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ABOUT PIPING Piping Design & Engineering is the key element in various fields of engineering. Piping & accessories constitute over 25% of total capital investment in Chemical Process Industry, Petroleum & Petrochemical industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Power Plant, long distance LNG/LPG/CNG Piping System, Irrigation Projects.
Importance of Piping Engineer
Piping professional plays an important role from "Concept to
commissioning" in all sectors of process and related industry. With
increasing emphasis on transportation of petroleum products, Natural
gas, corrosive & hazardous chemicals through pipes, underground and long
distance pipelines, the requirement of skilled piping professional is
increasing day by day.
Global Challenge for Piping Engineer
Global challenges for piping engineer are corrosion prevention, pipeline maintenance, leak detection for long distance pipelines, pipe coating, concrete coating, bending, welding, and deep water services, pipeline cleaning, pipeline operating efficiency etc. Pre-requisite skills for a piping engineer comprise Design, Manufacturing, Project Planning, Pipeline integrity, Corrosion control system Metallurgical consulting, Facility audits, Automation & Control Systems, Security of long distance & underground pipelines of petroleum products.
A piping engineer has to be conversant with subject such as Fluid Handling, Stress Strain relationship, Material of Construction, Field Instrumentation, Statutory & safety aspects. Received on Sat Feb 28 08:46:00 2004
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