Pipeline installation height
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Dear colleagues: There are often many pipes in chemical plant buildings. For example, in buildings that are 5 meters high or 6.5 meters high, at what height is it appropriate to install the pipes? I hope those with on-site experience can provide answers
1. Piping layout for pipes under stress should be determined through calculations, such as for steams of different grades. 2. The layout of process pipelines can be determined by taking into account factors such as the specific arrangement of equipment, ease of operation, and convenience for maintenance; these are merely theoretical considerations, so please use them as a reference on your own
There are no fixed requirements for this; it depends on the needs of the equipment used, while also meeting the requirements regarding the overhead span for vehicles and pedestrians.
This post was last edited by ylb913 on 2015-8-2 at 15:57. It should depend on the height of the house’s beams: first, I don’t want the beams to block the straight path of the pipes; second, the beams should be as high as possible.
It mainly involves crossing roads and the like. Standard height 4. 5 meters, 6 meters. The other things are leaving space for walkways and determining the height of those walkways.
There is no fixed value for this; it is at least above 2.2M, and usually above 2.5. For rows of pipes, it depends on the height of the pipe supports you consider. For pipes running east-west and north-south, a certain offset is usually required; two rows of pipe supports should be arranged appropriately. The height difference between the two rows of pipes depends on the diameter of the pipes, typically ranging from 500 to 1000 MM. The 5-meter-high factory buildings are initially arranged in rows of 3M each and 4M each. When installing pipe racks at the lower section, the elevation of the bottom of the pipe racks should be kept above 2.5 meters, so that people wearing safety helmets can pass through (if there is a maintenance vehicle, it may be necessary to raise the elevation further, depending on the circumstances) ； For the upper row of pipes, it’s a basic requirement that the top of the pipes does not collide with the beams. Actually, it mainly depends on the arrangement of the pipe supports. If it’s not convenient to install secondary beams at lower positions to support the pipes, then it’s better to use beams suspended from the roof of the factory as supports, which means a higher position is preferable.
I think the pipe support points need to be determined based on the structure of your factory building, as well as considering operations and evacuation.
It depends on the structure of the factory building, as well as the number of equipment and pipes inside it! The bottom of the imaginary pipe is above 2.2!