Changing careers to chemical engineering – piping design
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I am currently engaged in the production design of ship pipelines, and now I want to switch to chemical pipeline design. I’m not sure whether the work processes are similar in both fields For ships, a 3D model is created using PDMS based on the design institute’s PID, from which 2D construction drawings or 3D ISO axonometric views are generated, and a list of pipe fitting materials is compiled. Is it the same for chemical pipeline design?
Piping work is a fundamental task that requires solid basic skills and diligence akin to that of engineers. There are significant differences between ship piping design and chemical process piping design, mainly due to the different standards and specifications. The chemical piping specialty is responsible for creating construction drawings using CAD based on the PID provided by the process engineering team, while the axonometric views are generally drawn by the construction company itself, in accordance with the requirements of the design scope. The adoption rate of PDS or PDMS in chemical engineering design institutes is not very high; it’s a bit better in larger organizations. The bill of quantities needs to be submitted for procurement.
Working on piping in chemical engineering design institutes is quite demanding; the status there is average, and it seems to be less prestigious than working in the shipbuilding industry
Larger design firms are likely able to carry out 3D modeling and export the results, but their fees are high. It’s also possible that over 70% of design institutes lack the capability to do this and need to draw it by hand!
Don’t fall into the trap of chemical piping; ships are a good choice
Everyone upstairs, how big is the compound you’re talking about? Now, fewer people use CAD for design work. Some small design firms secretly use pirated PDMS for their designs, hiring temporary workers to handle the database tasks, as the cost is extremely low. The process involved in the ship mentioned by the original poster is similar to that in chemical pipelines; perhaps the terms used are different. However, what those who commented above said about chemical pipeline work being a tough job is indeed true – there’s a lot of work to do and it’s not well-regarded. I’ve never been on a ship, so I don’t know if it’s even worse than chemical pipelines
Mm-hmm, ships are the same – they drive all the various specialties, and it’s the most exhausting
PDMS is quite widely used; piping is a labor-intensive task