MELAB PRELIMS:
Light Orange - Electrical/Lighting.
Pipe Color Codes - According to Philippine
Mechanical Engineering Code Provision, it White - Communications.
provides safety purpose, and to properly
identify the fluids in the piping system. Pipe - A hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or
other material used for conveyance of water,
Color Bands - Painted 38 mm wide on plastic gas, steam and etc.
pressure sensitive tape with lap atleast 50 mm
at joint, at every 4500 mm interval, with flow Piping Conjuctions - Mechanical elements
indicating arrow in-between bands. suitable for joining or assembling into a
pressure tight fluid containing piping system.
Stick-on or Glued-on Arrow - Not allowed. Examples: Pipes, Flanges, Tubes, Fittings,
Gaskets, Bolt-Nuts, Valves, Expansion Valves,
Standard Color Code (as of 2012, or Latest Safety Valves, Drip Rings.
Edition) [PME]:
Fittings - An adapter used in pipe systems to
Yellow - Acid, Air-High Pressure, Ammonia, connect straight section of pipes or tubes.
Steam-High Pressure, Steam-Low Pressure,
Water-Boiler Feed, Water-Hot, Water High Valves - Device that regulates, directs or
Pressure (excludes fire service). controls the flow of a fluid by opening and
closing or partially obstructing various
Orange - Acetylene, Gasoline, Grease, passageways.
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Oil, Tar, Blast Furnace Gas,
Producer Gas, LPG, Vacuum-High, Oil & Water Difference Between a Pipe and Tube:
(for hydraulic system). Pipes - round tubular, designated by nominal
pipe size.
Green - Air-Low Ammonia, Argon-Low Pressure, Tube - round, rectangular, squared or oval
Helium-Low Pressure, Nitrogen-Low Pressure, hollowed section measured by outside diameter
Water-Cold, Water-Distilled, Water-Low and wall thickness.
Pressure (excludes fire service), Treated Water.
Red - Carbon Dioxide, Water (Fire Service).
Standard Color Code (As per PSME Code):
Green - Water.
Silver Gray - Steam.
Brown - Oil-Mineral, Animal, Flammable or
Combustible.
Ochre - Gases In Either Gaseous or Liquified
Form, Vapors and Pneumatically Conceyed
Fumes.
Violet - Acids and Alkalis.
Pipe Class - Document that specifies the type of
Light Blue - Air. components such as type of pipes, schedule and
materials.
Black - Sewage, Waste Water, Drainage Pipes.
Shortcode - Used to cover all the information
Red - Firefighting Materials. applicable to the given pipe class.
Yellow - Inherently Hazardous Materials, Piping Specifications - Are technical documents
Chemically Active and Radioactive. that are generated by private companies. [Can
only be applied to defined plant site or
installation].
Pipe Dimensions:
NPS - Nominal Pipe Size
NB - Nominal Bore
DN - Diameter Nominal
Dimension of Pipes are Covered in Standards
of:
ASME B36.10 - Welded and Seamless Wrought
Steel Pipe (Carbon, and Alloy Steel).
ASME B36.19 - Stainless Steel Pipe.
Pipe Size up to 2 inches are considered “small
bore pipe” while 2 inches above are considered
“large bore pipe”.
Pipe Ends:
Plain Ends - Socket type welding fittings are
used.
Beveled Ends - Used when butt type weld
fittings are used.
Threaded Ends - Kind of end used with threaded
connections.
Socket and Spigot Ends - Generally used in
ductile iron pipeline and non metallic pipes such
as PVC, GRE/GRP.
