Read and Understand Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's)

Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams commonly referred to as P&ID’s are encountered nowadays throughout all process industries such as Oil & Gas, chemical, pharmaceutical or food industries.

These engineering drawings are used worldwide in design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of industrial plants.

They provide clear information on processes, equipment, control systems.

As a potential actor in these industries, it is therefore vital that you have a thorough understanding of P&ID’s components and construction.

Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams don’t have to be a complicated ! It isn’t rocket science ! This course will make you a P&ID expert and you will know how to read, interpret and successfully understand :

• all of those many lines
• symbols
• process control schemes
• and safety instrumented functions you see in your plant drawings

This will set you apart from your peers, whether you are an operator, engineer, or manager and will give you an edge over your competitors when seeking employment at one of these industrial facilities.

Symbols are also discussed thoroughly with all the P&ID's standards, conventions and designation codes that apply to them . These include :

• valves (gate, globe, ball, butterfly...)
• actuators (pneumatic, hydraulic, solenoid, single acting spring return, double acting...)
• process equipment (pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, reactors...)
• instrumentation (flow meters, temperature transmitters, pressure gauges...)
• piping and fittings
• lines
• signals (pneumatic, hydraulic, electric...)