40,60,80,100,120,140,160,STD,XS,XXS
    • For Stainless Steel
      • 5S, 10S, 40S and 80S