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.