Course Description:

This course provides the participants with refreshment and deep knowledge they need in the field of the piping system components, their functions and how to protect.

 Course Goal:

To enhance participants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to piping and auxiliaries

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

1. Be familiar with piping fittings.
2. Understand pipe supports and expansion devices.
3. Understand pipe installation
4. Trace heat
5. Identify function and types of steam traps

Course Outline:

• Introduction to Piping and Auxiliaries.
• Piping.
• Piping fittings.

1. Fittings that do not change the direction of fluid flow.
2. Fittings that change the direction of fluid flow.
3. Fittings that join more than two pieces of pipe.
4. Fittings that connect component of different sizes.
5. Fittings that stop fluid flow.

• Pipe Supports and Expansion Devices.

• 1. Pipe weight and movement.
  2. Pipe hangers and pipe supports.
  3. Expansion joints and expansion loops.

• Insulation and Heat Tracing.

• • Insulation.
  • Heat tracing.

1. Steam heat tracing.
2. Electrical heat tracing.

• Protective Devices.

1. Rupture discs.
2. Relief valves.
3. Safety valves.

• Steam Traps.

• • Function and types of steam traps.
  • Mechanical steam traps.

1. Float traps.
2. Inverted bucket traps.

Who Can Benefit?

Piping staff (designers, inspectors, protectors & repairers)