P&ID Symbols

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Valves

Generic 2-way Valve Ball Valve Butterfly Valve Plug Valve Diaphragm Valve Pinch Valve Gate Valve

Generic 3-way Valve 3-way Ball Valve Butterfly Valve (alt) Plug Valve (alt) Diaphragm Valve (alt) Pinch Valve (alt) Globe Valve

Eccentric Disc Valve

Generic 4-way Valve 4-way Ball Valve Butterfly Valve (alt) (also called cup or dome) Diaphragm Valve (alt) Solenoid Valve Needle Valve

Check Valve Angle Valve Press. Relief Valve Press. Reducing Valve Backdraft Damper

Actuators (shown on generic valves) Fail Position Positioners

M
Open Closed
Manual Override

Manual Spring Diaphragm Linear Piston Rotary Piston Rotary Motor

(lever or handwheel) (also used as generic) Pneumatic Pneumatic (elect., hydraulic, or pneum.) Top Side
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Pipes (process lines)

Pipe Thermally Insulated Pipe Jacketed Pipe Cooled or Heated Pipe Flexible Pipe or Tubing

Vessels

Jacketed Mixing Half Pipe Presurized Pressurized

Vessel (autoclave) Mixing Vessel Vessel (vertical) Vessel (horizontal) Bag Gas Bottle

Pumps & Compressors

General Pump Centrifugal Pump Gear Pump Positive Helical Screw Pump Vacuum Pump
Displacement Rotor Pump or Compressor

Fans & Blowers Miscellaneous

Covered Gas Vent Curved Gas Vent Air Filter Funnel

Fan Axial Fan Radial Fan Centrifugal Fan (snorkle)

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Instrumentation Bubbles
Shared Display/Control
Primary/Basic Alternate/Safety
The information in this document is based on the standard: ANSI/ISA-5.1-2009 Instrumentation Symbols and Identification.
The complete standard is available at: https://www.isa.org/store/products/product-detail/?productId=116630
P&ID Symbols
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Tag Numbers
Inside these bubbles there will be
letters that identify the function of
Computer Systems Discrete the instrument on top. There are
and Software Instruments also numbers on bottom that
identify the process loop. Together
these letters and numbers make up
• Located in the Field the Tag Number of the component.
• Not Panel, Cabinet, or Console Mounted
• Visible at Field Location
• Normally Operator Accessible Common Identifying Letters
1st letter (property being measured)
F = flow rate P = pressure
T = temperature L = level
• Located on Front of Main Control Panel
• Visible on Front of Panel or Video Display 2nd letter (modifier)
• Normally Operator Accessible at Panel D = differential F = ratio
simply omit if no modifiers apply
3rd letter (passive/readout function)
• Located Behind Main Control Panel A = alarm R = record
• Located in Cabinet Behind Panel I = indicator G = gauge
• Not Visible on Control Panel or Video Display 4th letter (active/output function)
• Not Normally Operator Accessible C = controller T = transmit
S = switch V = valve
5th letter (function modifier)
• Located on Secondary Control Panel H = high L = low
• Visible on Front of Panel or Video Display O = open C = closed
• Normally Operator Accessible simply omit if no modifiers apply
Use these bubbles to represent
instruments and to label final control
• Located Behind Secondary or Local Control Panel elements like valves as shown here.
• Located in Field Cabinet
• Not Visible on Control Panel od Video Display FCV
• Not Normally Operator Accessible 045