PIPING SYSTEMS

Aimed at Engineers, Technicians and Senior Foremen, the course aims to equip delegates with the knowledge and skills necessary to:

• Select the most appropriate pipe specification and material for moderate duties
• Match the selected pipe with the most appropriate fittings
• Create a design which represents a cost effective solution to single pipeline systems for moderate duties
• Design the most cost effective pipe work system for the conveyance of any type of fluid
• Design pipe work systems which have more than one outlet
• Define the causes of water hammer, calculate its transient values and offer appropriate actions which will reduce or eliminate its occurrence
• Define the procedures necessary to install, test and commission a piping system
• Suggest appropriate protective coatings for pipe work systems
• Calculate the life cycle cost for a pipe system

Main Topics:

• International and national Standards and Specifications
• Pipe manufacturing methods & materials
• Pipe fittings and their application
• Jointing systems
• Pipeline profiling and hydraulic gradient
• Pressure, static, friction and velocity head
• Calculating Total Dynamic Head
• System head curves and their practical application
• Introduction to cost-effective pipe sizing
• System head curves
• Pipeline profiling
• Behaviour of liquids other than water
• Compound pipelines
• Designing suction and delivery pipe work systems
• Water hammer: Calculation and prevention
• Installation testing and commissioning of pipelines
• Coatings and other protection procedures
• Life cycle costing for pipe work systems
• Trouble shooting and remedial action

Please Note:
The precise content may change on the day depending on the specific needs of the delegates.

For volume discounts and in-house rates, please contact:
Phindi Mbedzi at 2KG Training
Tell: +27 (0) 11 325 0686
Cell: +27 (0) 71 125 6188
Email:phindi@2kg.co.za

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