Piping System: A Quick Background

By Anna Thorns


A piping system is a system of pipes that is used to direct gasses and liquid into a certain location, usually from a tank to a network of recipients or vice versa. Piping systems can be made from different materials from wood, fiberglass, metal, copper, concrete, aluminum and glass. They are composed of in-line gears such as fittings, valves, couplings and other components that control the flow rate, temperature and pressure of the transmitted fluid or gas. Designs of piping systems are frequently studied in Piping Design, Manufacturing, Drafting and Technical Illustration.

Plumbing is the most common type of piping system and it's usually found in homes and businesses. It's crucial to water and fuel transportation which trade operations and functionality within the home are dependent on. It is also often found in waste management sites where it is vital to redirect the sewage odor into outdoor regions far from people's houses and places of business.

Piping is also utilized in fire sprinklers as a means of transporting fire-preventing gasses and fluids as well as nonpotable water. Through the use of reliable and sturdy pipe couplings and copper nickel pipes, these substances are transferred at their raw and semi-processed states, without bringing harm to the environment and the industrial plant. The couplings are also made from exotic construction materials such as steel alloys, inconel, chrome-moly and titanium.

Apparently, piping systems could also be create from wood. Historically, this is very effective. Wooden pipes are utilized for years in the industrial setting and are usually made from lumber. This type of pipe is pretty easy to transport in a truck or station wagon, making it a popular choice for mountain work sites where gravity is a major enemy during the transportation of steel or concrete pipes. Moreover, lumber is advantageous to use since it does not expand and contract as much as steel does during temperature changes.

Piping systems are maintained with period cleaning, inspection and pressure analysis. These strategies are usually carried out by engineers and technicians who have been trained so by reliable and international engineering companies in Singapore.




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