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

• Develop skills in process equipment and piping systems layout design, procedures, and practices 
• Determine the impact of layout and pipe routing options 
• Achieve business focused facilities 
• Comply with regulatory requirements and high plant availability
• Apply design and construction codes and standards for piping and process equipment 
• Appreciate the role of stress analysis in avoiding failures
• Avoid catastrophic incidents resulting from poor layout design
• Layout, design procedures and practices involved in the location of equipment and layout of piping systems
• The procedures involved in the layout and piping up of a typical process unit containing pumps, exchangers, horizontal drums, and vertical towers
• The consequence of related disciplines (civil, structural, electrical, instrumentation, etc.) in piping design and layout
• Maintenance and accessibility requirements of piping and related disciplines
• Pipe support requirements & latest CAD Techniques used in piping layout

Engineers and designers involved in plant design activities; project engineers; process engineers, piping fabricators, contractors, and suppliers; piping design and analysis personnel; and, recent engineering graduates in all discipline.

Module I: Process Plant Design & Layout Fundamentals

Design and Layout Fundamentals

• Scope and definitions, Design methodologies and guidelines
• Applicable design codes, standards, recommended practices and regulations

Process Plant Design

• Objectives and principles, Methodology and guidelines
• Process flow diagrams (PFDs): symbols, conventions and best practices

Key Considerations Affecting Plant Process Design and Layout

• HSEC (Health, Safety, Environment, Community)
• Safety aspects of plant layout
• Methodology for hazardous area classification
• Plant layout safety index
• Operability and maintainability, Constructability
• Business-focused facilities (BFF): life-cycle cost

Layout Design: General Philosophy and Principles

• Goals of plant layout design, Site location, layout, and conditions, Separation distances

Process Equipment Sizing and Design 

• Preliminary sizing and mechanical design of major equipment
• Estimating costs of major equipment and piping
• Standard specifications and data sheets for process equipment

Layout Planning and Procedures 

• Plant layout and plot plans: codes of practice relating to plant layout (PIP, NFPA)
• Plot plans, equipment drawings, nozzle specifications
• Piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs): symbols, conventions, and best practices (PIP)
• Considerations for civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation 
• Design and layout checklist

Module II: Piping Systems: Design Methodology & Considerations

Piping Fundamentals 

• P&ID’s, piping arrangements, isometrics, B.O.M.’s, and piping specifications
• Pipe system components; dimensions; pipe data; materials; regulations; codes, standards, and specifications
• Fabrication and installation; piping joints; design bases and documents
• Additional Layout and Design Requirements of Piping Systems
• Basic Design of Piping Systems
• Piping Thermal Expansion and Flexibility 
• Pipe Supports and Restraints
• Introduction to Pipe Stress Analysis (ASME B31.3)

Module III: Equipment Piping Layout Considerations & Best Practices

Pressure Vessels and Reactors
Atmospheric Storage Tanks 
Fired Heaters & Heat Exchangers & Pumps 
Compressors, Blowers, and Fans
Gas Turbines & Steam Turbines

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.