Creating Piping Systems

To add a Piping System FLOC:

• Go to the IMS Main Menu.

• Click FLOC to go to the FLOC Main Screen (Grid List).

• Click the Plus button to create a new FLOC.

• For Location Type select "PIPING SYSTEM-FLOC". 

• Enter the rest of the required data in the pop-up window. See Creating PEI FLOCs for more details.

• Click Save when done.

The new Piping System FLOC will be created and you will be redirected to the Details Page for the FLOC that you created.

Adding Equipment to a Piping System FLOC

Equipment can be added to a Piping System individually or in Bulk.  For adding Equipment in bulk, see Importing Piping Systems for more details.

To add a single piece of Equipment to your Piping System FLOC:

• Open the Details Page of your Piping System. See IMS Details Page.

• Go to the Hierarchy section.

• Click + New Equipment.

•  Fill out the details for the new Equipment. See Creating New PEI Equipment for more details.

Each piece of Equipment assigned to the Piping System FLOC will have a Default Schedule (shown in the Details Page of the new Equipment).

Creating Piping System Equipment

In addition to things like Critical Checkvales, Equipment with the Equipment Group: "Piping System" can be also be added to a Piping System FLOC. 

The Equipment will have a special section titled Piping in their Details Pages. The Piping section can be used to add all Pipe Equipment or pipe segments belonging to the Piping System Equipment.

Take note that Piping Equipment can also be imported directly via this Piping section. Additionally, you can pin all the Piping Equipment from here. 

Note

The Equipment of type "Piping System" will be assigned a default Schedule. Pipe Equipment assigned to a Piping System Equipment will not be assigned a default Schedule and will inherit the Piping System Equipment's Schedule. Thus Equipment assigned to a Piping System Equipment do not require individual Schedules. There only needs to be a Schedule on the Piping System Equipment level.

Using Pipe Line Numbers Instead of Pipe Equipment

In some situations, it might be useful to use Pipe Line Numbers instead of individual Piping Equipment in IMS. To use Pipe Line numbers instead of IMS Piping Equipment, select the Use Pipe Line Number option in the Piping System Equipment Details. When this option is selected, the Piping grid list on the Piping System Equipment Details page will be replaced with a Pipe Line Number grid list.

Adding and Editing Piping System Equipment in Bulk

Piping System Equipment can be created and edited in bulk using an MS Excel Import Template. See Importing Piping Systems for more details.

Circuits assigned to Piping System Equipment

To be used effectively, a Piping System Equipment should contain at least one Circuit. See PEI Circuits - Overview for more details about Circuits.

A Circuit assigned to a Piping System Equipment should contain all of the Condition Monitoring Locations (CMLs) where a similar Corrosion Rate (CR) is expected. If different CRs are expected in the Piping System, for instance in a deadleg, the Piping System should contain more than one Circuit. In those cases, multiple Circuits can be linked to a single Risk Based Inspection Component and inherit its Interval Factor (IF). See RBI Workflow for more details.

Special Emphasis for Piping System Equipment or Pipe Equipment Types 

A Special Emphasis can be assigned to a Circuit or an Inspection Schedule. This option is only available for Circuits and recurring Inspection Schedules belonging to Piping System Equipment or Pipe Equipment. See Assigning Special Emphasis to a Circuit or Inspection Schedule for more details.