Division of labor regarding the equipment layout diagram
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This post was last edited by letitbe on 2017-12-4 at 15:02. I specialize in static equipment. Previously, my company was relatively large and had complete professional facilities; as a junior employee, I didn’t need to be involved in much of the scheme design or basic design work. Now I work for a small company, where the professional structure is incomplete, which raises questions regarding the division of tasks between different departments. Regarding the equipment layout plan, my understanding is that it should be based on the dimensions calculated during the project planning stage, taking into account the space available in the existing factory building or site, as well as fire safety requirements, the process flow, and maintenance needs. This plan should be prepared by the process engineering team, and it is necessary to determine (or consider) the type of support for the equipment – for example, for vertical containers that are not supported by a pedestal, it is important to decide whether they will be supported by lugs, legs, or other types of supports. But a few days ago, while reviewing the basic design regulations of a certain central state-owned enterprise, I saw that the equipment layout diagrams were assigned to the piping discipline, while the process discipline only had PFDs, PID charts, UFDs, data sheets, and piping tables – which was a bit confusing. Could everyone please explain whether the work related to this equipment layout should be carried out by the piping team or the process team?
The process provides a suggested equipment layout diagram, and then the piping department makes various adjustments based on this initial diagram; ultimately, the final drawing is created by the piping department.
In other words, no matter what, the process must be improved first, which is equivalent to the initial conditions
It should be prepared by the process engineering team, with various other teams providing feedback based on actual conditions for the process engineering team to make adjustments
Yeah, in design, it’s often said that the manufacturing process is key – all the other factors depend on it. More or less that’s how it is: lol
Thank you; the process team says it wasn’t them who did it, and there is disagreement
The layout plan provided by the process engineering department does not include information on depth; it is sent to the piping engineering team, showing only the vertical and horizontal relationships required by the process specifications. The piping engineering team then refines this plan and sends it on as a set of requirements to the various downstream teams
The piping discipline needs to be refined, considering different perspectives
It depends on whether the expertise is thorough or not. In our small company, the processes, equipment layout, and piping are all handled entirely by the process engineering team :(