DEP SPECIFICATION

PREPARATION OF PROCESS FLOW SCHEMES AND

PROCESS ENGINEERING FLOW SCHEMES
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DEP 01.00.02.11-Gen.

February 2017

ECCN EAR99

DESIGN AND ENGINEERING PRACTICE

DEM1

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PREFACE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 4
1.1 SCOPE ....................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 DISTRIBUTION, INTENDED USE AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS ......... 4
1.3 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................. 5
1.4 CROSS-REFERENCES ............................................................................................. 5
1.5 SUMMARY OF MAIN CHANGES............................................................................... 5
1.6 COMMENTS ON THIS DEP ....................................................................................... 6
1.7 DUAL UNITS............................................................................................................... 6
1.8 NON NORMATIVE TEXT (COMMENTARY) .............................................................. 6
2. PROCESS FLOW SCHEMES (PFS) ......................................................................... 7
2.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 EQUIPMENT REPRESENTATION ............................................................................ 8
2.3 EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION AND TYPICAL DATA ............................................. 8
2.4 PROCESS, UTILITY AND DISPOSAL LINES AND INSTRUMENTATION ............... 8
3. PROCESS ENGINEERING FLOW SCHEMES (PEFS)............................................. 9
3.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................... 9
3.2 EQUIPMENT REPRESENTATION .......................................................................... 10
3.3 PROCESS, UTILITY AND DISPOSAL LINES AND INSTRUMENTATION ............. 11
3.4 NOTES...................................................................................................................... 13
3.5 LEGEND SHEETS .................................................................................................... 13
3.6 ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................... 13
4. REFERENCES ......................................................................................................... 14

APPENDICES
APPENDIX A PROCESS FLOW SCHEMES (PFS) EQUIPMENT TYPES AND KEY
DATA ............................................................................................................... 15
APPENDIX B TYPICAL ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................... 19

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 SCOPE
This DEP specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the preparation of
Process Flow Schemes (PFS) for greenfield and brownfield capital projects.
P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram), EFS (Engineering Flow Diagram). MFD
(Mechanical Flow Diagram) and UEFS (Utility Engineering Flow Scheme) are synonyms for
PEFS. All specifications required for PEFS apply to all these synonyms and are covered
within the scope of this DEP.
PFD (Process Flow Diagram) is equivalent to PFS and is covered within this DEP.
The requirements and recommendations in this DEP are independent of the tools with
which the schemes are produced.
This DEP contains mandatory requirements to mitigate process safety risks in accordance
with Design Engineering Manual (DEM) 1 - Application of Technical Standards.
This is a revision of the DEP of the same number dated February 2011 (amended
September 2011); see (1.5) regarding the changes.

P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram), EFD (Engineering Flow Diagram). MFD
(Mechanical Flow Diagram) and UEFS (Utility Engineering Flow Scheme) are synonyms for
PEFS. All specifications required for PEFS apply to all these synonyms and are covered
within the scope of this DEP.
PFD (Process Flow Diagram) is equivalent to PFS and is covered within this DEP.
The requirements and recommendations in this DEP are independent of the tools with
which the schemes are produced.
This DEP contains mandatory requirements to mitigate process safety risks in accordance
with Design Engineering Manual (DEM) 1 - Application of Technical Standards.
This is a revision of the DEP of the same number dated February 2011 (amended
September 2011); see (1.5) regarding the changes.

1.2 DISTRIBUTION, INTENDED USE AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS

Unless otherwise authorised by Shell GSI, the distribution of this DEP is confined to Shell
companies and, where necessary, to Contractors and Manufacturers/Suppliers nominated
by them. Any authorised access to DEPs does not for that reason constitute an
authorisation to any documents, data or information to which the DEPs may refer.
This DEP is intended for use in facilities related to oil and gas production, gas handling, oil
refining, chemical processing, gasification, distribution and supply/marketing. This DEP
may also be applied in other similar facilities.
When DEPs are applied, a Management of Change (MOC) process shall be implemented;
this is of particular importance when existing facilities are to be modified.
If national and/or local regulations exist in which some of the requirements could be more
stringent than in this DEP, the Contractor shall determine by careful scrutiny which of the
requirements are the more stringent and which combination of requirements will be
acceptable with regards to the safety, environmental, economic and legal aspects. In all
cases, the Contractor shall inform the Principal of any deviation from the requirements of
this DEP which is considered to be necessary in order to comply with national and/or local
regulations. The Principal may then negotiate with the Authorities concerned, the objective
being to obtain agreement to follow this DEP as closely as possible.

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1.3 DEFINITIONS
1.3.1 General definitions
The Contractor is the party that carries out all or part of the design, engineering,
procurement, construction, commissioning or management of a project or operation of a
facility. The Principal may undertake all or part of the duties of the Contractor.
The Manufacturer/Supplier is the party that manufactures or supplies equipment and
services to perform the duties specified by the Contractor.
The Principal is the party that initiates the project and ultimately pays for it. The Principal
may also include an agent or consultant authorised to act for, and on behalf of, the
Principal.
The word shall indicates a requirement.
The capitalised term SHALL [PS] indicates a process safety requirement.
The word should indicates a recommendation.
The word may indicates a permitted option.
1.3.2 Specific Definitions

Term Definition

Conservation Breather valve or pressure / vacuum valve. It is a protection device

Vent mounted on top of a storage tank that protects against overpressure or
vacuum due to influx or outflow of the tank while reducing the emission
of vapour from the tank headspace to the atmosphere

1.3.3 Abbreviations

Term Definition

IPS Instrumented Protection System

IPF Instrumented Protection Function

PEFS Process engineering flow scheme(s)

PFD Process flow diagram(s)

PFS Process flow scheme(s)

P&ID Piping and instrumentation diagram(s)

1.4 CROSS-REFERENCES
Where cross-references to other parts of this DEP are made, the referenced section or
clause number is shown in brackets ( ). Other documents referenced by this DEP are listed
in (4).

1.5 SUMMARY OF MAIN CHANGES

This DEP is a full revision of the DEP of the same number dated February 2011 (amended
September 2011). The following are the main, non-editorial changes.

Section/Clause Change
General Tagging and symbols employed for equipment and instrument
are referred to DEP 01.00.09.10-Gen.

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Section/Clause Change
2.3 Description and key data that should be displayed for equipment
is moved to Appendix to enhance the organization of the text.
3.1, item 3 Clarify DEM1 requirement.
3.6 Examples of Abbreviation are moved to Appendix to enhance the
organization of the text.

1.6 COMMENTS ON THIS DEP

Comments on this DEP may be submitted to the Administrator using one of the following
options:

Shell DEPs Online Enter the Shell DEPs Online system at

https://www.shelldeps.com
(Users with access to
Select a DEP and then go to the details screen for
Shell DEPs Online)
that DEP.
Click on the “Give feedback” link, fill in the online
form and submit.

DEP Feedback System Enter comments directly in the DEP Feedback

System which is accessible from the Technical
(Users with access to
Standards Portal http://sww.shell.com/standards.
Shell Wide Web)
Select “Submit DEP Feedback”, fill in the online form
and submit.

DEP Standard Form Use DEP Standard Form 00.00.05.80-Gen. to record

feedback and email the form to the Administrator at
(other users)
standards@shell.com.

Feedback that has been registered in the DEP Feedback System by using one of the above
options will be reviewed by the DEP Custodian for potential improvements to the DEP.

1.7 DUAL UNITS

This DEP contains both the International System (SI) units, as well as the corresponding
US Customary (USC) units, which are given following the SI units in brackets. When
agreed by the Principal, the indicated USC values/units may be used.

1.8 NON NORMATIVE TEXT (COMMENTARY)

Text shown in italic style in this DEP indicates text that is non-normative and is provided as
explanation or background information only.
Non-normative text is normally indented slightly to the right of the relevant DEP clause.

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2. PROCESS FLOW SCHEMES (PFS)

2.1 GENERAL
The purpose of a Process Flow Scheme (PFS) is to provide an accurate and yet high
level description of the process, including:
• production at the wellhead;
• transport through pipelines;
• routing of feed streams;
• processing steps;
• transfer of the intermediate process streams;
• transfer and storage of the final products;
• treatment and disposal of any effluent streams;
• utilties required for above items.
1. A PFS shall show a list of included major equipment items (Appendix A) identified by
their tagging (see DEP 01.00.09.10-Gen.) adjacent to the drawing title block.
2. If the design of a PFS provides for different modes of operation, such as different
crudes, feedstocks or cut points, distinct title or identification label should be given to
each mode of operation.
a. For systems with multiple modes of operation, a separate PFS should be
prepared for each mode of operation.
3. A material balance datasheet for major process streams shall be included as part of
the PFS drawing packages to facilitate the understanding of the process.
a. Separate material balance datasheets shall be provided for each individual
operation mode.
4. Process streams with changes in pressure, temperature, composition, and flow rate
shall be clearly differentiated in PFS with specific tag numbers and the process data of
the process streams included in the material balance datasheet.
5. PFS for pressure relief and flare systems shall indicate the following:
a. all flare headers;
b. identification of all relief valves, blowdown valves, pressure control valves and
purges fed to the respective flare headers;
c. the design capacities, pressure and temperatures of the following flare system
equipment for the determining relief case:
i. knockout drums;
ii. seal drum;
iii. flare gas recovery compressor;
iv. flare burners/tips.
6. PFS provided by process licensors or other third parties shall be redrawn with the use
of symbols and identifications in accordance with DEP 01.00.09.10-Gen.
7. All PFS modifications shall be approved by the accountable process or utility engineer.

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2.2 EQUIPMENT REPRESENTATION

1. Equipment that are operating in the same service shall be shown as one unit, e.g.,
pumps and compressors lined up in parallel, heat transfer equipment stacked in
series.
2. All spare equipment shall be omitted from the PFS (identification only by equipment
tag number).
3. Equipment that is operated in time sequence or in cyclical order shall be shown
individually, even where they have identical line-up.
4. Internals of equipment shall only be shown if essential for a clear understanding of the
working of the equipment.

2.3 EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION AND TYPICAL DATA

1. Equipment shall be identified by tag number, see DEP 01.00.09.10-Gen.
2. All equipment shown on the PFS shall have a description and an indication of the key
process data.
See (Appendix A) for key process data for common equipment.

2.4 PROCESS, UTILITY AND DISPOSAL LINES AND INSTRUMENTATION

1. Equipment and lines indicating process, utility and disposal flows shall be shown on
the PFS with their essential automatic control systems or manual control valves.
2. Utility and disposal lines shall be shown on process related PFS only where they tie in
to main process equipment and lines.
3. Lines and instruments should not be identified by tag numbers.
4. Block valves, vents, drains, bypasses, sample connections shall only be shown if they
are essential for understanding the scheme.
5. For each line indicating flow, the direction of the flow shall be given.
6. The following information shall be included in the material balance datasheet:
a. condition of phase: vapour, liquid, solid or a combination thereof;
b. weight or volume fraction of each phase;
c. operating temperature;
d. operating pressure;
e. stream composition in molar or weight fraction;
f. total mass flow rate under operating conditions;
g. density either under operating conditions or at 15 °C (60 °F) for liquid streams;
h. any other relevant characteristic, e.g., dynamic viscosity, concentration of
components, second liquid phase.
7. Lines continuing within a unit shall end at the left or right side of a PFS sheet with the
source/destination sheet indicated.
8. Streams that enter or leave the unit shall be drawn in the PFS sheet indicating the
drawing number of the source/destination
9. Streams that enter or leave the unit should be drawn in the PFS sheet entering at the
left top and leaving at the right bottom.

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3. PROCESS ENGINEERING FLOW SCHEMES (PEFS)

3.1 GENERAL
A Process engineering flow scheme(s) (PEFS) is a pictorial representation of a process
or utility unit. The purpose of a PEFS is to give an accurate representation of the process
and utility units.
1. PEFS SHALL [PS] include all process and utilities equipment including installed
spares, and associated piping, piping components, instrumentation, heat tracing,
insulation and fire protection.
2. PEFS shall display functional features of equipment and piping essential to the design,
construction and operation the facility.
3. PEFS SHALL [PS] be kept updated to represent the actual installation throughout the
life of the project.
4. The layout of each PEFS should avoid clutter and allow future modifications.
a. Each PEFS should show no more than three pieces of major equipment
In this context, major equipment includes vessels, compressors, heat
exchangers and other equipment as listed in (Appendix A).
A set of equipment in the same service (e.g., pump with spare) is considered
as one piece of equipment.
5. Depiction of tanks should be representative of the actual shape and orientation.
6. All piping and piping components shall be shown with their sizes, piping class and tag
numbers.
7. The PEFS shall show specific process engineering requirements necessary for the
design, such as the following:
a. sloping lines with sloping direction and ratio;
b. minimum straight pipe lengths;
c. equipment elevations;
d. restriction on low points that can accumulate pockets of fluids;
e. entry at top of line;
f. minimum or maximum distances;
g. under culvert;
h. expansion loops;
8. Equipment, piping and instrument numbering should follow:
a. the logical process flow;
b. preferably flow from left to right;
c. flow from top to bottom on vertical equipment, except for column trays.
9. Process operating conditions shall not be shown on PEFS.
10. The space above the title block of a PEFS shall be reserved for the following:
a. a reference to the legends sheet accompanying the PEFS;
b. notes pertaining to that PEFS starting from the top of the page and numbered
from 1;
c. a list of equipment shown on the PEFS;
d. a register of revisions and PEFS issues.

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11. Separate PEFS shall be made for each utility system (also known as UEFS), such as
the following:
a. cooling water;
b. steam (high, medium and low pressure);
c. condensate;
d. air (e.g. instrument, plant);
e. water (e.g. potable, demineralized, industrial, sewer);
f. heat transfer medium system;
g. auxiliary system to equipment such as lube oil system, seal flush system, sample
system.

3.2 EQUIPMENT REPRESENTATION

1. Equipment shall be identified in the equipment databox with the following as
appropriate:
a. tag number and description;
b. size and capacity;
c. design pressure including lower design pressure if applicable;
d. design temperatures including the lower design temperature if applicable;
e. materials of construction;
f. power requirements or duty where applicable;
g. trim (piping class of the additional piping components, e.g., drain and vent valves,
blind flanges) where applicable;
h. insulation or jacketing requirements with thickness where applicable.
2. Equipment including installed spares shall be shown in representative proportions and
orientations.
3. Equipment shall be arranged relative to its elevation to grade, e.g., pumps at grade
shown at the bottom and air coolers at the top of the PEFS.
a. Elevation data of equipment should not be shown unless they are required to
specify associated equipment or there is a process requirement to show elevation
of one piece of equipment relative to another.
4. Skirts, manways and handholes shall be shown for all pressure vessels.
5. The PEFS shall show the items associated with the equipment listed below:
a. Instrumentation associated with all process equipment;
b. all thermowells, sample connections, vents, drains, valves, spectacle blinds,
spade blinds, drop-out spools, dip tubes and stilling wells;
c. all relief valves (including orifice, inlet and outlet sizes, set pressure data and
interlocks);
d. all rupture discs (including type, disc diameter, temperature range);
e. all conservation vents (i.e., pressure vacuum valves on storage tanks) inlet size
and outlet size if there is a pipe away or tail piece;
f. the number of banks of air-cooled heat exchangers;
g. the number of cells and passes in the convection and radiant sections of fired
equipment;

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h. all equipment nozzles, show nozzle size if different from the line size;
i. equipment internals such as trays in distillation column, radiant coils and
convection coils in furnaces, demister, mixer and distribution devices that have
significant bearing on piping design and layout or equipment operation.
6. Packaged equipment may be shown generically as a rectangular box until vendor
drawing is available.

3.3 PROCESS, UTILITY AND DISPOSAL LINES AND INSTRUMENTATION

1. The PEFS shall show all piping with size, line number, piping class identification, and
insulation type and thickness as follows:
Line identification and numbering is explained in DEP 01.00.09.10-Gen. and piping
class numbering is explained in DEP 31.38.01.10-Gen.
a. Main process lines shown thicker and bolder than secondary process and service
lines.
b. Using an aboveground/underground line break (AG/UG) or a piping line class
break to distinguish between above and underground piping.
c. Piping specialty items that are not already included in the piping material
specifications, shown on the PEFS with a tag number (e.g., SP-xxxx where SP
indicates a special piping item and xxxx is a four character identifier).
Specialty items such as strainers, in-line filters, in-line mixer, flame arrestors,
silencers, excess flow valves, dampers, expansion joints.
d. Showing all inside plot connections to drain, flare or blow-down systems,
identifying each separate system.
e. Standard hook-ups and typical piping arrangements
2. The PEFS shall show all process, utility and disposal piping and piping components,
including the following:
a. piping of individual compressor stages;
b. start-up and (emergency) shut-down lines;
c. valves and note the lock status (lock open or lock close) for process safety
reasons if applicable;
d. check valves;
e. bypasses;
f. drain and pump-out lines;
g. sample connections and sample lines;
h. drain and vent points;
i. reducers;
j. flange sets where used for maintenance isolation;
k. blind flanges, spectacle blinds and spade blinds;
l. relief valves;
m. control valves;
n. thermowells.
3. The PEFS shall show all instruments, including the following:
a. basic automatic control loops excluding controller actions, alarm set points and
controller configuration information.

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b. manual controls;
c. discrete and fixed alarms;
d. IPF loops (trip systems) with the following:
i. solenoid valves;
ii. push buttons;
iii. switches;
iv. auxiliary instruments;
v. any bypass hand switches for any Instrumented Protected System (IPS).
e. whether the function is available as:
i. local;
ii. on a local panel;
iii. on a control room panel.
4. Refer to DEP 01.00.09.10-Gen. for tagging and symbols for instrumentation on PEFS.
5. Advanced controls shall be represented with the input instruments and controls to
show the basic function, referring to separate model and advanced control narratives,
as applicable.
6. Interlocks should only be shown symbolically on PEFS.
Functional description is shown on auxiliary documents (e.g., binary logic diagrams,
narratives, truth tables and cause and effect matrix).
7. The off-page utility connector shown with the relevant service abbreviation (3.6)
should be used for all utility lines entering or leaving each PEFS.
8. PEFS shall show heat tracing, winterisation and other means to keep lines at a
prescribed temperature or to prevent freezing, and the type of heat tracing.
a. For instruments, the insulation type code should be placed at the lower left of the
instrument symbol bubble.
9. Automated valves shall be shown with fail actions and tight shutoff requirements.
10. All instrument connections to the process shall be shown, including the following:
a. connections to and from analyser sample loops,
b. by-passes of isolation positions for normal or emergency use.
11. Lines continuing within a unit shall end at the left or right side of a PEFS sheet with an
off-page connector for lines that cross to different PEFS.
a. The off-page connector should include a short description of the line contents and
source/destination including the connecting PEFS number given close to where
the line begins/terminates in the PEFS.
12. Streams that enter or leave the unit should be drawn at the bottom of the PEFS sheet,
and only drawn at the top in exceptional cases for the sake of clarity.
13. The number of line crossings should be minimised.
14. Temporary valves connected to vents and drains for hydrotesting purpose shall not be
shown on PEFS.
15. Details crucial to process requirements, such as injection points, equipment
orientations, and minimum/maximum distance requirements of the specific equipment
or piping components shall be shown on PEFS.

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3.4 NOTES
1. Notes shall be added to illustrate any information that cannot be captured in a symbol
or defined code and that is essential to understand the process.
2. Notes may be added to elaborate on specific process related requirements in the
implementation or construction phase.
3. Notes shall be numbered and written on the right hand side column of the PEFS.
4. The position where the note is referring to shall be indicated as Note xx.
5. If a note is deleted from a PEFS, the number shall not be used for another note but
shown as “deleted”.

3.5 LEGEND SHEETS

1. Legend sheets shall accompany each set of PEFS and contain the essential
information needed for users to understand the PEFS, including the following as a
minimum:
Such information is typically grouped by various categories
a. Symbols for piping, specialty piping items, pipe fittings, valves, instruments,
mechanical and electrical equipment used with a description;
b. Line identification and numbering conventions;
c. All abbreviations used (3.6);
d. A description of continuation boxes (See S 02.002.12), off page connectors, drain
connectors;
e. A description and drawing of all standard hook-ups and typical piping
arrangements.

3.6 ABBREVIATIONS
1. Abbreviated terms should be collected on the legend sheet (3.5) with the exception of
the following:
a. line identification;
b. line service codes;
c. instrument identification table.
See (Appendix B) for typical abbreviations.

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4. REFERENCES
In this DEP, reference is made to the following publications:
NOTES: 1. Unless specifically designated by date, the latest edition of each publication shall be used,
together with any amendments/supplements/revisions thereto.
2. The DEPs and most referenced external standards are available to Shell staff on the SWW (Shell
Wide Web) at http://sww.shell.com/standards/.

SHELL STANDARDS

DEP feedback form DEP 00.00.05.80-Gen.

Tagging Specification and Symbols DEP 01.00.09.10-Gen.
Piping Classes – Basis of Design DEP 31.38.01.10-Gen.
Shell HSSE & SP Control Framework, Design Engineering Manual DEM1
(DEM) 1 – Application of Technical Standards

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APPENDIX A PROCESS FLOW SCHEMES (PFS) EQUIPMENT TYPES AND KEY DATA

A.1 COLUMNS
• equipment number/identification;1
• title/service;
• materials of construction;
• internal diameter and length between tangent lines;
• design pressure and temperature including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• design flowrate;
• tray columns:
o number of trays;
o number the trays from bottom to top;
o show trays at which the feed or reflux enters or from which products or reflux are
drawn with their tray numbers;
o show internals schematically;
• packed columns:
o type of packing (random or structured);
o height and number of packed beds.

A.2 HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT (UNFIRED)

• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• design pressure and temperature including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• materials of construction;
• total heat duty;
• heat exchange surface area;

A.3 VESSELS
• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• internal diameter and length between tangent lines;
• design temperature and pressure including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• total volume;
• approximate location of feed and draw-off lines;
• internals, e.g., halfpipe, Schoepentoeter™, demister (schematically).

A.4 REACTORS
• equipment number/identification;

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• title/service;
• design pressure and temperature including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• internal diameter and length between tangent lines;
• total volume;
• jacket or internal heat transfer equipment, if required, with heating/cooling duty;
• internals (schematically).

A.5 HEAT TRANSFER EQUIPMENT (FIRED): FIRED HEATERS, FURNACES, BOILERS,

KILNS
• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• design pressure and temperature including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• materials of construction;
• heat exchange surface area;
• design flowrate;
• fuel type where applicable;
• total heat duty.

A.6 MIXERS, AGITATORS

• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• materials of construction;
• type of mixer;
• capacity of mixer (power input).

A.7 SEPARATORS
• equipment number/identification;
• materials of construction;
• design temperature and pressure including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• internal diameter and length between tangent lines;
• special internals (schematically).

A.8 FILTERS
• equipment number/identification;
• materials of construction;
• design temperature and pressure including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;

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A.9 PACKAGED UNITS AND MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

• title and identification
• materials of construction
• design pressure and temperature including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable
• specific design features (e.g. dimension, capacity) relevant to service of the packaged or
miscellaneous equipment

A.10 PUMPS
• equipment number/identification;
• materials of construction;
• design pressure and temperature including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• type of drive;
• actual operating capacity (flow);
• differential head;
• power requirements.

A.11 COMPRESSORS AND BLOWERS

• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• materials of construction;
• design pressure and temperature including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• type of drive;
• actual operating capacity (flow, differential pressure);
• power requirements.

A.12 TANKS
• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• materials of construction;
• design temperature and pressure including lower design pressure and temperature if
applicable;
• maximum working volume;
• internal diameter and height;
• special features, e.g., blanketing, mixing, blending, heating.

A.13 PIG LAUNCHER

• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• design pressure and temperature;

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• materials of construction.

A.14 PIG RECEIVER

• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• design pressure and temperature;
• materials of construction.

A.15 WELL HEAD

• equipment number/identification;
• title/service;
• design pressure and temperature;
• materials of construction.

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APPENDIX B TYPICAL ABBREVIATIONS

Table B.1 Abbreviation examples for utility connections; refer to (3.3, Item 7)

Abbreviation Description
AOC Accidentally oil-contaminated
C Condensate
CD Closed drain
COC Continuously oil-contaminated
CWR Cooling water return
CWS Cooling water supply
DM Demineralized water
F Flare
FG Fuel gas
FO Fuel oil
FOR Flushing oil return
FOS Flushing oil supply
FW Fire water
HOR/HMR Hot oil/heat medium return
HOS/HMS Hot oil/heat medium supply
HPS High pressure steam
HWR Hot water return
HWS Hot water supply
IA Instrument air
LPS Low pressure steam
MPS Medium pressure steam
N Nitrogen
PA Process air
PW Potable water
SIA Secure instrument air
SW Service Water
TA Tool air

Table B.2 Abbreviation examples for standard hook-up; refer to (3.3, Item 1g)

Abbreviation Description
FOR Flushing oil return
FOS Flushing oil supply
PSS Pump seal system
SAS Secure air supply
SC Sample connection

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Table B.3 Other typical abbreviations

Abbreviation Description
AG Above Ground
ASL (vent to) Atmosphere at Safe Location
ATM Atmosphere
BL Battery limit
EL Elevation
EDP Emergency depressuring
ESD Emergency shutdown
MIN Minimum
TL Tangent line
UG Under Ground

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