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Today you will learn all about P&ID Diagrams.
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You may be thinking, “What in the world is a P&ID Diagram?
In industry, these are piping and instrumentation diagrams.
P&ID for short.
Most manufacturing facilities have compressed air, steam, chilled water, and other processes
that require the use of piping.
All of these forms of energy and processes require instrumentation to control them
which is usually in the form of valves and gauges, along with pumps and accumulators.
A P&ID diagram will have all of these for a maintenance person, operator, engineer,
or other employee to read and perform their job.
At first glance, a P&ID diagram may look pretty intimidating.
There can be several processes on one P&ID.
What I like to do is break it down into sections to make it a little easier to understand.
For example, let’s take a look at a pneumatic system P&ID.
First, you should start at the air compressor, which you will find the correct symbol for
on a Legend of all symbols used.
You would then follow the line which represents a pipe to the next component.
In most cases it will be some form of instrumentation, like a pressure transmitter or indicator
that reads air pressure, or a valve to allow air to pass through to the next component
or block the air from passing through.
There are many types of valves, be sure to compare the symbols on your P&ID to the legend.
The P&ID will then show piping leading to the next component
which in the case of our pneumatic system could be an accumulator.
An accumulator is simply a tank or storage device for air or fluids.
Most P&ID diagrams will then have a symbol
with an arrow labeled for another specific piece of machinery in the facility
or it may simply say to Process.
This will indicate that if you need to trace the system further,
you will need the diagrams for that specific equipment.
Hopefully by now you are getting a feel for following a P&ID diagram.
Just remember to break the overall diagram down into smaller, more specific sections,
and simply trace the system that you need more information from.
Always refer to the Legend to make sure you know what the symbols indicate on the diagram.
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