Appendix - B

Practical Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Appendix - B

Instrument Representation

Symbol Description

Needle Valve

Plug Valve

Gate Valve

Globe Valve

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Symbol Description

Safety or Relief Valve

(Inlet Port Shown Closed)

Angle Valve

Spring Check Valve

Check Valve

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Symbol Description

3-Way Valve

4-Way Valve

Butterfly Valve

Rotary Valve

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Symbol Description

In Valve
Restriction Orifice Drilled

OS & Y Valve

Dual Purge Valve

Alarm Valve

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Symbol Description

Reducer

Four-Way Valve
(Arrows Indicate Flow
Direction)

Ball Valve

Three-Way Valve
(Closed Port Darkened)

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Symbol Description

Two-Way Valve, Fail Closed

Two-Way Valve, Fail Open

3-Way Valve W/Diaphram

Actuator

4-Way Valve W/Diaphram

Actuator

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Symbol Description

Vacuum Relief Valve

Pressure Relief or Safety

Valve, Straight-Through
Pattern, Spring- or Weight-
Loaded, or with Integral
Pilot

Strainer with Valve

Pressure -Reducing
Regulator, Self-Contained,
with HandWheel Adjustable
Set Point

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Symbol Description

Diaphragm Valve

Ball-Check Valve

Pressure Reducing
Regulator with External
Pressure Tap

Pressure Relief or
Safety Valve

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Symbol Description

Differential-Pressure-
Reducing Regulator with
Internal and External
Taps

Back Pressure Regulator,

Self-Contained

Back Pressure Regulator

with External Pressure
Tap

PI
Pressure-Reducing
Regulator with Integral
Outlet Pressure Relief
Valve, And Optional
Pressure Indicator

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Symbol Description

Rupture Disk or Safety Head

for Vacuum Relief

Rupture Disk or Safety Head

for Pressure Relief

X Pilot Light
X=Color R=Red G=Green

Flex Connection (Rubber)

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Symbol Description

Flex Connection (Steel

Braided)

Single Pitot Tube or Pitot

Venturi Tube

Flow Meter

Flow Nozzle or Venturi

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Symbol Description

Screwed Cap

Pipe Cap

Hose Connection

Flanged Connection
(Piping or Equip)

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Symbol Description

Y-Strainer

Compressed Air

Ducted Air Flow

from Space

Capped Air Duct

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Symbol Description

Diaphram Actuator

Diaphram Pressure-
Balanced

Spring-Opposed
Single-Acting

Spring-Opposed
Double-Acting

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Symbol Description

Hand Actuator or
Hand Wheel

Resriction Orifice in
Process Line

Flow Straighting Vane

PI Pressure Indicator

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Symbol Description

Air Intake Filter

Alarm

Bubble Gauge

In-Line Filter

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Symbol Description

Pressure Relief

E
H Electrohydralic Actuator

Flow Orifice Fixed

Flow Direction

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Symbol Description

Double Basket Strainer

Hose Reel

Open Drain

XX- Drain System

XX Annotations

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Symbol Description

Cleanout (Plan View)

Sanitary Vent

Silencer/Muffler

Space Penetrations

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Symbol Description

XX Trap XX Annotates Function

L Lubricator

55 Gallon Drum

Thermostatic Vent

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Symbol Description

Fixed Louvers

Drain (Plan View)

Box Filter

Sprinkler Alarm
(Water Motor Gong)

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Symbol Description

Flow Alarm Valve

Multi Blade Damper

Opposing Blade Damper

Single Blade Damper

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Symbol Description

Humidifier

Manual Balance
Damper

Gas Bottle
Pressurized

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Symbol Description

Orifice

M Magnetic

Turbine or Propeller

Ultra Sonic

Vortex

Pitot Tube

Averaging Pitot Tube

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Symbol Description

Flow Nozzle

Venturi

Wedge Meter

Flume

Weir

Positive Displacement

Rotameter

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