DRFT 2263: Diploma Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams & Specifications
Effective date
September 2021
School
Trades, Technology and Design
Description
Students learn how Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) are created from Process Flow Diagrams. They use standard industry symbols to create a P&ID. Students learn how to interpret Piping Specifications and apply them when creating P&IDs.
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain how piping and instrumentation diagrams are created from process flow diagrams
- Identify the different symbols of pipe, fittings, flanges, pumps and connections used in P&ID's
- Identify equipment numbers and describe how they are unique to each piece of equipment
- Create a P&ID using a given process flow diagram
- Create an industry standard line list from the P&ID
- Determine pipe sizes based on the flow taken from the process flow diagram
- Interpret pipe specifications for industrial applications
- Create a block library of piping symbols to be used in P&IDs
- Apply the concepts and processes at a higher level, in a 3D Building Information Modeling setting
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 10
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 20
Total Hours: 30
Instructional Strategies
Lectures, video presentations, project-/problem-based learning, lab activities. The course may be offered face-to-face or in a blended format (mix of face-to-face and online)
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Project
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60
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Minimum of 3 project-based major assignments of approximately equal value.
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Quizzes/Tests
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10
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Final Exam
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30
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Course topics
- Terminology, Abbreviations, & Symbols for the piping instrumentation applications
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagram Fundamentals
- Equipment & Line Numbers
- Line List Requirements
- Preliminary Pipe Sizing
- Pipe Specifications
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.