It gives me great pleasure and a sense of deep satisfaction to publish this book of “ Piping Engineering”. You can learn how to design, material selection, fabrication, erection, construction supervision, inspections, quality control and testing of piping work along with weld joints design, weld joint preparation, pipe cutting, joints fit-up, welding of pipe, pipe supports and steel structural platforms fabrication and installation etc. and teach yourself to be a master of the process piping construction with the step-by-step instructions and quality control. It provides all the information about tools and equipment being used in the piping construction work. An engineer is a tradesperson who is busy with fabrication, installation, assembly, testing, maintenance and repair of process piping systems. A fresh Piping engineer usually begins as an apprentice and deals with industrial/commercial/marine piping work under the supervision of his seniors. Typical industrial process pipe works under high pressure and temperature require metal pipes such as carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy steel, cupronickel and many different alloying metals fused through precise cutting, threading, grooving, bending and welding. Piping engineer plans, wok, supervise, inspect and carry out all kind of quality control testings including cutting, bending or fabrication of pipe or tubing segments and jointing of those segments by threading, welding, brazing, cementing or soldering them together. They check the installation of pipe, pneumatic, hydraulic and electric operated valves to control the flow through the pipes or tubes. They do testing and inspection of the piping system. Piping engineers are often exposed to hazardous materials, such as asbestos, lead, ammonia, steam, flammable gases, various resins and solvents including benzene, and various refrigerants.
Piping engineers are the main technical professionals who are responsible to deliver the quality job of piping work and they should have sufficient knowledge of Piping Engineering subjects. This will result in improving the general quality levels of a piping engineer in this direction leading to greater satisfaction in work. This book has taken a lead in upgrading the awareness & knowledge of various matters related to piping work benefiting the engineers working in the field of piping work. The piping engineering subject is tough to understand. The fresh engineers or beginners. willing to know all about the subject matter related to piping work, will find the content very easily. be appreciated by the readers from all parts of India and abroad. I am confident that this book will help all piping engineers; technicians, supervisors, even freshers, young and freshly, under-graduates, Graduate or final year apprentices who are preparing for service interviews, will achieve their objectives and get success in every field of piping work. I have tried to make them understand what is the piping work. This book is written for the first time for reference by the common technical man. Behind all this, there is his exhaustive study, collections and experience. More than the study is the presentation of the subject matter and even much more than the presentation of the subject matter is long years of experience and association with the piping work all over India and abroad while working with an internationally reputed engineering organization. This adds some kind of value to the book. A systematic, consistent, and clear presentation of concepts through explanatory notes, figures, and examples are the main aspects of this book. While publishing this book, I have constantly kept in mind the requirements of all kinds of Piping engineers and technical professionals, and the various difficulties they face while performing their job. To make the book useful at all levels, it has been written in an easy style and a simple manner, so that a piping engineer can grasp the subject independently by referring to this book. Care has been taken to make this book as self-explanatory as far as possible and within the technical ability of an average professional. In short, it is earnestly hoped that this treatise will earn the appreciation of all piping engineers and technical professionals all over the world.