Wednesday, August 14, 2013

How To Go About Choosing Process Piping

By Andrea Davidson


Having some information about process piping will help you in making the right decisions for your factory. You need to get it right in terms of the health and safety standards as might be required. You also need to make sure that the system you set up is suitable for transporting the kind of materials you deal with be it liquids or chemicals.

The government lays out several regulations that are supposed to guide how you can set up the transport system. In fact, they will have to inspect the system before you put it into use so that they can be sure it meets the necessary standards. This is why when you are doing the installation; you need to have professionals such as plumbers or specialized contractors doing it for you.

You can use the tubes to transport various items. In the food processing industry, you will need to transport the various ingredients that are used. In the oil and petroleum refineries, you will use them to transport the various gases and liquids that are produced.

The system needs to be manufactured in a way that makes it appropriate for the materials it will be transporting. For instance, you might need to ensure that if you are transporting corrosive material, you have corrosion resistant material such as stainless steel to make the tubing. If you are transporting chemicals, you should choose the material that will not react with the chemicals. If you are transporting water, then you do not need expensive materials and you can choose cheap plastic.

The pipeline needs to be easy to clean and maintain because you might have to do it frequently. This will be important to increase the duration the pipes will give you service. It will also help to maintain the health standards required for industries such as food processing.

In every factory, there is always a schedule for how long the processes should take. This will therefore influence how fast you need the materials to move through the tubing. There is also the quantity issue which will influence the width of the pipes. The pressure that will be applied will determine the speed and you should therefore ensure that it is regulated according to your needs.

The pipe system empties into various reservoirs and other storage containers. This means that there should be valves that help cut off supply as necessary if the reservoirs are full. There could also be taps that help to shut the supply should there be an emergency. They will also help to manage emergencies such as leaks and pressure build ups easily. Automation can help to make the management easier.

There needs to be a plan of how the system will be designed and set up. It needs to be used as a reference point in the installation. A specialist can draw it up by hand or using a computer.

The plan is what will guide future maintenance and replacement of the pipe works. It will also be used to help manage emergencies in the system. Whenever you institute any changes to the process piping, you should also update the plan.




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