Component Identifiers

Each piping component from CAEPIPE is exported to PCF in a self-contained data block that consists of a “Component Identifier” together with a list of attributes that help to identify component location, size and specific requirements related to a physical component in a pipeline.

This section provides in details on how each piping component (element) from CAEPIPE is transferred to PCF along with their list of attributes. Each component from CAEPIPE is exported to PCF with Mandatory attributes, Material Information Attributes and Supplementary Information Attributes. The supplementary information attributes of each component will have eight (8) COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTES as shown in the table below.

Sl. No.	Component Attribute in PCF	CAEPIPE Attribute	English Units	SI Units
1.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE1	Section Outer Diameter (for Reducer, OD1, for Branch SIF, Run OD)	‘inch’	‘mm’
2.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE2	Section Wall Thickness (for Reducer, thickness 1, for Branch SIF, Run thickness)	‘inch’	‘mm’
3.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3	Section Corrosion Allowance	‘inch’	‘mm’
4.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE4	Section Mill tolerance	%	%
5.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE5	Section Insulation Density	‘lbf/in3’	‘kgf/m3’
6.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE6	Section Insulation Thickness	‘inch’	‘mm’
7.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE7	Temperature T1	‘deg. F’	‘deg. C’
8.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE8	Pressure P1	‘psi’	‘bar’
9.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE9*	Only for Reducer and Branch SIF. For Reducer OD2 and Branch SIF, Branch OD	‘inch’	‘mm’
10.	COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE10*	Only for Reducer and Branch SIF. For Reducer Thickness 2 and Branch SIF, Branch Thickness	‘inch’	‘mm’

* available in CAEPIPE Version 14.10 or later

The co-ordinates for all components and supports are transferred in ‘inch’ for English Units and ‘mm’ for SI Units. Similarly, size attribute is transferred in ‘inch’ for English Units and ‘mm’ for SI Units. The material type and grade for each component is transferred to PCF through ITEM CODE.