Re: End Connection Abbreviations

That reminded me of how things can get ambiguous when using this form of shorthand. Obviously, TRE stands for "thread right end" [1] and I guess TOE is used because TLE (for "thread left end") could be mixed-up with "thread large end". Especially if you have both left and right-hand threads to deal with.

Paul

[1] Which also could be inversely confused with "thread wrong end", I suppose.

• Original Message ----- From: "Don Splawn" <splawn@zapecs.com> To: <PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 5:31 PM Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] End Connection Abbreviations

> TOE: Thread other end
>
> Don Splawn
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> Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] End Connection Abbreviations
>
> The only ones I recall refer to pipe and swaged nipples:
>
> BLE: bevel large end
> PSE: plain small end
> TSE: threaded small end
>
> etc.
>
> I haven't yet done any CAD database work for fittings, but they might
> have additional ones.
>
> Paul
>
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > There are a lot of end conditions used in Piping and Fittings. Is
> there
> > any document that has the list of such end condition abbreviations
> like:
> > SCM = Threaded Male End, SWF = Socket Weld Female
> >
> > It would be nice if such a document is available with a snap of each
> end
> > condition for the visualization.
Received on Fri Feb 27 17:54:00 2004