How is the amount of piping calculated in a piping diagram?
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How should one calculate the quantities required for various pipes? ?
The previous approach was to create a pipe segment table, which involved selecting sections of the piping system from the pipeline list, measuring the length of the pipes according to their orientation in the pipeline layout diagram, and recording those lengths in the pipe segment table. The complete pipe segment list should cover the entire plant. The current approach is to use PDS to assist in material extraction, which is accurate and efficient.
Reply 3# muday Yes. Now, to determine the pipes, it is necessary to calculate the demand for them.
Reply to 2# paulsuncherry: The *route has not been determined yet; an order can only be placed after the required quantity has been calculated. It’s calculating this value right now; there’s a piping diagram available.
It involves looking at the piping diagram, identifying the corresponding pipe numbers, using CAD to measure the distances, and then counting the number of bolts, nuts, elbows, tees, and other components present in the pipes
Reply to 5# lishengliang11: I see. You are currently providing quotes to the clients, in the stage of estimating material costs and calculating labor hours. Regarding the materials, you need to roughly sketch the large pipes on the current equipment layout diagram; it shouldn’t be difficult to determine the materials required for those. As for the small pipes…
The pipe length is in extended meters, that is, the length shown on the pipe segment diagram multiplied by (1 + allowance factor).
Thank you everyone. I’ll give it a try first to see if it works.
There are specific calculation software programs; you can search for them online
I’m not sure whether the pipeline diagram mentioned by the poster is in electronic form or as printed construction drawings. If it’s construction blueprints, then those drawings have scales, and the length can be determined by using that corresponding scale; just account for a small amount of waste in the calculation. This traditional method is still widely used for budgeting in construction projects these days.